Word: overflow
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Current Cambridge space limitations have blocked progress on the housing crunches that afflict both undergrads and graduate students. Undergraduate Houses are bursting at the seams and overflow dorms have become commonplace, contrary to the purpose of the House system. Space freed up in Cambridge will allow for the construction of a much-needed 13th undergraduate House. For graduate students, whose dorms are in short supply and of generally lower quality than those of undergrads, the construction of new dorms close together would create a tighter graduate student community and could increase their contribution to Harvard as a whole by keeping...
...attractive, it would shift the University away from its primary goal of teaching its students and producing high-quality academic—not industrial—research. Another option is a “culture and community” model that would use the space primarily for dormitories, overflow administration and museum space, but these plans would waste the opportunity to leave a lasting impact on Harvard’s campus...
...former Treasury Secretary Summers and Sen, an economics professor at Cambridge University, discussed the challenges of economic development, world poverty, free market economies and human rights before an overflow crowd at the Law School’s Ames Courtroom...
Chan’s room at Vanderbilt Hall, the medical school’s dorm, soon began to overflow with so many scientific papers and textbooks that he had to clear a place to sleep each night...
DeWolfe currently accommodates overflow housing from several of the river Houses. Its central location between Quincy and Leverett Houses and its proximity to the Yard make it a much-coveted living space for undergraduates. Though DeWolfe may not have the same sense of community as, say, Pforzheimer, it offers a different sort of housing option—complete with carpets and cable—that many find preferable...