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Meanwhile, the downsides to a basement pub are virtually nonexistent. There is an issue of cost, but Pub Nights have had popularity unrivaled by other social events and are the best possible investment for our social-improvement dollars. At worst, a permanent pub would drain the attendance of other parties, but given the overcrowded and over-exclusive nature of Harvard partying, this is hardly a drawback...
...bottom line is that a pub in Loker would expand the social horizon at Harvard for all students, and it’s hard to see why that isn’t a good thing...
...effectively accommodate the social lives of its students. It is a failed project in almost every respect, its original purpose obliterated by poor design and subsequent misuse. But while reviving Loker Commons as a student center is a noble aim, indeed, the transformation of the space into a pub environment would be counter-productive and, more than likely, ultimately unsuccessful...
...idea behind a Loker pub is a simple one; if you build it and serve alcohol, they will come. The problem is that, though many would benefit from the establishment of a pub, others would be left (quite literally) out in the cold...
...meeting area and workspace, and has a regular weeknight population of undergraduates who use its facilities. True, this type of use hardly constitutes the kind of student center environment envisioned by benefactor Katherine Bogdanovich Loker, but it is use of the space nonetheless. For many, the creation of a pub in Loker would mean the end of the space’s potential for productivity...