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...this case the Quincy House “foosmasters”—are not omnipotent. They couldn’t get a crowd together for an inspirational viewing last week of Long Shot Kids so things probably don’t look good for group carpal tunnel preventative conditioning or other preparatory measures. This is perhaps because for many, the game of foosball is a relatively benign pastime—a casual, passive outlet to relax on a hectic day. It is not uncommon for a group of people to happen upon a foosball table, play a game...
...helping to nix the tunnel, the City of Cambridge and its residents sentenced themselves to increased foot and truck traffic around the CGIS. Two separate buildings require two loading docks for trucks, but only one would have been needed if the complex had a tunnel. Neighborhood activists also foolishly passed up what Harvard claimed was a $5 million bargaining concession, including a million-dollar parcel of land designated for a park, a $300,000 donation to the neighborhood and a five-year moratorium on construction by Harvard in nearby blocks...
...City Council, however, stipulated concessions that would have cost Harvard $10 million for the construction of the tunnel, according to the estimates of University officials. The neighborhood’s rejection of Harvard’s initial generosity was short-sighted and their subsequent demands—including a tunnel that would have cost $280,000 in construction—border on extortion...
...year-long negotiations over the tunnel were conducted in poor faith. Not only was the negotiation process terribly bungled, but both parties showed little real interest in agreeing. Despite expressing disappointment in the failure of the plans, both sides displayed an utterly uncompromising attitude when the issue was on the table, and both had a hand in killing the plan...
Neither Harvard nor Cambridge should expect to gain from such dysfunctional and hostile exchanges, as the plight of the CGIS tunnel has so clearly demonstrated. Hopefully, however, the frustration over this disagreement, and the recognition that both parties would have benefited from the tunnel’s construction, will give way to a more cooperative spirit between the University and the city in the future. As the mutual loss of the tunnel has so clearly demonstrated, we are in this together...