Citing Safety, MIT Disbands Its Oldest, Oddest Dorm
Residents say Senior House's culture of care and free expression attracted large LGBT and minority populations, as well as lots of students who might not normally thrive at MIT. But administrators have decided its freewheeling attitude came with unacceptable risks.
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