Randomization is Best

Can a house have too much diversity? The staff seems to thinks so. By again defending non-ordered choice-- whether with four or six choices--the staff continues to inhibit true diversity. Homogeneous populations don't add character to a house. Instead, demographic biases in the houses deprive students of an important part of their education: learning to live with all kinds of people.

Randomization need not separate friends; a block of 20 or 16 could easily accomodate most groups seeking to stay together. But why allow similar groups such a high probability of living in the same house? The most enriching kind of interpersonal interaction starts the way it did for first-years, with complete randomization.