However, residents of Eliot House will face a period of adjustment, he added.
"H-entryway residents should be aware that as long as the Dining Hall is open, there would be nothing between them and the street but their own suite doors," Mitchell wrote in the e-mail. "Their sense of 'owning their own security'--while always relevant--should now be heightened."
Mitchell said in the e-mail that he expects the Dining Hall door to close earlier in the evening than it does now, in order to better protect H-entryway.
Nathaniel W. Lalone '00, former co-chair of the Eliot House Committee, said the move to universal keycard access indicated a change in students' demands, as well as in the concerns of the masters.
Lalone said that several years ago, Eliot students, in a house-wide vote, rejected a plan to open their house to all other students.
But just last month, Eliot residents voted again--this time showing an overwhelming support of universal access. The final tally: 143 to 35 in favor.
"Randomization has changed the character of the student body," Lalone said. "It's nice to see that Eliot House has become open and inclusive in its willingness to allow other students in."
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