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-5 posts tagged "Parietals"
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, September 21, 2017
We know this might shock you, but we have a gender problem here at Notre Dame. This problem presents itself most apparently through the dorm system. Though the dorms do have many positive attributes and we both still have a lot of love for and loyalty to our dorms, we must not sit complacently by
Charlie Ducey | Monday, April 11, 2016
So, this month someone finally worked up the gall to criticize parietals — in writing no less. It’s about time someone did. It’s not as though that’s been done before, even behind closed doors. No. Making fun of parietals is an unheard of and heroic feat, nay, a saintly feat, to stand up against the oppressive
Nora McGreevy | Monday, April 11, 2016
“Welcome to Notre Dame! I’ll be your tour guide for the day …” These are words familiar to nearly every student at Notre Dame, or at least anyone who’s ever taken a traditional tour of campus. Yet in the 10th annual production of Loyal Daughters and Sons, this casual, cookie-cutter tour guide introduction took on new
Letter to the Editor | Friday, April 1, 2016
Throughout its nearly 200-year history, Notre Dame has stood as a bastion of moral righteousness and consecrated virginity in the face of the degradation of America’s moral fabric. A central pillar to this effort has been the policy of parietals, which rightfully limits the degree of indecent contact between males and females on campus. Despite
Billy McMahon | Wednesday, April 8, 2015
All outgoing seniors are asked to complete an extensive survey that covers everything from your religious views to the details of your academic schedule. There were a thousand or so questions — underclassmen can decide if that’s an approximation or an exaggeration — but the last caught my eye. Why did I decide to live