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Procrastination-prone Harvardians just got another reminder, courtesy of the Harvard College Library (HCL), that their vice will not be tolerated in the libraries any time soon. The next last-minute dash to Lamont to take out that never-purchased coursepack better not run over the mandated borrowing limits for on-reserve items, lest the violator fall victim to the recent 100 percent hike in per-minute fines. On Feb. 1, all reserve-holding libraries—Cabot, Fine Arts, Fung, Harvard-Yenching, Lamont, Littauer, Loeb Music, Tozzer, and the Quad—upped the penalty for late items from...
...applicant pool. Finally, it was a grant from the President’s office this past fall that will finally begin to address the problems facing social space in undergraduate life—it earmarked millions of dollars for a pub in Loker Commons, a café in Lamont, and a plethora of student group space in the Hilles Building...
...their quality or the quality of the Harvard faculty.” In action as well as in word, Summers has worked to improve the undergraduate experience in particular. His office’s six million dollar grant is paying for Hilles renovations, the new Loker Pub, and the Lamont Café. His initiative to increase international opportunities at Harvard has been welcomed by students. And his decision to make Harvard’s financial aid the most generous in the world has made Harvard a leader in promoting educational equality. It is indisputable that Summers listened to student demands...
Years later, Muslims continue to be marginalized. Late last November, as Huma Farid ’06 was walking past Lamont, she was chased by a woman screaming, “you filthy Jew-hater.” Two other incidents of hate crimes against Muslims have also occurred in Harvard Square in the last two years. Consequently, we no longer walk from the Yard to our houses after dark without feeling fearful...
...Earlier this year, a Muslim student was harassed right outside of Lamont for being Muslim. Even after she specifically asked for an e-mail to be sent out to the Harvard community, the College did nothing,” Ismail wrote in an e-mail last night...