Alexander N. Skinner, a Cronkhite resident and a key organizer of last night's meeting, said the residents of Cronkhite will not passively accept a Radcliffe decision that might jeopardize their homes.
"We'd like to work with Radcliffe to come to some solution. I feel really strongly about this," he said. "It's important that people think about what the point of Harvard is."
Horst said that the Institute has hired an architectural firm to explore the possibilities of renovating Cronkhite and other Radcliffe buildings. He said that the Cronkhite cafeteria will most likely remain unchanged. But he said the dorm rooms which are not converted into office space will probably be renovated.
Horst said Radcliffe will not make any final decisions about the Cronkhite Center until May.