LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Rethink the College Houses

To The Editor: While I am a supporter of a more integrated approach to student life, I have yet to find one undergraduate student who has reacted with pleasure to the idea of living, socializing and sleeping under the same roof with members of their own department. Without exception freshmen, sophomores and juniors I have talked to have said to me, "I spend all day in classes with these folks. Why would I want to go home and talk with them over the dinner table about more of the same?" The editorial staff has raised some valid issues about the timing of declaring one's major and the impact on the student and housing issues if majors change. I trust the Provost and his committee will take your concerns seriously. It's a great idea, but it is not a perfect one. e Beverly Dale Christian Association