Pros And Cons Of Co-Sex Rooming

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As a college student who attends a university that does not allow co-ed rooming I actually agree that colleges should allow men and women to live in the same building. Though it may sound surprising I feel as if having co-ed dorms would not cause any more distractions than being in single sex dorms. Arguments brought up against co-ed rooming is that students will indulge into sexual activities that could lead to them making huge mistakes, and though that is a very important thought I do not think the school should control students personal lives. As young adults who attend college many students are very capable of making the best decisions for their life, and having an institution of learning decide for the students can hinder the growth

As stated by John Garvey “But I believe that intellect and virtue are connected. They influence one another.” (Garvey). Garvey insists that the two genders feed off of each other during the learning process and that one cannot be effective without the other, In other words the same way we see men and women in relationships is the same way the two should be looked at when it comes to the dorms. Many schools worry about students dating and having sexual intercourse, but according to sociologist W. Bradford Wilcox who has done various studies on the matter says that “40%-64% of college students report doing it.” From the numbers we are given we are basically being told that students will find ways to get together if they truly want to, and a case can be made that enforcing such strict rules can make what you are fighting a lot harder to

Though the numbers are not in favor of co-ed dorms citing Aristotle, “Garvey said it’s the educator’s responsibility to cultivate virtue, and from good ethics will come good learning.”(Aristotle, Garvey). From this quote we get the sense that having the same sexes in the same building does not create the environment. The instructors can determine what type of environment the students will live in while on campus. Too much stock is put into single sex dorms and behavior as stated in the article Coed vs. Non-Coed Dorms by Rudy Miller “One author said he proctored a single-sex residence hall at Garvey’s Catholic University where the male students set furniture on fire, broke windows and urinated everywhere.” (Miller). Some of the claims that binge drinking happens more in coed dorms is unfair according to Pulitzer Prize winner Laura Sessions Stepp who says “she sees no evidence that women in coed dorms are more prone to binge drink because they live in dorms with men.”(Miller, Stepp). Laura Stepp also contends that heredity, and family environment are stronger contributors to alcohol abuse. From this academic journal it brings up the thought that housing arrangements has little do with