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...implemented by the Harvard Recreation Department. Following a campaign by a contingent of undergraduate women (including a number of whom are involved in the Harvard College Women’s Center or are members of religious groups such as the Harvard Islamic Society (HIS)), the Quadrangle Recreational Athletic Center (QRAC) will now hold women-only hours for six hours a week. The change in policy shows a readiness to put minority interests ahead of the entire community, even when it creates a disparity in resources...
...altogether clear how this policy change was decided. (Jake Olkkola, the Manager of Harvard Recreation, did not return my many requests for comment, and a monitor I spoke to at the QRAC was also unwilling to speak on record to me about it.) In an official announcement that was circulated over various House lists, the Athletic Department declared that the policy had been implemented for “equality reasons,” adding that “whether it is for overall comfort or religious purposes we wanted to offer an opportunity for women to work out without...
Harvard’s Quadrangle Recreational Athletic Center (QRAC) and elementary school slumber parties now share something in common—no boys allowed. As of Jan. 28, only women can enter the Quad’s primary athletic facility on Mondays from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. “It’s an experimental situation we’re trying out,” says Jeremy L. Gibson, associate director of athletics. “We tried to target times that were less utilized by others...
...addition to the Murr Center, club and IM sports will also be taking place at the Quadrangle Recreational Athletic Center (QRAC), Hemenway Gymnasium, Soldiers Field athletic fields, and activity space at Hilles, according to the statement. Blodgett Pool will also be extending its hours...
...move its usual array of classes to Hemenway, the Law School gym. These are promising ideas, and we hope they are only the beginning of a plan to assuage student fears.The spaces and hours of Hemenway, the House gyms, varsity athletic facilities, and the Quad’s QRAC must all be optimized to deal with displaced MAC users. House gyms are blatantly inadequate right now, but should be improved by loans of the MAC’s equipment—a plan which is under consideration, according to Jeremy Gibson, associate director of athletics. Varsity athletic facilities could also...