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...able to get the signatures of over half of the Class of 2003 in only two days. Nor is the issue a trivial one. Every one of the first-years who signed that petition will be directly affected by the rules on blocking group size, and for most the process of choosing a group is a difficult and unpleasant period. It is natural and appropriate that first-years should try to make their concerns known to the administration...
...decrease the size of blocking groups was made by the Committee on House Life, a student-Faculty committee that includes undergraduates members chosen by the Undergraduate Council. Lewis said the vote was not split on Faculty-student lines. But when so few students are involved in the decision-making process, petitions are one of the only ways for the administration to learn about the widespread impact of their decisions on students' daily lives. The format of petitions serves this function well--the number of signatures effectively separates major and shared concerns from casual griping...
...lament or a boast, but a fact that must inform the decisions and attitudes of both undergraduates and administrators. As students, we must understand that improvements in our lives can come only through cooperation and reasoned persuasion. Since undergraduates occupy at best a marginal role in the decision-making process, the administration must welcome and seriously consider student reactions to policy changes. Dean Lewis' response to this petition does not respect the mutual obligations necessary for cooperation between students and administrators...
...staff was wrong in September to endorse a policy on blocking group size that unnecessarily restricts student choice. The recent circulation of a petition against the shrinking of blocking groups only confirms that judgment. The change from 16 to eight makes an already unpleasant blocking process even more painful, and by signing the petition first-years expressed their dissatisfaction through the only means available to them...
...than feel-good legislation. The boy took the gun from another resident criminal in his house. While a safety device might have been helpful in inhibiting him from ever getting a shot off, a background check and three-day waiting period do not appear terribly effective given the acquisition process. And this is the practical problem with most gun control legislation...