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-16 posts tagged "Parietals"
Letter to the Editor | Monday, November 25, 2019
With the recent sit-ins and letters such as “Parietals criminalize gender itself, but we already knew that,” I have struggled to understand conclusions drawn by the End Hate at ND movement. Despite being part of an ostracized group they set out to defend, I feel as if my experiences and views directly contradict their demands.
Mary Bernard and Natalie Weber | Friday, November 22, 2019
A few minutes before 11 p.m. Thursday, as rain continued to sprinkle down, 17 students gathered outside Coleman-Morse to prepare for their second demonstration in Sorin College. Some lived on campus, some off. But they were united in a common mission: to rid the University of parietals and end hate speech on campus. “We want
Letter to the Editor | Friday, November 22, 2019
Assuming the piece published earlier this week defending the parietal sit-in at Stanford Hall was not satirical, I write to respond to the absurdity of the author’s claims. For those who have not read it — “Parietals criminalize gender itself, but we already knew that” — the basis of the author’s argument is that parietals
Cristina Interiano | Friday, November 22, 2019
In light of recent protests against parietals and controversy that has surrounded this gender-segregating policy, I thought it would be appropriate to provide a few solutions for heterosexual students who want some extra private time with individuals from the opposite sex (and for some reason do not have extra off-campus apartments). You know, for the
Jack Jerit | Thursday, November 21, 2019
In its weekly meeting Wednesday, the Notre Dame student senate met to pass a resolution to standardize impeachment across the student union and to remove references to the Orientation Steering Committee as a special-interest group. After both resolutions were passed in about 10 minutes, the senate prepared to leave when Patrick Paulsen, the Off Campus
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, November 21, 2019
If two Notre Dame alumni meet, it is almost certain the first question they ask each other is, “Where did you live?” Notre Dame’s residential living is a major attraction, and is unique among most other universities. Parietals have been in existence since the admission of women in 1972. An excellent apology for parietals was
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, November 20, 2019
To the Notre Dame community, We write on behalf of the End Hate at ND movement, a coalition of students who oppose the institutionalized divisiveness evident in the culture of our University. In the early hours of Sunday morning, we held a peaceful protest in Stanford Hall, the location of a targeted hate speech incident
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, November 19, 2019
“Because we are committed to a Christian ideal of community and to the growth and formation of each individual, the ties that bind members of this community are not always the same as those within society at large. The University’s expectations for conduct go beyond what is minimally required for maintaining public order, as we
Letter to the Editor | Monday, November 18, 2019
On Sunday morning, a number of students gathered in Stanford Hall to protest hatred on campus. As one of those students, I hoped to stand in solidarity with the victims of racist and queerphobic targeted violent speech. I was proud of the protest organizers, who acknowledged the role that parietals play in perpetuating sexism and
Mary Steurer and Tom Naatz | Monday, November 18, 2019
Around 30 protestors gathered in Stanford Hall from 2 a.m. to approximately 5 a.m. Sunday morning for a silent protest against parietals and for an end to hate speech on campus. In an email, University spokesman Dennis Brown said the Notre Dame Police Department (NDPD) received reports of “biased slurs” being directed at individuals in