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...next few years behind Gund and Coolidge halls, in the block between Kirkland and Cambridge streets. Knafel would be home to faculty offices, classrooms, a library, a cafe and the Harvard-MIT Data Center. Its construction could entail the moving or removal of several smaller buildings on the site and would be a major addition to an already dense area...
...Knafel project in the dark. A Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) planning committee has held an open meeting for community members to voice concerns about the project, and Nancy L. Maull, administrative dean of the Faculty, says another may be in the works. FAS has assembled a Web site containing transcripts of meetings, maps of the site and detailed diagrams of the various proposals for the center (the site is located at http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~planning/cgis). And administrators say they are willing to work with residents to select the most suitable design for the space. The early proposals call...
Although sensible and appealing in theory, in practice, there really isn't an appropriately spacious lot on campus on which Harvard could build the Knafel Center. An expansion of Littauer has been deemed unfeasible, as has a new building on the current site of the Office of Information Technology. Still, if the University truly does work with the community, with a high level of respect for the historic character of the area and an appreciation of the importance of preserving green space, the project could be successful on its proposed site...
...University doesn't follow through--if the valid concerns of local residents are not heeded, and the Web site, community meetings and pledges turn out to be merely symbolic steps taken to placate a vocal community--neither Harvard nor Cambridge will be well-served in the end. We should all be watching closely...
...addition, there are more cool features to be exploited. Some major literary works are available for free in PalmPilot format, such as the Bible, and I even found a tool that converts any Web site so that I can access it on my Pilot. I have the MBTA map and articles from The Crimson Online at my disposal wherever...