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Following an Undergraduate Council (UC) proposal, Harvard College Libraries (HCL) announced that this fall, it will start a two-year pilot program to keep Lamont Library’s doors open 24 hours a day during the workweek...
...pilot comes after several years of student demand for a 24-hour workspace. John S. Haddock ’07, who co-wrote the UC’s proposal with Ryan A. Peterson ’08, says that the UC has made proposals in the past but that HCL and the University were not responsive until the UC presented the data collected this year...
...PILOT TAKES...
...year has, in some important respects, been uniquely productive. After the release of a UC report that called for a 24-hour library and cited survey data demonstrating tremendous student support for the change, the Harvard College Library finally agreed this year to a two-year pilot program that will see Lamont stay open around-the-clock during the academic workweek, beginning fall 2005. We applaud the UC’s persistence in advocating a policy change that is sure to benefit undergraduates come September...
Today the airline operates about 20 flights a day to some 60 countries--and the destinations are often dicey. Pilot David Hyman recalls a recent layover in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. He had to take shelter at a nearby U.S. military base when demonstrations erupted. As a precaution, World's airplanes not only carry mechanics on many flights but also bring along 5,000 lbs. of spare parts such as tires, windshield wipers and brake pads--just in case. In an industry in which adherence to routine and regulations is required, World attracts employees who thrive on the unexpected. "I've already...