Tufts University in Boston recently announced a new policy in which students are not allowed to have sex in their rooms while their roommates are present.
Tufts spokeswoman Kim Thurler said the rule needed to be in place so that students "could set clear boundaries."
What happened to being able to talk things out as adults?
College is supposed to be a time to learn how to get along with others, even if it means having an uncomfortable conversation and figuring out how to set personal boundaries.
We wouldn't want to wake up to a sex party we weren't invited to, either. However, there has to be another way to prevent awkward or disturbing situations without inviting the school to dictate students' personal lives.
The new rule doesn't come with any consequences for those who break it, but school officials say it will "empower" students to break the ice with their roommates.
We don't think this rule "empowers" anyone. In fact, we think it's demeaning that a university feels the need to pass useless legislation for something so common sense.
Plus, who exactly is engaging in this practice anyway?
It's been a while since we've lived in the dorms, but we like to think that university students could figure out that subjecting their roommates to such a spectacle will result in some problems.
We think it's sad that there were incidents that led to the university passing this "rule."
We think it's even sadder, though, that the university is complacent in its new role as a glorified babysitter.
