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Yet the proposed system of selectively excluding some students from housing during J-Term is misguided at best and dishonest at worst. The university’s current approach to J-Term housing seems overly and unnecessarily restrictive. Current guidelines suggest that only thesis writers with a compelling research need...
The committee should look beyond categories so narrowly defined and provide all students with the opportunity to stay on campus and be productive. An obvious start would be to allow all thesis writers—with or without a compelling research need—to stay on campus in order...
2) The language about allowing thesis writers to stay sounds very cautious, and leaves a lot of wiggle-room for rejection:
Note: Only those thesis writers who absolutely must stay on campus to conduct their research will be considered. Students must have approval from their thesis adviser and concentration to remain on campus.
Thesis writers, students working in labs, international students, and members of 19 varsity sports team will likely be able to stay on campus during Harvard's Jan.4 through Jan. 24 J-Term—everyone else, probably not.