He cited the lack of malicious vandalism,unlike at "certain local colleges" where elevatordestruction runs rampant. He said Harvardstudents, at worst, play pranks such as rewiringthe elevator buttons.

Many elevator users say that despite themuch-heralded new lifts, they are still unhappywith the long delays they experience.

Kathleen Forbes, a volunteer at UniversityHealth Services, said that the elevators atHolyoke Center are "slow, but busy."

Although Moore claimed that the elevatorsconsistently run smoothly, confusion and seriousproblems recently resulted in Quincy House asupperclassmen found one of the two elevatorsbroken on move-in day.

"If you live on the seventh floor, it's quite ahike, especially if you're moving boxes," saidKatherine A. Shields `94.

Phillip H. Kuo `94 added, "It was a pain movingin. People who flew in had to bring theirsuitcases all the way up."

Passengers in Claverly Hall seemed considerablyhappier with their old machine.

Claverly Hall Custodian Mike Sullivan warnedthat people should not use the machine if they areclaustrophobic. But to Sullivan, uniquenessconquers all, and he declared that he has "thebest elevator on campus because there is only onelike it.