Word: town-gown
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...BEGINNING of this decade, Harvard embarked on an aggressive campaign to patch up its longstanding differences with the Cambridge community. University officials set up neighborhood advisory boards to solicit local residents' opinions on town-gown matters. Cooperation between Harvard and its neighbors peaked in 1981 during the planning of a nearby office and condominium complex...
...however, that spirit of cooperation and mutual respect is quickly deteriorating. Recent episodes of town-gown friction suggest that Harvard officials are once again set on a destructive course toward antagonism and distrust...
...BEGINNING of this decade, Harvard embarked on an aggressive campaign to patch up its longstanding differences with the Cambridge community. University officials set up neighborhood advisory boards to solicit local residents' opinions on town-gown matters. Cooperation between Harvard and its neighbors peaked in 1981 during the planning of a nearby office and condominium complex...
...however, that spirit of cooperation and mutual respect is quickly deteriorating. Recent episodes of town-gown friction suggest that Harvard officials are once again set on a destructive course toward antagonism and distrust...
...Sure, there've been lots of town-gown battles," said one old timer, "but without Harvard, Cambridge would just be the gateway to Somerville...