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Winthrop House will begin to enforce interhouse dining restrictions due to overcrowding in its dining hall, Winthrop Master Stephen P. Rosen ’74 and House Committee (HoCo) co-president Emilie R. Feldman ’04 said this weekend...
...President of the Mather House Committee (HoCo), Fox organized the “Mather Lather” party thrown April 26—which turned out to be a victim of its own success. Some bikini-clad partygoers said there wasn’t enough foam to go around. The crowd numbered between 1,000 and 1,300 according to HoCo estimates...
...first became active in Mather HoCo when he entered the House his sophomore year and quickly became the social chair. He organized a “Happy Hour” every other week and was involved in the planning of the formal dances and Mather’s tailgate at The Game...
...Mather House Committee (HoCo) is partially to blame for Cambridge’s rash action. After applying for a permit that allowed a party for 400 guests, according to HoCo representatives, the House sold 300 to 400 extra tickets. But they did not provide adequate crowd control, allowing hundreds of wet and wild scantily clad undergraduates and prefrosh to stream out into the cool night air. But the mistakes of one House on one night should not damage the social opportunities for the entire undergraduate population...
Beyond their misguided attempt to protect students, the Cambridge Licensing Commission made their decision hastily, and University officials did not even know about it. If the Commission indeed failed to notify the school of its decision, it was an extraordinarily sneaky move. After all, it was only after Mather HoCo tried to apply for another permit that the decision was revealed. A change that so immediately affects undergraduate life should not be made without adequate discussion. The Commission should have instead consulted the University to work towards a compromise whereby houses are forced to follow adequate safety procedures and more...