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Username Post: JLin Donation        (Topic#19401)
H78 
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H78
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10-27-16 03:14 AM - Post#212013    

In Boston for the Nets-Celtics game, Jeremy Lin announced a $1 million gift to support Harvard undergraduate financial aid and Lavietes Pavillion renovations. Also great to see JLin back in a starting role. Link

Thank you to iabhoops for sharing this info.

 
dperry 
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Re: JLin Donation
10-31-16 09:19 PM - Post#212213    
    In response to H78

  • H78 Said:
In Boston for the Nets-Celtics game, Jeremy Lin announced a $1 million gift to support Harvard undergraduate financial aid and Lavietes Pavillion renovations.





From the article:

  • Quote:
The current renovation is expected to be completed in time for the 2017-18 basketball season.



Surprised no one has commented on this. Does this mean that the new arena is off, temporarily or otherwise?
David Perry
Penn '92
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mrjames 
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10-31-16 10:33 PM - Post#212216    
    In response to dperry

Couldn't keep waiting for a project that may or may not happen...

I don't know what this does to the long-term plans, but clearly the continued push back of the project (with no guarantees) was frustrating...

 
dperry 
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11-01-16 10:21 PM - Post#212292    
    In response to mrjames

No one willing to pony up? Resistance from the neighbors? Just not a priority?
David Perry
Penn '92
"Hail, Alma Mater/Thy sons cheer thee now
To thee, Pennsylvania/All rivals must bow!!!"


 
mrjames 
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11-02-16 11:14 AM - Post#212321    
    In response to dperry

It's part of the greater Allston expansion project that keeps getting delayed and re-prioritized.

The purpose was never specifically to build a new basketball arena, but rather to take the real estate where Lavietes currently stands and make it river-facing dorms, which would force Harvard to relocate the basketball arena. When Harvard wavered on its plans to execute the move, that left the new arena subject to those whims.

 
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