Word: qube
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...trapped them in small rooms where they must read philosophical theory and science "texts." The future looks bleak for these captives. But there is one hope. Our hero, the biggest comic book collection in the land (okay, Harvard) can be found lying in wait among mere mortals in the Qube, a.k.a. Quincy House library...
...Wham! Pow! Zap! Quincy House non-resident tutor and former librarian Julia S. Rubin '84 estimates the Qube's hulking collection to include at least 5,000 titles. Volumes range from old-school-classics like Batman to fresh-off-the press X-Men. Some are yellowed and faded, others shiny and prime for paper-cuttage; every character, from the Avengers to the X-Men, exercises powers even the most ambitious Harvard student can't access...
...reason we focused on the collection is we could offer something different for students that they can't get at Widener," Rubin explains. She adds that the Qube has been compiling the collection for over 20 years with the help of various alumni donations. Five years ago, the set exploded when one man donated his personal acquisitions--worth $8000--because his wife forced him to rid their house of the volumes. To cope with the library's massive assets, Rubin appointed a series of comics czars. Unfortunately, the most recent officeholder, Timothy D. Foley `98 graduated last June, leaving...
...Fear not, quaking readers. Wherever danger lurks, whenever evil rears its ugly head, the Qube's secret weapon will be there. To protect, defend, honor...until next time...
Suckiest library at Harvard: The Quincy House Qube. It's cold, concretey, and there are no nifty studying nooks...