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Coed Dorm Rooms: Where are the parent’s contributions going?

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

Source: http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2008/12/u-of-c-to-introduce-coed-dorm-rooms.html
Date: Dec 19, 2008

The University of Chicago is joining the path of many other socially liberal institutions by allowing male and female students to room together on campus.   One issue to be noted is that the majority of “financing” for these students education are form their parent/guardians.  While the student may now have the choice to room with a significant other, they are also not the individual making the financial choices.  Therefore, the student is a benefactor, but the money, and thus the decisions to allow such choices to students should be left to the “investors” in the institution–i.e. parents, guardians, and those making charitable gifts.

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