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The admissions office should send a letter to all accepted students this spring informing them of the new housing process. That way those who want "separate but equal" housing can seek it elsewhere.
And evidence suggests that students probably would not feel uncomfortable with the change, even at first. A wide-ranging survey of upperclass students two springs ago showed that satisfaction with house life and success in the assignment lottery were virtually unrelated.
That survey also found that 69 percent of those surveyed said roommates were the most important factor in choosing a house. Full randomization could only ease the tension in rooming groups and allow students to room with people with whom they feel comfortable, instead of those who are willing to...
State legislators yesterday expressed mixed reactions to increasing indications that Boston University President John R. Silber will run for governor next fall, but several said the controversial figure would be sure to stir up the campaign.
"He has been somewhat of a dictator at BU," said State Sen. Salvatore R. Albano (D-Somerville). "His ultra-right wing, shape-up-or-ship-out philosophy may be one that he came up with after much thought, but it doesn't work in a political arena where there has...