Word: substandard
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...third in Allston will only make matters worse. Allston is beyond remote for those students who live in the Quad—both in distance and in mind—and spreading undergraduates throughout a physical space nearly twice its current area will have disastrous consequences for an already substandard student life. Converting the Quad for alternate usage might be exceedingly expensive, but it must also be a critical component of any final plan...
Perhaps part of the film’s substandard quality can be attributed to the involvement of producer Elie Samaha, a Lebanese billionare with 65 films to his credit since 1995. In almost all of his films, a star is hired to give the production international attention, and then the movie is made with whatever is left of the budget. This system has led to such Citizen Kane-esque opuses as Half Past Dead, Ballistic: Ecks Vs. Sever, and the modern classic Battlefield Earth. It’s that kind of ethos that may be necessary for an auteur like...
...struggle for justice and freedom at Harvard and the world outside its gates did not end on March 1. Student organizers on campus continue to work tirelessly against inequality and injustice. Some work daily to address substandard labor conditions for Harvard employees, Harvard’s forceful expansion into the surrounding neighborhoods and the harmful practices of the Harvard Corporation. Others address disparities along lines of race, class and gender for Harvard faculty, and the various racist or sexist ideologies some professors’ words and behavior seem to reflect. Even more work to raise awareness about international conflicts...
...struggle for justice and freedom at Harvard and the world outside its gates did not end on March 1. Student organizers on campus continue to work tirelessly against inequality and injustice. Some work daily to address substandard labor conditions for Harvard employees, Harvard’s forceful expansion into the surrounding neighborhoods and the harmful practices of the Harvard Corporation. Others address disparities along lines of race, class and gender for Harvard faculty, and the various racist or sexist ideologies some professors’ words and behavior seem to reflect. Even more work to raise awareness about international conflicts...
...what can—or, rather, what will—be done to improve Harvard’s dismal workout facilities. It would be tempting to charge the new Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 with the responsibility of ensuring rapid renovations to the substandard facilities currently on offer. Gross, who has shown a commendable eagerness to dive into projects to improve the quality of undergraduate life, most notably the proposed changes to Hilles Library, would seem to be a perfect...