Typing 'MIT Senior House' in the HN search box brings up these, and others. Some of the comments are pertinent to your question. Senior House at MIT Dies, and

Typing 'MIT Senior House' in the HN search box brings up these, and others. Some of the comments are pertinent to your question. Senior House at MIT Dies, and a Crisis Blooms at Colleges (2017) (wired.com) 112 points by aj7 on Sept 23, 2018 | 54 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18044066 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18044066 MIT’s Senior House dormitory closes, and a crisis blooms at colleges (wired.com) 225 points by MrsPeaches on Sept 11, 2017 | 205 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15217112 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15217112 MIT acts to change “Senior House” dorm counterculture (cambridgeday.com) 2 points by ilamont on June 19, 2017 | no comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14587692 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14587692 MIT is “fixing” its low-income, LGBT-friendly dorm by kicking everyone out (qz.com) 16 points by gentoo on June 15, 2017 | 1 comment https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14563985 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14563985 MIT Needs the Weirdos: What’s Really Going on in Senior House (medium.com/incognito.jones) 5 points by sweettea on June 11, 2016 | 1 comment https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11882240 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11882240