Nonresidents

The status of Harvard's nonresident students continued to prove a topic of lively debase yesterday, as the student faculty Committee on Housing considered a variety of methods for both increasing the allure of off campus living and minimizing the problems of students forced to live off campus because of president crowding throughout the Houses.

Although the committee failed to reach consensus on either matter, the discussion further defined the sides in what has emerged as the most contentious aspects this term in the College's review of its nonresident population, currently numbering about 350 students.

One focus of yesterday's discussion was a proposal that would decrease from four terms to two the amount of time required for student to live in a House before they could move of campus and still retain their House affiliation.

Under current policy, all non-seniors who move of campus become members of Dudley House.

Although several committee members yesterday said that the change would alleviate the concerns of those considering off-campus living. Dudley House master Arthur Loeb expressed fears that the proposal could drastically decrease Dudley's size and effectiveness as a social and academic resource.

Committee members also considered several proposals that would permit new nonresident students-such as transfers who must wait each fall for rooming spaces to open up in the Houses--to gain a formal social affiliation with a resident House while at the same time using Dudley's advising services.

The committee is slated to make final decisions on both issues at its May 2 meeting.