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Amid growing controversy surrounding the decision to place brass bars in front of the books in the Dunster House library, House Masters Roger and Ann Porter have taken steps to defend their decision, citing security concerns and new information about the collection’s value...
...interview yesterday in the library, Ann Porter defended the decision and down-played the student reaction to the new security measure, striking the same chords she and co-Master Roger B. Porter had emphasized in a Wednesday e-mail to the House community. She added in the interview that students could still request books from the library and will now be able to access them 24 hours following a request, after library personnel have unscrewed the bars to remove the requested books...
...security measures follow concerns about book theft raised by House Master Ann Porter last week, according to Dunster tutor Jacob S. Jost, adding that the House Masters reiterated that concern at a meeting yesterday...
Neither Ann Porter nor Roger B. Porter—Dunster’s other House Master—responded to repeated requests for comment yesterday through interim House Administrator Brandon Edwards. The e-mail sent by the House Masters’ office announcing the library’s opening contained no mention of the new security measures...
...roll not stop with Harvard Rocks NYC. While the event was aimed squarely at alumni, organizers do hope to bridge the gap between undergraduates and recent grads jumping into a career in the arts. After being involved in the festival, Snyder talked to Porter about creating a Harvardwood event whereby musicians could give crucial advice to students pursuing musical careers, an idea Cruz seconded.“As an artist and someone who was at Harvard at a time when the OCS wasn’t sure how to advise us, I love the fact that Harvardwood exists...