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...interested in various fields of thought should be thrown together with a view of promoting a broad and humane culture...So far as subjects of concentration, pecuniary means, and residence in different parts of the country are concerned, each House should be as nearly as possible a cross-section of the College...
...segregation among the Houses on the basis of origin--certainly a most unfortunate one." The House system drifted away from these ideals in the later years of the century, and the present assignment system has largely restored Lowell's vision, with many new dimensions added to each "cross-section" just as they have been added to the College as a whole. HARRY R. LEWIS...
Although Hurlbut and Greenough seem to reflecta "cross-section" of the first-year class,rooms-or even hallways-contain many students withsimilar academic or athletic interests, or racialor geographical backgrounds...
...elective abortion proviso is even more inconspicuous now than it was last year, when it was placed under an "Abortion" heading within a "Women's Health/Contraception" section (a title which, I might add, does not imply elective abortions). The guide should be fixed to give fair notice to all Harvard students that UHS does have an abortion policy that may involve the use of student fees...
There is also a sentence in this year's guide's Sexuality Services section that will send a shiver down some morally sensitive spines: "If you become pregnant and wish to continue the pregnancy, you will be referred to the UHS Obstetrical Service, staffed by Brigham and Women's Faculty OB-GYN Practice physicians and nurse practitioners, for prenatal care." The sentence implies that having an abortion is as common and unproblematic as continuing a pregnancy, which for most of us it is certainly...