MIT now officially allows cats in certain dorms. It’s a pilot program allowing 26 cats in four of the dorms. Before this new policy, they had started cracking down on the many clandestine pet owners. Previous to that, the rules were not enforced and many students had pets. I remember meeting a happy little ferret named Biko (ferrets are still officially illegal). I was curious about the regulation that the cat owner must “buy a special collar from MIT”. But it’s media filtering at work. The official policy specifies that the cat wear an “identifying collar tag”, issued by MIT. That makes more sense. The most appropriate policy is this one “Student will not permanently alter room doors, windows, or walls to allow for cat entry or exit.” It’s MIT. Automatic, electronic cat entries are practically a no-brainer. The trick now is to camouflage them. (article via LTSeek)