![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And this year, a big topic on several campuses is whether to provide co-ed, apartment-style suites. Others point to possible legal issues as required co-ed living arrangements butt up against the beliefs of an increasingly diverse group of students. Those may be as simple as the added tensions for students unaccustomed, say, to co-ed bathrooms. ![]() But others say the far reach of co-ed living raises concerns. Students say co-ed living has led to a familylike atmophere, fostering a "brotherly, sisterly" bond between men and women. Three decades after what many of their parents viewed as a revolution, coeducation has infused virtually every aspect of college life - from eating and studying together to showering and shaving side by side. Mixed-gender classrooms and living environments are as regular a feature of college life as football and finals.īut togetherness has gone well beyond class discussions that offer both male and female points of view. To many students today, such practices may seem quaint. Doors stood at least a foot ajar during dorm visiting hours and a residential guard kept careful watch. Professors chaperoned formal frat parties. Talk to college grads of 30 years ago, and men remember women being bused to campuses on weekends in order to see them. ![]()
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