Word: qrac
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...gender ratio evened out in the Quad, residents, particularly male athletes who had been relocated to the Quad to rectify the gender imbalance in the early 1970s , demanded equality with the river houses. Once-a-day shuttle service was introduced in 1973, and the QRAC was built in 1978. But the Quad’s heyday as a bohemian haven ended with the controversial Fox Plan of 1977, which introduced a ‘limited choice’ system by which students could list their top three residential choices. Then-Dean of the College John...
...support from Quad House masters. “The Quad is away from the center of campus,” says Harris. “Many of us feel that...one could bring a little more vitality to the Quad. Even though people complain about the MAC, the QRAC cannot compare. Hilles cannot compare to Lamont. I would love to see a food/music type place, a jazz coffeehouse in Hilles, to make it a center for student activity, or life...
...administrators said they hoped the change would lure more river students to the Quad. But given the pressures College leaders were under, it’s hard to say whether the goal of integrating the Quad with the river was a cause of the renovations to Hilles and the QRAC or a justification...
...transformation of Hilles into long-sought social space was hardly a University Hall directive. The Harvard College Library could no longer afford to retain the space, and the College simply inherited it by default. Conversely, the impetus for the QRAC renovations was not too much space but too little. The non-negotiable loss of the Reimann center in 2005 would have left the College’s dancers without a home, and Gross settled on the renovation of part of the QRAC as the most expedient way to solve the impending crunch. But this change too was a response...
...Hilles-QRAC committee will serve as a test of how deeply the Dean’s Office’s commitment to student inclusion really runs, and hopefully these efforts will prove fruitful, as such a commitment will not only address student fears but also provide for the best possible use of the facilities. If both students and administrators hold up their ends of the bargain, this committee has not only the potential to create exciting and dynamic new facilities in the Quad, but also an equally exciting model for participatory decision-making in the future...