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By now, its official. Boasting soporific couches, opulent classrooms and a well-placed coffee nook, the Barker Center is a success. A crafty architect and an $11 billion endowment has moved us into the 21st century without destroying our cultural integrity.
But as Max Weber might have guessed, there's a downside to the Harvard bureaucracy's new building. In their quest to create a museum piece campus, our favorite University administration forgot to make a place to park your bike. They put in one rack, but on Thursday afternoons when 'The Bark' turns into section central, you need more room than that. And to make matters worse, friendly Harvard bureaucrats are turning the bike battle into an moral match. Leave your bike locked any place but the over-flowing rack and you get a note siting some state code and imploring you to show more respect.
Its wonderful to see that major renovations haven't destroyed the Harvard administration's standard of true cultural integrity.
Rick M. Burnes '99
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