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This used to be a relatively simple question to answer. Life is always simple until administrators waving demographic spreads and statistics invade our lives and try to make things a little more fair. This year, their major offensive has become the number one issue of the Class of '93, and the Great Housing Debate will never be the same again...
...that means if we get a high lottery number, say in the upper third, we pick three `Prime' houses, or maybe three really bad houses if we have to pick our three non-choices. If we get a low lottery number, we should pick good houses if it's non-non-choice and three bad ones for regular part-partial-fractional-randomization. I guess the only way to be definite is to get a middle number and pick a low-advantage/non-offensive house...
...voice of reason piped in: "What if they don't tell us our number...
...annual budget letter mailed to faculty members this week, Spence spotlighted eight areas where he said a major infusion of new funds was needed to ensure Harvard's continued pre-eminence. Top priorities include internationalization of the curriculum and student body and a dramatic expansion in the number of professors...
...five straight Crimson victories sealed the match. While top seed Tri-Captain Jenny Holleran, number-three Stephanie Clark and number-five Brooke Bailey easily won in straight games, the match overall was a disappointing one for Harvard, who as a perennial contender for the national championship, would be expected to dispose easily of an inferior squad like Trinity...