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While the "gong" was not entirely lacking in humor, the accompanying "booing" which followed whenever a non-Adams resident was "gonged" was inappropriate. When I confronted the "gong woman," she said something to the effect of, "Harassment is a tradition of Adams House. If you don't like it, get out," and "We have tried to get through to the administration, now we want to punish the students...
...admire Adams for continuing house pride in the days of randomization, but if it insists on exclusivity, while a simple "no interhouse" sign won't drive off all the interlopers, it will most likely be an improvement to Harvard's new-found Gong Club. CONSTANTINE CARAMANIS...
...Gong Show...
...randomization, it is heartening to see that house culture and spirit still exist. On Wednesday, in an effort to foster a sense of "community" in Adams House, a group of students marked the lunchtime entrance of each inter-house dinner with the clanging of the dining hall gong. While some students may have found the Adams going ploy a wee bit divisive, not to mention disruptive, we at Dartboard heartily approve of such measures. Those of us with illusions of power and grandeur have always dreamed of having our entrances marked in such a fashion. But perhaps next week those...
Resnicoff disagreed, saying that the protestgenerated spontaneous "support for communityfeeling." She said that some residents tried to"make [the event] playful" by expressing dismay atthe gong beatings...