[1378] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
Re: Petition about Dorm Rush
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kenneth Nesmith)
Thu Nov 7 00:50:37 2002
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 00:31:22 -0500
From: Kenneth Nesmith <kenneth@MIT.EDU>
To: MIT-Talk@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: <005b01c28610$092e4060$4300cd12@geminisol>
Seems like this is really a question of freedom and the consequences of=20
destroying it...as MIT moves towards a 'command economy' of resource=20
allocation, we'll probably start to see some bad things happen. Dilution =
of=20
character of the dorms, discontent for new residents of the dorms who don=
't fit=20
in and for traditional residents who have less marketing power now, death=
of=20
some frats, homogenization of student body, etc...I guess these aren't ne=
w=20
thoughts, but I think it's accurate to consider the ongoing admin moves a=
s a=20
needless restriction of freedom that will have very real and very strong=20
consequences.
So if dorms want to preserve their rush; great, whatever, sign me up.
-ken
Do you think if a parental lawsuit over suicide is victorious they'll shu=
t down=20
that dorm? =20
Quoting Dustin Mu=F1iz <esper@MIT.EDU>:
> Why?
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> Not to be absurd or anything, but we didn't have any help from people i=
n
> dorms when OUR Rush was being screwed with.=20
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> I say that you guys learn to take it like we had to.=20
> Welcome to MIT.
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> Dustin Mu=F1iz
> esper@mit.edu
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Talk about MIT, for MIT, by MIT. [mailto:MIT-Talk@MIT.EDU] On
> Behalf Of Grace Rose Kessenich
> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 6:58 PM
> To: MIT-Talk@MIT.EDU
> Subject: Petition about Dorm Rush
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> In an effort to show that Dorm Rush is valuble to freshmen and
> upperclassmen,
> DormCon has drafted the following petition. It should be at every dorm
> desk
> and more can be printed from:
> http://web.mit.edu/dormcon/www/petition.pdf
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> FSILG members are welcome and encouraged to sign it. Students living i=
n
> a dorm
> and belonging to an FSILG should put down both living groups in the
> Living
> Group(s) space.
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> The text of the petition is:
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> We the undersigned feel that dormitory rush is a valuable experience fo=
r
> freshmen and upperclassmen alike. Freshmen get to know campus, learn
> about the
> diverse dorm cultures to help in choosing where they would be happiest
> living
> their first year and beyond, and meet new people -- both fellow freshme=
n
> and
> upperclassmen. Upperclassmen use the time to encourage community both
> within
> the dorm and across campus, and meet freshmen who will live in all
> dorms. For
> these reasons, we feel that this campus wide community event should be
> brought
> back as an uninterrupted multiday event prior to the closing of the
> Orientation
> Lottery.
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> Thanks,
> Grace
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