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...explore much more creative options.”Adams House Master Sean Palfrey suggested that CHL seek the assistance of Harvard Business School students who could use their expertise to find lower-cost ways to extend dining hall hours.Many attendees of the meeting were especially concerned about finding a short-term solution for students for whom extra-curricular commitments cause them to consistently miss dining hall hours.No one at the meeting expressed opposition to the implementation of an on-line system for ordering bag dinners—a service that Executive Director of HUDS Ted A. Mayer had said...
...them the resources they need to present their issues to the rest of campus. That is the point, is it not? Raising campus awareness of women’s issues is a worthy goal, but space alone is not a cure-all. Advocates need to carefully consider both the short-term and long-term ramifications of their demands. Because “not me” isn’t about not caring, it’s about not identifying, and that’s something a women’s center has a chance to fix. Hannah E.S. Wright...
...hoped we could come up with recommendations today, but what I’m hearing is that we need to take this in phases. We can’t solve the problem immediately.” During the meeting, committee members suggested a number of short-term proposals, including a moving food truck, pre-ordered bag dinners, 24-hour campus grills, and more frequent shuttles for athletes trying to eat before dining halls close. Mayer said that bag meals could be implemented “definitely by September.” —SAM TELLER
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...Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will retain its present level of access to patron records at libraries—including Harvard’s—until March 10, after Congress voted to temporarily renew the U.S.A. Patriot Act Thursday. This second short-term renewal signals lawmakers’ reluctance to reauthorize the legislation over the long-term without changing the extent of the government’s access to library records. Harvard officials have argued that the FBI’s ability to demand patron information could have a chilling effect on academic freedom. “There...