House Life
Currently, Quincy House Masters are Lee and Deborah Gehrke. Lee is the Hermann von Helmholtz Professor of Health Sciences and Technology at MIT and professor of microbiology and molecular genetics at Harvard Medical School. The Masters are actively involved in student life; they often dine with students and periodically hold receptions in the Quincy House House master residence in New Quincy's penthouse. House events are coordinated by the Quincy House Committee, or Hoco. The committee operates separately from the Harvard Undergraduate Council (UC) to organize student events and manage funding. Like other house organizations, HoCo is funded by the UC.
Each Harvard House possesses unique characteristics and Quincy is no different. The Quincy Grille is a student-run restaurant that is popular among students of all Harvard dormitories. It serves the infamous Ronnie Burger and is open Wednesday through Saturday nights. Quincy House's library is called "the Qube", a reference to its shape and glass walls. The Qube has one of the best comic book collections at Harvard. The House's dining hall is unrestricted except to first-year students and on Thursday night for Community Dinner. Large glass walls surround the dining hall, allowing natural light to enter and affording views of the House courtyards, Mt. Auburn Street, and even sunsets sometimes. The dining hall's interior is also unique, as it has a "ski lodge" feel and a large abstract mural occupies its entire back wall. Quincy's Junior Common Room, decorated with mid-century modern period furniture, is a popular location for doing homework and having informal and formal gatherings; but only Quincy students have swipe access. The House lobby features pool and ping-pong tables that promote House socializing. The House also contains a pottery studio, dance studio, and gym.
Quincy House is sometimes called "The People's House" because it seems to belong to everyone at Harvard; its central location and few restrictions enable undergraduates from all Houses and student organizations to meet there freely.
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