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This is inappropriate! It is obvious that students who arrive before breakfast on the 18th must pay for their meals until the meal plan begins. As I am sure you know, food is expensive, even at the Freshman Union which, the letter mentions, will serve upperclass men and women on a cash basis. In addition to the extraordinary required costs of attending Harvard College, this expense is a thoughtless oversight on Harvard's part, at best. At worst, it is indicative of blatant disregard for the welfare of its students...
This is not a plea for a handout. But it indicates very clearly administrative failure. Simply put, freshmen this year will receive meals during the week from the 11th to the 18th of September as part of their meal plans. Upperclass men and women pay the exact same tuition and room and board as do freshmen but do not receive the same in return. This is clearly an unethical business practice...
...urge you, in the strongest terms, to reconsider and appropriately reform Harvard College's policy of not providing meals for upperclass men and women during the week before registration. This policy is a burden that each and every student is forced to bear. It is callous and unnecessary. This suggests to me that either this policy is a mere oversight or that it is a nickel-and-dime scheme that places a cruel strain on many students' limited budgets...
...assistant dean for the House system, Thomas A. Dingman '67, a preppy, helps draft and implement the rules on upperclass housing both for dorm residents and the handful of off-campus students. Dingman comes under fire each spring for the disputed House lottery system...
...dean of the College also controls the Committee on House Life and works with House Masters to improve living conditions, although the Masters technically report to Bok. Fox's greatest challenges, and undoubtedly the most pressing issues of his successor, will be alleviating over-crowding in upperclass Houses. He will work with both Masters and the admissions office to reduce the problems created when five people try to live in four-bedroom suites. In addition, the dean has overseen and must continue to oversee portions of the $250 million renovation project now centered on the Radcliffe Quadrangle Houses...