But he noted that the restaurant issue is independent of Harvard's negotiations with the institute about ownership of the building.

"Once the agreement is made [to transfer ownership], that doesn't do anything to Up Stairs," he said.

The Year At Hand

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Despite the negotiating difficulties, Illingworth still believes FAS will be able to meet the renovation schedule he laid out last spring. Illingworth hopes construction will begin in the summer of 2001 and be finished by the fall of 2002.

He has put together a committee--scheduled to meet for the first time in mid-October--which will allocate the Pudding space and plan for renovations.

There are no students on the committee, but Illingworth said the committee will consult student groups which have an interest in the space.

In the meantime, the show will go on for the Pudding Theatricals, who annually stage a "no holds barred drag burlesque," as well as for the Radcliffe Pitches, Harvard Krokodiloes and Hasty Pudding social club, which also use the space.

The groups will stay put this year as the committee makes plans for the building's future use.