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Under the present system, Houses are expected to begin integrating new members in the middle of spring midterms, after seven months of community-starved first-years’ attaching themselves to their entryways and extracurricular activities in a frantic search for a niche at often-impersonal, always-intimidating Harvard. It is simply unreasonable to expect freshmen, who in many cases feel satisfied with their Harvard experiences come March, to buy into the community of a randomly assigned House. This problem is exacerbated by the presence of blocking groups; since freshmen usually block with friends from one of their improvised first...
...residential life, then the House system should be converted into a simple dormitory system. The reason the College puts up with the massive inefficiency of operating 14 undergraduate dining halls, for example, is that it recognizes the importance of House dining in creating viable communities. Also, relying on extracurricular activities and friendships from high school is unwise because of the inherent instability of these kinds of communities. Student organizations lose their appeal with time, as their leadership and priorities change, and high school friends grow apart in college. Strong House communities are vital because they are a safety net?...
...Lewis ’68 wrote in this week’s edition of the Chronicle of Higher Education. “Harvard teaches students but does not make them wise,” he wrote. “They may achieve extraordinary excellence in both academic and extracurricular endeavors, but the whole educational experience does not cohere.” The article, adapted from a part of the conclusion to Lewis’ upcoming book, “Excellence Without a Soul: How a Great University Forgot Education,” is the first and only excerpt that will...
...daily basis suggests that perhaps randomization was not the wisest method of achieving these goals. In fact, it may have even been counterproductive. In many cases, once students enter the Houses—rather than happily intermingling with everyone in the house, sharing insights on cultural and extracurricular experiences—they are likely to be content with socializing within the tiny insular unit of their blocking group. And if anyone does bother to venture outside that special group of eight or less, it’s probably to another House to visit the other people they wanted to live...
...into the profile of typical college students. But he’s been talking to the institutions considering his application, trying to arrange for solutions—such as living in graduate housing—that might make the adjustment process a little easier.As for extracurricular activities, Cheek wants to get involved in organizations dealing with youth activism in politics. The ever-increasing power of communication inspires him, and he has some ideas about the centralization of student lobbying that he wants to develop.But when it comes to athletics, the Olympic medalist avers that he won?...