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...past, however, most off-campus students accepted their situation as fate, and took little action to change it. All that changed when the University announced a policy decision last spring...
...attempt to carry out this decision, the University made two policy changes: the admissions office admitted more students under "freshman commuter" status--they could enroll only if they agreed to live off-campus--and transfer students were taken off the priority list...
Last week, a number of freshmen commuters sent a letter to the administration claiming that the offer of "commuter status" had been ambiguous and contending that living off-campus had put them at an educational disadvantage with respect to their on-campus peers. "I miss the education of learning to live with other people," explains John Avery '86 who lives at home in nearby Belmont...
...should at least provide resident House affiliation for transfer students, have Harvard Real Estate set aside a section of Peabody Terrace or the Soldiers Field apartments specifically for them, offer extra financial aid to the students to compensate for higher living costs, and improve security escort service between campus and off-campus rooms...
Whatever decision is eventually made, there are two things on which almost everyone agrees. First, if the University continues to force students to live off-campus, it must do a better job of integrating them into normal University life. Second, as one senior tutor commenting on the expansion of the non-resident community observes. "I think in the long run it's going to be a good thing for Harvard. When students who live in Houses have contact with those who don't, it makes for a much richer life for everyone...