Word: jewett
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...start of reading period and Jewett has still not reached a decision. Why has this choice, which has been debated almost continuously for the past five years, been so difficult...
...because the Dean is reluctant to spend his last months as Dean of the College in battle with student protesters? Or is it because Jewett hopes to suppress student protest by announcing his decision while undergraduates are submerged in the grind of finals...
...strongly in favor of the soliciting of student opinions by administrators, and Jewett has said on successive occasions that he is awaiting various polls and communications in an effort to gauge student opinion. But we doubt that Jewett needs any more input; by now, after a 10-year tenure, we're sure he knows how students feel...
...year comes to a close, it seems strange that Jewett will even make the decision at all. Since McKay Professor of Computer Science Harry R. Lewis '68 will become Dean of the College on July 1, perhaps Jewett should leave the decision to his successor...
...Jewett seems likely to decide one way or another, we urge him to do so with wisdom and with speed. By choosing full randomization, the Dean would deny students the choice they clearly want in the housing lottery. We hold non-ordered choice to be a workable compromise, as Jewett has in the past. But if the Dean sees differently, he should offer an alternative compromise rather than outright ignoring student opinions...