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Alas, Harvard is not what it ought to be. And though it would not be a panacea, a fully random housing lottery is the only way to begin solving Harvard's diversity ailments.
The current system of house assignment breeds intolerance, fear and sometimes even loathing. A Crimson poll of undergraduates last year indicated that few students believed they could live comfortably at any of the 12 houses. By allowing students to choose the type of living environment they want, the current maximum...
According to the data, 67 percent of the students in one upperclass house are athletes, while in another, 48 percent of the residents graduated from private secondary schools. This isn't to say that all athletes fit one particular stereotype. It merely confirms the obvious: that they share a strong...
The numbers verify that house stereotypes are not just a figment of administrative imagination. They show a strong correlation between the house in which students live and their grade point average and honors graduation.
And when any group is concentrated in one house, everyone loses.