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...House spirit: Although some people come back to Cabot only to sleep, Cabot offers a very pleasant and intimate community for people who spend any time in the House. The House list is usually full of routine requests and announcements, but sometimes debates (most recently, one on pornography) get everyone riled up. House Committee-sponsored events usually are fairly low-key get-togethers, but there are a few big events every year, including a catered Festivus dinner and the annual Dutch Auction...

Author: By Ellen C. Bryson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Housing Market Reviews: Cabot House | 3/7/2010 | See Source »

Around this time every year, a crucial question looms over campus. It descends upon uncertain freshmen, who confer and conjecture about it with their blocking groups. It provokes some upperclassmen, hearts aflame with House spirit, to bristle at the smallest slight towards their Houses. Everyone wants to know but claims to know one thing—which of Harvard’s 12 residential Houses is the best...

Author: By Michelle L. Quach, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Housing Market Reviews: A Prospectus | 3/7/2010 | See Source »

...things change: House Masters come and go, House spirit grows and dies, traditions proliferate and fade. So, this year, we decided to revisit the search for the best House on campus...

Author: By Michelle L. Quach, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Housing Market Reviews: A Prospectus | 3/7/2010 | See Source »

...start, we invited 12 Crimson editors, one from each residential House, to write a review for their own House. They were asked to comment on the following categories: dining hall, common spaces, rooms, House spirit, and quirks. Each category was awarded a score, which in all cases was assigned pretty much nonsensically (but which you may interpret earnestly if you so desire—just don’t say we didn’t warn...

Author: By Michelle L. Quach, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Housing Market Reviews: A Prospectus | 3/7/2010 | See Source »

...College, and we agree. So even if we’ve given your House a low ranking this year, it’s probably still a pretty spiffy place to call home, and we're sure the staff and House Committees do a great job cultivating House spirit and making you feel comfortable and welcome...

Author: By Michelle L. Quach, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Housing Market Reviews: A Prospectus | 3/7/2010 | See Source »

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