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However, the committee should look beyond just adding a few grilles and consider even more ways to encourage social life. One important change we hope will be made is horizontal floors in place of vertical entryways. A horizontal floor could better facilitate socializing and floor bonding than a dark stairway, and could even become an additional social space. Also, though house-wide common spaces are essential, there can also be improvements made to common rooms within suites...
While we are glad that the report has recognized some of the current problems of house life, we hope that the university does not wait until the renovations are complete to address some of these issues. Though some problems cannot be avoided given the current physical configuration of the houses, others can be alleviated for students immediately. Dining-hall hours, for example, or at least the quality and hours of brain break, could be improved long before the renovations. And, though the amount of available common social space cannot be changed, lesser-used social spaces can be made more welcoming...
...report is a step in the right direction and correctly identifies many of the key problems with house and social life. We hope that the committee’s suggestions are incorporated into the renovation plans and that the new houses go even further towards encouraging socializing through changes like horizontal entryways. But it is also important that current students are not forgotten—as late-night burrito connoisseurs can attest, some changes should be made...
...agonizing wait is finally over. Last week, the College Events Board announced that pop singer-songwriter Sarah Bareilles and electronic group Ratatat will be performing at Yardfest this year on April 19. Whether the event will be successful has yet to be seen. We hope, however, that the CEB has learned its lesson from the disastrous Girl Talk pep rally this fall. Bareilles and Ratatat are a departure from the series of outdated artists that the CEB has booked over the past couple of years. With Gavin DeGraw and Wu Tang Clan on stage last year, and Third Eye Blind...
...since been elected chairman of the Republican National Committee. The evening began with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, led by HRC Secretary Rachel L. Wagley ’11. In his speech, Blackwell repeatedly emphasized the importance of returning to Republican values and not losing hope despite President Barack H. Obama’s victory and his enduring popularity. “As a Republican party, the issue is how do we respond to the political valley that we now find ourselves in,” Blackwell said. “If we respond by trying to blend...