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Science Center Work Nears Finish

A shuttle stop previously located at the intersection of Oxford Street and Kirkland Street will not be reopened, according to Harvard Transportation Services Operations Manager Carl A. Tempesta. The stop has been permanently moved to the driveway behind Memorial Hall.

In a separate renovation project within the Science Center, a technology showcase and student repair center in the basement is also nearing completion. The Computer Product and Repair Center will be located in the space formerly used as the coursepack copying and distribution site.

Joanne Silva, director of Harvard Printing and Publication Services (HPPS), described the planned space as a convenient, multipurpose location. At the beginning of each semester, the site would distribute coursepacks. But the space would also serve as a technology center where students and faculty could have hardware problems repaired and try out new computer hardware without making the trek to existing facilities farther from campus.

“We’ve had students complain about having to go to the [Cambridgeside] Galleria, and that’s not an easy place to get to,” she said. “We would provide some level of service on campus for students.”

HPPS will work with Harvard Arts and Sciences Computer Services to provide on-site computer repairs. Currently, students and faculty must travel to the Technology Product Center in Allston for hardware repairs.

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Officials from HPPS also plan to meet this week with Director of Residential Computing Kevin S. Davis ’98 about coordinating computer repair efforts with the User Assistants.

Silva said she expects the center to open May 6.

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