Word: reductionism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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According to Quincy House Committee Chair Jim P. Stewart '00, the reduction in blocking size is unnecessary, although he has long supported the theory behind randomization.
He acknowledged one of the College's primary reasons for the size reduction--that it is often difficult to engage some of the House's large, homogeneous blocking groups in community events--but said halving the size caps will not do much to alleviate the problem.
As a result, Lewis announced his intention to review blocking group sizes over the summer at a meeting of the Committee on House Life (COHL) last semester. Although Lewis would not offer an indication of his intentions then, many Masters said they anticipated a reduction in group size.
Even among those Masters who did not originally support randomization, the consensus is that the size reduction is an appropriate move.