"In dorms, men and women now room together"

[kassos]

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Kassos - Apparently, there are parents (and probably some students, though admittedly fewer in number), who believe that the mere presence of the opposite sex sharing the same hallway or bathrooms, much less the same dorm room, creates a harmful atmosphere. That’s why many schools still have parietals - - check the student handbook of pretty much any Catholic college/univ including those in the liberal East (Holy Cross, Fordham, etc.).

That’s because they aren’t used to that kind of living arrangement. You can just imagine how people felt when co-ed by floor dorms were a new thing in the 70’s. Someone of the opposite sex living in the same building… oh the horror!</p>

<p>I would say that their opinion is invalid just like a racist opinion is invalid. Think of it this way, if someone was horrified by the fact of someone of a different race living on the same floor as them, who is in the wrong? Should we be catering to those types of attitudes? Why is racial discrimination bad but gender discrimination okay?</p>

<p>In time things will chance. My way of thinking is the way of the future.</p>