To:emessig
cc:bryantmc
Subject:Nh ren stuff
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Hey Ellen,
	Feel free to change disregard or do anything you want with what I have written. I hope you John, Amy, and Nolan all have a great summer!!!!!
-Bryant
NH Renovation 
	
	This proposal preserves the distinctive cultural neighborhoods within New House, while finding a way to make each of these neighborhoods feel part of the larger New House community.  Many strengths of New House's individual neighborhoods are a model to the entire MIT community. The exceptional diversity of  the houses promotes an understanding of cultural and ethnic issues,  half of the New House students are involved in cooking groups and eat dinner together everyday giving their neighborhoods a feeling of family, and tutors are exceptionally involved and aware of student problems.  The structural changes affecting specific houses further enhance these individual neighborhoods by improving cooking facilities, tutor apartments, and lounge space. 
With a lack of a mutual common space, the neighborhoods within New House were originally designed to be somewhat autonomous, but as New House and MIT changed it became apparent that the individual houses have a wealth of culture and character to share with each other and the MIT community.   These proposed structural changes for all of New House asks for a large common space that can be used for educational workshops, social events, and interaction among students from different houses; and thus develop the larger New House community. The community building proposals focus on bringing New House and other dormitories together for discussions on issues at MIT, as well as for study breaks and social activities. These renovations have the opportunity to greatly enhance student life, by increasing student interaction, making an environment that cultivates strong peer support networks, and creating more opportunities for students to share their character and culture with each other.






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Bryant McLaughlin aka (Ma Yan)
473 Memorial Dr.
Cambridge Ma 02139
