Earlier this week , when budget cuts were announced, you were probably thinking of all the past Harvard excesses you’ve witnessed, expenditures that probably seem a lot more superfluous than, say, shuttle service or small section sizes.

Thinking back to the hordes of prefrosh that were just on campus, gorging themselves at countless ice cream socials and pizza parties—all on the College’s tab—you’re probably wondering how Harvard can afford to dish out all those goodies while depriving its actual undergraduate population of arguably the most important meal of the day. And why is it that we can afford to keep the HUDS worker whose job consists of standing by the back door of Annenberg to prevent students from surreptitiously making off with dishware, while we can’t keep the grill worker who makes omelets each morning?

The list of potential cuts that can be made without hurting student life goes on and on. For instance:

-Do away with the Ad Board. Harvard can operate on an honor system!

-Sell the library collections. After all, students don’t actually wander into the depths of Widener except to do unmentionable things.

-Eliminate maintenance services. Judging from the infested and flooded condition of our Houses, they aren't very effective, anyway.

Some creative students resentful of the budget cuts proposed other areas where reductions could be made. Some priceless suggestions from email threads after the jump