For the first-years placed in the other 11 Houses, official notification came yesterday morning, at approximately 8:30 a.m., in the form of a thin envelope delivered to one member of each blocking group.
"The Houses had all agreed to not contact new members of their Houses or distribute lists to the House Committee until after the housing office had delivered the assignments," said Francis "Mac" Broderick, a housing officer for the College.
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"I was very surprised to learn that Lowell House sent out the welcome e-mail on Wednesday night," he said.