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...qualities. It will be located in the basement of Canaday Hall, which provides ample space along one of the campus’ main arteries. The center also has unprecedented institutional support—Associate Dean of Harvard College Judith H. Kidd and Assistant Dean of Harvard College Paul J. McLoughlin II are tremendously committed to this endeavor. Evidence of this commitment is the College’s decision to hire a full-time director of the women’s center by the end of this semester. We can confidently say that this time, the women’s center...
...last month, I met with Assistant Dean of the College Paul J. McLoughlin II about University Hall’s designs for the disembowelled Hilles Library, which is set to become new space for student groups. I wasn’t expecting to be impressed. In just a couple of months, I was certain, the once-iconic Hilles would be transformed into a kind of inside-out Pompidou Centre with an interior beset by soul-killing bathroom stalls...
...often the case at Harvard, student groups have been up in arms about the plans. Chief among their concerns is privacy; Hilles’ ductwork is built into its cement superstructure and, according to McLoughlin, modifying that system is impossible. As a result, the construction of floor-to-ceiling walls for student offices is unfeasible. The solution settled upon by University Hall is partial walls between offices that create private enclosures without jeopardizing the liveability of the space. The lack of solid walls, groups like the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgendered and Supporters Alliance (BGLTSA) and The Harvard Salient have complained...
...McLoughlin is quick to point out, however, that there will be a lot more to Hilles’ sound proofing than clapboard and paint. Sound-absorbing material in the walls and carpeted flooring will dampen normal conversation, he says, and white noise generators should cancel out the din of Salient editorial meetings. I expect that if one were to shout at the top of his lungs he would be overheard, but for the most part, organizations’ conversations will be confidential...
...Dean McLoughlin, he’ll keep his office on the first floor of University Hall, even though a certain corner office of the fourth floor of Hilles holds special appeal. “It’s going to have the best views in Cambridge,” he says. “I love that space...