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Title: Men, women share U. of C. rooms
Post by: Natasha on July 06, 2009, 08:14:56 AM
Post by: Natasha on July 06, 2009, 08:14:56 AM
Men, women share U. of C. rooms
http://www.suntimes.com/news/education/1653231,CST-NWS-mixedsex06.article (http://www.suntimes.com/news/education/1653231,CST-NWS-mixedsex06.article)
DAVE NEWBART
7/6/09
The change in policy was debated for the last couple of years after advocates for transgender students pushed the university to allow "gender neutral'' housing. They said some transgender students feel uncomfortable rooming with students of the same biological sex when they actually identify with the opposite sex.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/education/1653231,CST-NWS-mixedsex06.article (http://www.suntimes.com/news/education/1653231,CST-NWS-mixedsex06.article)
DAVE NEWBART
7/6/09
The change in policy was debated for the last couple of years after advocates for transgender students pushed the university to allow "gender neutral'' housing. They said some transgender students feel uncomfortable rooming with students of the same biological sex when they actually identify with the opposite sex.
Title: Re: Men, women share U. of C. rooms
Post by: lisagurl on July 06, 2009, 08:47:52 AM
Post by: lisagurl on July 06, 2009, 08:47:52 AM
LOL where have people been the last 40 years. We had coed dorms in the 60's.
Title: Re: Men, women share U. of C. rooms
Post by: tekla on July 06, 2009, 11:52:19 AM
Post by: tekla on July 06, 2009, 11:52:19 AM
Yeah, all the dorms where I was an undergrad were co-ed, except two, one all male and one all female for those that wanted those choices.
Title: Re: Men, women share U. of C. rooms
Post by: Alyssa M. on July 06, 2009, 12:50:39 PM
Post by: Alyssa M. on July 06, 2009, 12:50:39 PM
Co-ed dorms aren't the same as co-ed dorm rooms. We only had those at my college in the '90's when people moved into their girlfriend or boyfriend's rooms.
Title: Re: Men, women share U. of C. rooms
Post by: lisagurl on July 06, 2009, 02:23:35 PM
Post by: lisagurl on July 06, 2009, 02:23:35 PM
Quote from: Alyssa M. on July 06, 2009, 12:50:39 PM
Co-ed dorms aren't the same as co-ed dorm rooms. We only had those at my college in the '90's when people moved into their girlfriend or boyfriend's rooms.
Well we had them in the 60's.
Title: Re: Men, women share U. of C. rooms
Post by: tekla on July 06, 2009, 04:11:28 PM
Post by: tekla on July 06, 2009, 04:11:28 PM
I think that the difference here is its a State school, private colleges and universities tend to be a few decades ahead of their government controlled counterparts.
Title: Re: Men, women share U. of C. rooms
Post by: lisagurl on July 06, 2009, 04:19:09 PM
Post by: lisagurl on July 06, 2009, 04:19:09 PM
Quote from: tekla on July 06, 2009, 04:11:28 PM
I think that the difference here is its a State school, private colleges and universities tend to be a few decades ahead of their government controlled counterparts.
SUNY is a state school. We swapped roommates in coed dorms as the RA's an MA's were just revolutionary Grad students. Then we had 400 state troopers surround the Admin building as the students took it over. Today's kids are too worried about diplomas.
Title: Re: Men, women share U. of C. rooms
Post by: tekla on July 06, 2009, 04:20:18 PM
Post by: tekla on July 06, 2009, 04:20:18 PM
Today's kids are too worried about diplomas.
Silly kids today.
Silly kids today.