[1382] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
Re: Petition about Dorm Rush
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Grace Rose Kessenich)
Thu Nov 7 01:38:45 2002
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2002 23:49:53 -0500
From: Grace Rose Kessenich <gracek@MIT.EDU>
To: MIT-Talk@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 06 Nov 2002 23:42:24 EST."
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It's not DormCon's place to write a petition for a system that we don't know as
well. If you or another IFC or PanHel or LGC person wrote something up and
placed it next to the petitions already going, I would happily sign it, as
would many other dorm residents. I would rather not change this petition since
it's already being signed in its present form.
Grace
>
> I think this is an incorrect response. All MIT students have been
> royally screwed, both those in dorms and those of us off-campus. We
> should help each other as best as we can. I am indeed not in full
> support of this petition. If the petition were modified to include
> FSILG rush or a sister petition went up alongside this one (asking for
> the same), I would be more than happy to sign. Both dorm and FSILG
> rush were hurt this year, and we must do something to reverse it. But
> we should work together to put forth a united proposal; "to each his
> own" will not help any particular group when it comes to this.
> I, for one, do not want to give up and just deal with it.
>
> -Juan
>
> ==============================
> On Wed, 06 Nov 2002 22:44:54 EST
> The illustrious =?iso-8859-1?Q?Dustin_Mu=F1iz?= <esper@MIT.EDU> declared
> To: MIT-Talk@MIT.EDU
> On the subject of: Re: Petition about Dorm Rush
>
> > Why?
> >
> > Not to be absurd or anything, but we didn't have any help from people in
> > dorms when OUR Rush was being screwed with.=20
> >
> > I say that you guys learn to take it like we had to.=20
> > Welcome to MIT.
> >
> > Dustin Mu=F1iz
> > esper@mit.edu
> >
> > -----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
> >
> > 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
> >
> > FSILG members are welcome and encouraged to sign it. Students living in
> > a dorm
> > and belonging to an FSILG should put down both living groups in the
> > Living
> > Group(s) space.
> >
> > The text of the petition is:
> >
> > We the undersigned feel that dormitory rush is a valuable experience for
> > 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 freshmen
> > 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.
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Grace
> >
> >
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