The Office of Residential Life’s decision to only house 400 seniors next year (and deny housing to all fifth-year B.E. students, as well as any other student in a class before the Class of 2009) has already created a great deal of controversy. Besides forcing seniors off-campus, the announcement will oblige those who would like to stay on campus but who have bad housing numbers to find friends with good housing numbers — and plead that someone take them in. While I understand the rationale for this decision, this is just the latest in a recent string of decisions from College administrators that have blindsided students and appeared to have had little, if any, student input.
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In a nation already obsessed with convenience, Dartmouth is ahead of the curve. Amid all the complaining, many of us forget just how absurdly convenient our lives here are. Our negligence in dealing with minor issues contrasts with the typically dynamic, energetic and athletic Dartmouth student.
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To the Editor:
It is inconceivable that ORL did not give notice of the housing cap to rising seniors sooner, particularly for off-campus students such as myself, who received this notice in the mail only yesterday (“College to house 100 fewer seniors next year,” Feb. 26). I had initially thought my room draw number would be more than sufficient to secure a decent room, hopefully in one of the new buildings. Now I am forced to scan for apartment listings on infrequently updated websites.
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