Word: pubs
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Even as he directed hundreds of thousands of dollars in discretionary funds toward concerts, new cafes, and a campus pub, Summers insisted near the end of his term that a mechanism needed to be developed inside FAS to pay for such initiatives...
...Under interim Dean Jeremy R. Knowles—and with last year’s firing of former Deputy Dean of the College Patricia O’Brien—the student-friendly age of yesteryear came to an abrupt close. Indeed, without Summers many important projects, from the Pub and the Lamont café to the renovations of Dunster and Mather dining halls, would never have happened. Investing in the student experience—including academic advising, which despite recent initiatives remains very weak—must continue to be a priority, and it will only...
Among the plaques on the wood-panelled walls of the immensely popular, University-funded, new campus pub is one titled “Harvard Scholars.” It reads, in three rows: “Rhodes 319; Marshall 240; Truman...
...more than the large-scale events because they bring people together based on common interests and facilitate genuine social interaction.Few locations could hold more potential as a pillar of Harvard’s social life than the Cambridge Queen’s Head. From its opening in April, the Pub has lured students week after week with live music, kitschy décor, and $2 drafts. Much recognition should go to the students and College administrators behind the Pub’s conception and its execution, especially to project manager Zachary A. Corker ’04, former University President...
...every so often occurred to me how absolutely, utterly spoiled we are. Our beautiful, roomy suites have regular bathroom-cleaning service. Our exorbitant (yes, exorbitant) investments in undergraduate social life include tens of thousands of dollars put into Yardfest and the multi-million dollar project that was the pub. Grants from the school are available for us to do almost anything, such as party, travel almost anywhere in the world, work at any place that cannot pay you, or feed other Harvard students. Our undergraduate library became 24-hour and featured a new café, purely because we, students, wanted...