ann arbor is overrated.

Harvard Square has always been the Ann Arbor of Cambridge; we remember often trying to decide where to get dinner while standing in the midst of seemingly endless blocks of overpriced restaurants, finally giving up and getting the next inbound train to Central. Now it has its very own historical preservation nannies, protesting against IHOP and trying to stop as many restaurants as possible from getting liquor licenses, writes Crimson columnist Margaret Rossman.

But somehow Rossman, who opposes the Harvard Square Defense Fund, sees A2 as some kind of argument for the society’s goals. “I grew up visiting Ann Arbor, Michigan, the quintessential college town, and its historically quirky character is a large reason for this designation. Certainly, an amount of historical preservation and protection is important to maintain a city’s identity in an ever-homogenous world.”