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...café that will be built in the library this summer certainly has made students happy—who doesn’t want access to cheap coffee after Dunkin’ Donuts closes?—but will it really make them stronger? Will it really contribute to Lamont??s mission...
...years later, Buck spoke at Lamont??s grand opening. “Harvard, like the world at large,” Buck said, “has been a battle-ground between good and evil. Our better selves have cherished freedom...and have sought its advancement.” Lamont Library was not just one arm of a research institution, it was one arm of a greater mission: the search for truth, and the commitment to building a better world...
...College’s student government was equally intent on solving the problem of inadequate study space. The Freshman Union Committee backed a resolution demanding a 12 a.m. closing time for Lamont, while the student council, believing that a year-round extension was unattainable, favored making permanent Lamont??s extended reading period hours, which had been established as a temporary experiment the previous year...
...issue of staffing presented one of the main obstacles as the College prepared to extend Lamont??s hours. At the time, federal wage and hour laws prevented women from working late nights, and only three of Lamont??s 22 staff members were men. While the Freshman Union Committee offered to staff the library with volunteer freshmen after 10 p.m., Buck chose to simply use a reduced staff during the extended hours, saying at the time, “it isn’t fair to depend on anyone whom you don’t compensate...
...Lamont??s later hours also had more wide-ranging effects—more gates to Harvard Yard were kept open until midnight to accommodate upperclassmen using Lamont, and the student victory inspired Radcliffe students to demand later hours during their reading and exam periods as well...