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Many of the stops were sites that are now commonly frequented spots on campus. They included Lamont Library, closed to women until 1967, and Widener Library, which hired women, but did not allow them to use it until...
...type away at Lamont, defending the commodification of self in a paper on dwarf tossing for Justice, nature calls. What should I do? First, I could leave my laptop in mid-sentence and run to the bathroom. Second, I could close my laptop and attempt to cover it with loose papers and my jacket. Third, I could take my laptop into the bathroom and try not to drop it. Yet, should I not have a fourth option? Should I not be able to leave my laptop open, leisurely stroll to the bathroom, use the hand dryer twice, check e-mail...
...find that I ask myself these questions far too often in Lamont. I like to spread my novels, course packs, Coke, notes and folders all over the desk. If I have to go to the bathroom or if I want to check e-mail, I should not have to worry about leaving everything as is, including my jacket and backpack. Although I do frequently leave my desk, a part of me, perhaps that part most influenced by my mom, whispers into my ear that I should not be gone too long, for one never knows who will walk...
...honor system embodies the idea that one must live out and stand up for professed principles. If one sees a peer snatch a copy of Howard's End from Lamont and does not report the violation to anyone, to what extent is the observer being morally consistent if he or she recognizes that there is a fundamental problem with stealing? I believe that a majority of Harvard would acknowledge the sensibility of an honor system, both in principle and practice. I urge the community to look at UVA and heed the successful history of the program there. One should...
...this will probably not be done until Lamont and the Cabot Science Library have been fully wired...