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The University's vice Presidents for government and community affairs wrote a letter to Cambridge officials last week to allay their fears that plans to improve the life of under--graduates living off campus would strain the city's tight housing market.

"At this time no specific proposals have been approved by Dean Fox [dean of the College] and no committee exists to consider radical alterations in our existing policy," stated Vice President Robin Schmidt in a letter to Assistant City Manager for Community Development Kathy Spiegelman.

He added that "increasing room rents specifically to encourage more students to move out of the Houses into off-campus quarters is not...being considered."

The Cambridge City Council last week passed a resolution opposing any migration into the rental market, citing published reports that tentative plans being considered by University administrators included increasing the size of the off-campus population.

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