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There are only two fundamental ways of addressing problems of overcrowding: cut people or add space. Unless Harvard wants to reduce the size of its entering class, it must either obtain additional apartment space, expand existing Houses or build a thirteenth House. The latter, though expensive, would at least avoid increasing the size of the already large Houses and further compromising the sense of community within them. Adding more beds to overflow housing like the DeWolfe complex does not address the underlying problem of crowding; it only shuffles students around. Another proposal noted in the report, to encourage 100 more...
...Israeli officials first approached the Justice Department and were told the plan conflicted with prosecutorial goals. But, the memo says, DOJ would give "serious consideration" to the plea if the White House or State Department identified a U.S. interest "in allowing Israel to obtain the active participation of Rich in a Middle East initiative." Rich's representatives saw this as an opening to find a "sponsor" in the administration who believed "a greater cause would be served by finding a solution to the Marc Rich problem," according to the memo...
...once students obtain their concentration adviser, Brown students encounter spotty and variable advising, largely dependent on what concentration they chose to pursue...
While Williams said that administrators have been helpful, Mansfield said he doubts that BSA's attempts to obtain official redress will be successful...
...arts, publications, and the like." While it is hard to dispute that these are laudable and fund-worthy programs, the fact remains that these programs do not benefit all first-years to the same extent. Most first-years do not participate in orientation programs and only a handful obtain the FDO's coveted grants. Consequently, although the College takes excess laundry money from all students, it hardly pays them back equally. If Harvard truly believes that these programs are valuable, then it should be funding them out of its own generous endowment, not out revenues generated by overcharging already cash...