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In October of 1971, Richard Nixon wrote a new draft bill for Vietnam that revoked the automatic deferment policy for men while they were in college. Wrote Allen Carroll ’73, Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper and a member of the first class of men on campus, “The specter of the draft was very much a presence on the first floor of Larrabee House. A particularly poignant memory is that of the first draft lottery. Most of the dorm was gathered silently around the television that night, and by the time the telecast was over, emotions ranged from elation to despair. As far as I know, none of us ever went to Vietnam …but we were far from sure that we would neve have to go.”