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...drunk, we’re going to the Quad!” chanted a horde of Cabot residents before a line of freshmen waiting to get inside the dining hall.A menagerie of House mascots paraded the surrounding lawn, only adding to the morning’s competitive atmosphere.The Mather Gorilla, who declined to give his real name, said that he had brought “some music, some fun, and some, you know, beverages” to the Housing Day festivities.“It’s fantastic being a gorilla,” he said...
...Don’t worry: Leverett, Dunster, and Mather are still pretty close...
While running from Mather House to CGIS to turn in her final thesis last Thursday, Christina Kozak ’08 discovered that she had not printed out the two complete sets required by the Government department. “I turned to the last page of my second copy and realized that the printer had run out of paper and my bibliography wasn’t there,” she said. Kozak ran back to Mather to print the final page before sprinting across campus to CGIS. “I ran. Very quickly...
...Some Houses will like to show their newbies House spirit,” he said. “But others are concerned that freshmen might get upset at their housing assignment. HoCos do not want to see them cry. Who would be happy with getting into Mather?” In fact, Mather HoCo Co-Chair Lily G. Bellow ’09 agreed that letters of welcome from her House might initially be met with tears. But she said the presence of enthusiastic representatives at freshmen’s doors Thursday morning would counter any negative preconceptions...
...students cannot be denied housing, so something must be done to accommodate larger classes. This burden, however, is not being distributed evenly. It is difficult to justify cramming some seniors into doubles in certain houses while students are essentially promised “singles for life” in Mather and the Quad. Furthermore, if the College is concerned about space, it should look into creating temporary, transitional housing for undergrads. This could either be at Square hotels or college-owned apartments. Finally, if certain Houses decide to implement changes that the College has recommended (such as in Winthrop...