It was 1997. My freshman year. (I was actually in a class with him, but it was a huge lecture.) The decision was very contravertial, and, I think, not well thought out. Not with the ILGs to consider (Independant Living Groups, a class of housing unique to MIT). Not to mention the better-behaved frats. And the fact that there was already a serious on-campus housing crunch. And cracking down seriously drained the spirit of campus (no pun intended). There were much better ways of handling things, but the admin was a lot more interested in PR and doing what looked right rather than what was really the best thing. I tried to help (I was on one of the winning design teams for the new housing system), but there just wasn't much we could do.
But I'm getting really OT..
(Bitter? Me? Nah.)
Paul
