“I sit in the courtyard less than I used to,” she said. “It looks ugly, but I guess it can’t be helped.”
Zangara, who said she used to play soccer or lounge around in front of Old Quincy, said that this is no longer an option.
“It’s not pleasant to sit outside,” she added.
Despite the inconveniences, Zangara said she would still rather live in New Quincy, nearer to the noise, than the three apartment buildings used as swing spaces to house the 180 residents displaced by the construction.
“I like being in the House,” she said, “because it’s close to the dining hall and everything else.”
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—Staff writer Jane Seo can be reached at janeseo@college.harvard.edu.