Word: yarding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Macrene R. Alexiades '89, a biology concentrator from Jamaica Estates, N.Y. was given the award by Radcliffe President Matina S. Horner in a ceremony yesterday afternoon in Radcliffe Yard...
Over the past week, the Sever Quad has been transformed from a frisbee and lacrosse haven to the site of the nation's oldest graduation ceremonies. The University has erected more than 70 tents around the Yard and in the courtyards of the residential houses. The largest--a 175-foot dacron covering bought in 1986 for Harvard's 350th Anniversary--covers the Tercentenary Theater stage alongside Memorial Church. It protects an area more than twice as large as previous structures, shielding the likes of President Derek C. Bok, Pakistani Prime Minister and Commencement Speaker Benazir Bhutto from the elements...
Harvard has also acquired 65 wheelchairs for the four days of reunions and other events, says Purchasing Office buyer Robert L. Dwyer. He says several will be kept in Harvard Yard for emergencies, while the rest will be placed around campus...
Those who come to view Commencement, however, are not necessarily guaranteed a place to sit. According to the University Marshal's office, approximately 20,000 passes to the Yard have been distributed, leaving some 1000 ticket-holders to view graduation ceremonies from the steps of Widener or University Hall...
...according to Pforzheimer University Professor Sidney Verba '53, who oversees Harvard's library system, "a very strong argument could be made as to why it would be good to have an additional library in that corner of the Yard--[the location of the Gulf site...