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Winthrop’s House Committee (HoCo) gave the dance a facelift to clean up its scandalous image and to affect more universal appeal. President Alana E. Murphy`02 addressed the dance in a recent e-mail to Winthrop residents stating, “Everyone is welcome to Chastity. I hear that there are people who were hesitant to come to Debauchery in the past. While some people will probably be debaucherous, it is in no way required of people...
...utility bills that students' tuition has already covered, the revenue generated from the Yard dormitories is sent straight from Mac-Gray into the coffers of the Freshman Dean's Office (FDO), while the revenue generated from each House's laundry facilities is sent to its House Committee (HoCo). According to administrators, this action is defensible because the excess money students are charged for laundry is returned to them indirectly through the services that the FDO and the various HoCo's provide. This line of reasoning, however, is riddled with flaws...
With respect to the houses, the issue is slightly more nuanced. In theory, HoCo activities are open to and enjoyed by all members of a House community. However, in reality, many of the most popular HoCo sponsored events--such as Stein clubs and happy hours--are not open to all House members, and many individuals choose not to participate in HoCo events even if they...
Consequently, as with the FDO programs mentioned above, funneling laundry revenues through HoCo's is not an equitable method of redistribution. If College administrators believe that HoCo's are important and responsible enough to receive the thousands of dollars generated by House laundry facilities each year, then the College should consider funding HoCo's out of its own pocket instead of supporting them through funds that have been exploited from unknowing students...
...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 on finding funding. After all, aren't books what a library...