Any sexism?

WestCoastCali17
Thu, 20 Mar 2014 04:00:31 +0000

Jil84,

You touch on some serious topics and I wish you could / would provide more detail about your observations and experiences for others to use that information to dig into the issues through conversations or visits to form opinions.

Without opening a whole discussion on single sex dorms, I am not surprised by stricter enforcement of certain rules in the girls dorms. Some specific examples would be illuminating. If my sister were at ND, I would want her to have the benefit of the added “safety” the girls dorms provide. I do not think any of the dorms are dangerous. At the same time, I trust her to use her judgement on when and how to enjoy herself.

I agree that the social scene at ND can be odd but I think many people have hopes, desires, and expectations for a college social scene that are not healthy or normal. At ND some students seriously aim for a “ring by spring”, there is a serious imbalance between women (ND + SMC) and men, many students have conservative views that guide their social choices, some students have looser standards, there are both men and women who are awkward as there are operators of both genders.