Word: groupe
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That assertion, while not unexpected, came in the light of new data released by the College in April that showed a decline in the number of large blocking groups--those with 8 or more members--in which more than 50 percent of the students are in a particular ethnic group. And while the data also showed a surge in the number of large groups with a majority of varsity athletes, administrators reacted positively to the post-randomization demographics...
...particular, many officials saw the data as initial evidence that randomization had not had the adverse effects some critics forecasted. Last spring, a group of 26 House tutors, all minorities, sent an open letter to University officials saying that randomization had dissolved the support networks that certain prerandomized House communities had offered minority students...
...despite the downward trend in ethnic group representation in the groups, additional figures released by the College showed a strong upward trend in the size of student blocking groups between 1996 and 1999, strengthening calls to reduce the size of the blocks...
House Masters--seldom unified on particular issues--have presented a surprisingly solid front concerning the negative effects of large blocking groups. The worry, many have said, is that it becomes increasingly difficult to encourage residents to participate in House activities as the group sizes rise because students tend to have less need for the social opportunities offered by their House...
Although Lewis refused to indicate his intentions, he said smaller blocking groups would afford the College increased flexibility in creating gender balance in the Houses. Reduced blocking group size would allow the College to lower the acceptable range of gender ratios that govern housing assignments...