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...support of the motion, students mentioned the fact that over two-thirds of Radcliffe seniors are presently living off-campus. "The Administration should certainly take into account such an overwhelming preference for off-campus living," one member of the legislature remarked. "There is obviously something seriously wrong with living conditions in the brick dormitories...
...academic environment, she must spend a good deal more time thinking about her physics assignment than about the evening's meal. In fact, living in a dormitory isolates her from such considerations as planning a menu. Save for the small percentage who live in their own apartments, cooperative or off-campus houses, Radcliffe girls must spend four years in a peculiarly incomplete atmosphere. The dormitory forces them to study without the distraction--or perspective--of running a home. They may gripe about meals, sweep their own rooms, invite their professors to dinner--all of which allow them to ignore...
...sociologists surmise about other aspects of the female character, graciousness is certainly a cultivated rather than an innate characteristic. And this fact points up both the weakness in the average student's view of the housewife and a possible remedy for this attitude. Of course, an increased number of off-campus houses and apartments would develop enjoyment of, and pride in, the challenges of running a home. The magic solution is each woman's recognition of and respect for that graciousness which can adorn her unique role as housewife
...also claimed that Harvard students living off-campus were responsible for weekend disturbances "in the late hours of the evening or the early hours of the morning." He said that three recent disturbances had been checked out and that in each case University students were responsible...
Kaden, once a candidate for the Crimson freshman wrestling team, entered the M.I.T. contest at the suggestion of a friend at the engineering school. The pair registered Kaden as an off-campus student and, once on the mat, Kaden dismembered four M.I.T. grapplers in succession to win the medal...