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A dozen people participated in each of two working groups last night in the Collis Center -- groups established to address the College Board of Trustee's five principles to overhaul Dartmouth's social and residential life systems.
The topics discussed included principle four -- the reduction of students living off campus, and principle five -- which mandates the College "eliminate the abuse and unsafe use of alcohol."
The final two of five working groups were meeting for the first time last night, so more time was devoted in both meetings to deciding fundamental issues concerning the organization, goals and questions than was spent reaching conclusions.
"I realize now that it's very difficult to start from scratch, but as we generate ideas and proposals, we shouldn't overlook discussing them with the public," Student Assembly President Josh Green '00 said.
Discussion of principle four was initially geared towards detailing the overlap between principle four and principle one -- which called for improved residential options, and debating whether or not to combine the two.
Green noted that in terms of combining the two principles, even as over time similarities develop, "the more access points we have, the better off we are, and some people seem to think there is a difference between the two."
After debating the prospect of group four functioning as a subcommittee of one, the group decided to delay the decision on working in tandem until future meetings.
"Number four is narrow, and number one is so broad, and I wish we could divide them up more equally," Green said.
The foremost challenge for next week, however, is recruitment, facilitator Margaret Kuecker '01 said.
After 50 students attended Sunday's working group on highly controversial principle three, calling for co-ed Greek organizations, attendance was decidedly low last night.
