Reflections on Commuting During Barnard Freshman Year
A student recalls a two hour Nassau County to Barnard commute shaping early college life. She describes isolation from campus, fear of the subway, and later transition to residential life, transitions after marriage, and the growth from commuting to independence and maturity.
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Palmer Cites Housing Goals and Policy Shift
Miss Palmer, head of Barnard College's Faculty Committee on Housing, outlines policy history and aims. She notes safety drives decisions as dormitory space expands with two new dorms, seeking broader freshman housing and parental consent for broader living options.
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Miss Palmer
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Residence Office Seeks Revision in Housing System
Ruth Castells, Assistant Director of Housing, outlines winter housing problems at Barnard. Commuter students face hardships and scarce off campus rooms while a complex priority and waiting list system forms. The university contemplates Plimpton Hall readiness, more 620 housing, and abandoning the old six residence room draw in favor of a revised allocation method.
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Hewitt
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