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...course, opponents of the ban will remain unconvinced. They cite the Adams House of pre-randomization lore—including its past penchant for exclusivity—as evidence that the House is just indulging in decadence when residents complain about not feeling welcome in their own dining hall. This cheap shot usually resonates with undergraduates still bitter about their housing assignments, but it ignores the data that inspired the new restrictions. A full one-third of meals served at Adams the week before the ban went to first-years. That adds up to 1,100 extra meals served...
Several prominent gay marriage supporters—including State Sen. Jarrett T. Barrios ’90—at first voted in favor of last night’s ban in an attempt to block less favorable versions from coming to the floor. The final bill was opposed both by gay rights activists and by some opponents of same-sex marriage who thought the inclusion of civil unions in the bill could imperil the amendment when it goes to the voters...
Houston, who says he used to be gay, has been lobbying state lawmakers over the last few months in support of a ban on gay marriage...
With its dining hall already the most notorious on campus for turning away hungry outsiders because of its draconian interhouse restrictions, Adams House introduced its most stringent prohibitions to date last Sunday: No first-years are allowed for lunch or dinner anytime, unless accompanied by a House resident. The ban is wrong, and Adams House should repeal...
...defense of the ban, Adams House Committee co-chair Joshua A. Barro ’05 fumed that the dining hall was becoming “a satellite Annenberg,” adding that residents suffered such grave indignities as being unable to eat with their blockmates on occasion. Mealtime crowds, however, are a small price to pay for the privilege of luxurious accommodations in the most centrally located residential house on campus. Indeed, the “house community” miasma usually deployed to justify interhouse restrictions disregards that, alas, at Harvard all house communities are not created...