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...Dunster House, the masters cover the cost of two sheep and a goat for the annual goat roast, but the House Committee is responsible for everything else--including cutting up the carcasses...
...Cambridge's more traditional groups can only claim enclaves, from the tiny Irish "Kerry's Corner" on Surrey Street near Dunster House to the long-entrenched Portuguese community in Inman Square. They worry their children are leaving old traditions--and their native language--behind as their culture becomes assimilated...
...Dunster Library has little besides the standard works in the various disciplines," said Alyssa R. Bernstein, the House librarian. "Its collection is not up to date. The House has not been running this as a research library, nor have they been acquiring new books for quite a few years...
Those who oppose adding House library books to HOLLIS generally cite the current popularity of libraries qua living rooms; students use the Dunster library, Bernstein said, "not just to study but to be among their fellow House members and enjoy its peaceful atmosphere." But questions of atmosphere, circulation and House privacy can be addressed House by House; the benefits of bringing reserve reading to the Houses and enlivening the dusty House stacks seems the first task. If our hero--or someone like her--is reading, she should tell her House Masters or HoCo to voice these concerns and work...
Instead, House Committees and House members must innovate and brainstorm unconventional ways of uniting their diverse members. Ideas like the all-House Harvard-Yale tailgate, Kirkland's Incestfest and Dunster's Goat Roast are steps in the right direction. Going beyond the simple ideas of large social events, House Committees ought to find ways to organize and capitalize on the other interests and talents within their communities. Many Committees are only comprised of a social chair and administrative positions like a treasurer and a secretary. Yet it makes sense to unite, or in some Houses, create student government positions that...