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...Tamar Holoshitz ’10 said of the Overseers. “They’re really interested to hear about what social life is like for Harvard students.” UC delegates said that the Overseers—who were in school before House randomization??were also eager to discuss House renovations. Sundquist added that they were interested in hearing opinions on the creation of undergraduate Houses in Allston. Sundquist called the conversation “a good first step” and said, “I think it would be great...
...Houses later tonight.Today also marks the first time that some blocking groups will be officially linked with others, as 87 blocking groups took advantage of the new neighborhood blocking option.According to Suzy M. Nelson, the associate dean for residential life, this new option will not “undo randomization?? because House social programming and dining halls will still encourage people to meet others within their own House.At the same time, the option may help “foster increased interaction among Houses and allow friends to stay in contact more readily,” Nelson wrote...
This week, as freshmen receive housing assignments, The Crimson will take a closer look at the ways in which racial and ethnic divides have been transcended in the decade since randomization??and the ways in which they haven?...
...real driving force was a desire to reap the full benefits that were supposed to result from randomization??fully integrated House communities where students would be encouraged to transcend the boundaries of insular blocking groups and reach out socially to other groups. But while the smaller blocking group sizes have increased demograhic diversity, the masters largely say they have not witnessed an increased sense of overall House community, class spirit or involvement, as hoped...
...wouldn’t say there’s been any noticeable change,” Georgi says, calling the reduced block size a “move toward more randomization?? but emphasizing that he has not seen a pattern toward more socially cohesive classes...