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The End of the Physical Road

Author: By Vasugi V. Ganeshananthan and Erica B. Levy, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Harvard's Expansion: Stretched Too Thin | 1/12/2000 | See Source »

The University has also focused on maximizing use of its current space instead of throwing up new buildings.

Author: By Vasugi V. Ganeshananthan and Erica B. Levy, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Harvard's Expansion: Stretched Too Thin | 1/12/2000 | See Source »

One immediate danger is posed by a need for physical expansion: new land and new buildings have spread the campus out and run afoul of neighbors on all sides.

Author: By Vasugi V. Ganeshananthan and Erica B. Levy, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Harvard's Expansion: Stretched Too Thin | 1/12/2000 | See Source »

This problem has become more pressing as available space in Cambridge gets harder to come by. Harvard's purchase of 52 acres across the River in Allston is part of a contigency plan, should the University eventually need to expand.

Author: By Vasugi V. Ganeshananthan and Erica B. Levy, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Harvard's Expansion: Stretched Too Thin | 1/12/2000 | See Source »

"No matter how you slice it, there is only a limited amount of space in Cambridge," Rudenstine says. "The only place to [expand] is across the river. All you need is a map to show you that."

Author: By Vasugi V. Ganeshananthan and Erica B. Levy, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Harvard's Expansion: Stretched Too Thin | 1/12/2000 | See Source »