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Open Dorm Plan Gets Go Ahead
Ethan Moore
Issue date: 4/14/06 Section: News
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Editors Note: We search old Profiles and discovered a time when gender roles had a more strict definition than one will find in the land of Miss Hendrix.
A new era in Hendrix dormitory life, to begin with the fall of 1972, was officially conceived last week when the administration put the final OK on a limited open dorm proposal that was submitted by the Student Affairs Committee.
The proposal, which has been with Student Affairs since late November of last year, was finally sent to the administration early last week and was approved last Wednesday. This marked the culmination of a drive for the establishment of open dorms that began last spring by some members of the current Student Senate.
The proposal calls for the establishment of two residence halls, one for men and one for women, to be designated for inter-dormitory visitation beginning next fall.
Allocation of space in these halls will be determined by three priorities: 1. Seniors will be granted first priority on the basis of chronology of application 2. The remaining spaces will be allocated to junior and sophomore applications in the same order of priority. 3. All assignments to these halls will require parental approval.
In the event that the number of applications received and approved is insufficient to fill the appropriate residence hall by May 15, that hall will continue to operate under college rules applying to all residence halls. Periods of visitation are planned to be from 7 p.m. until 12:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and from 1 o'clock until 5 o'clock Sunday afternoons.
Adjustments to these days and hours may be legislated jointly by the involved living units subject to approval by the Student Affairs Committee.
Each living unit will designate a single entrance and exit area to be used by guests who will sign in at the reception desk and sign out as they leave. They will be met at the reception desk by their host or hostess who will escort them to and from the rooms.
A new era in Hendrix dormitory life, to begin with the fall of 1972, was officially conceived last week when the administration put the final OK on a limited open dorm proposal that was submitted by the Student Affairs Committee.
The proposal, which has been with Student Affairs since late November of last year, was finally sent to the administration early last week and was approved last Wednesday. This marked the culmination of a drive for the establishment of open dorms that began last spring by some members of the current Student Senate.
The proposal calls for the establishment of two residence halls, one for men and one for women, to be designated for inter-dormitory visitation beginning next fall.
Allocation of space in these halls will be determined by three priorities: 1. Seniors will be granted first priority on the basis of chronology of application 2. The remaining spaces will be allocated to junior and sophomore applications in the same order of priority. 3. All assignments to these halls will require parental approval.
In the event that the number of applications received and approved is insufficient to fill the appropriate residence hall by May 15, that hall will continue to operate under college rules applying to all residence halls. Periods of visitation are planned to be from 7 p.m. until 12:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and from 1 o'clock until 5 o'clock Sunday afternoons.
Adjustments to these days and hours may be legislated jointly by the involved living units subject to approval by the Student Affairs Committee.
Each living unit will designate a single entrance and exit area to be used by guests who will sign in at the reception desk and sign out as they leave. They will be met at the reception desk by their host or hostess who will escort them to and from the rooms.