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Almost like a grating and unnecessary rite of passage, Harvard first-years traditionally have had to find upperclass students to swipe them into most Houses. Thankfully, the days of idle first-years huddling around entryway doors and House courtyards on Saturday nights may soon be over. Last Wednesday, the Committee on House Life (CHL) proposed that House masters allow first-years keycard access to all the Houses. While ideally, the masters would approve 24-hour universal keycard access (UKA) for all students, the extension of keycard access for first-years is a step in the right direction. And the arguments...
Next year’s first-years may not have to wait outside in the cold for an upperclass student to swipe them into Adams House for dinner or to visit a friend in Kirkland House...
...Freshmen will feel less isolated and more invested in Upperclass communities,” Undergraduate Council President Rohit Chopra ’04 said...
...College made the decision to raise the number of first-years entering the College by 30 per annum. Apley Court was added to accommodate the increase in first-years, and the number of transfer students has been accordingly reduced to make room for the extra students in the upperclass houses...
After quick approvals for several other grants, the council overwhelmingly passed a resolution encouraging the College to allow first-year students keycard access to upperclass Houses...