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The University describes its new residential hall visita­tion policy as follows:

Residents “may entertain guests in your room 24 hours a day. All roommates must approve of guest visitation hours.”

The new policy is a step in the right direction. The Campus Times feels this policy is long overdue at the University. It gives students the opportunity to make their own decisions as to when and how long guests may visit their rooms.

Students here are adult enough to pay tuition and fees for the school, so they need to be treated as adults. Likewise, we feel that students need to act responsibly.

The Residential Housing Authority had acted previ­ously like a parent to students, deciding when and for how long guests could stay. With this opportunity, resi­dents should follow the policy by not falling into what the opposition believes will occur: massive cohabitation and roommate conflicts.

Cohabitation, as described in the Guide to Residential Life, is “intimate sexual behavior.”

We realize that cohabitation occurred before the new policy and will continue to occur, but as before, students need to be respectful of their roommates’ rights. This is a privilege that the administrators have given to us. We, the students, should not blow it.

Roommates need to discuss with one another as to the rules of their room. If a roommate does not want visitors at night and the other does, a compromise needs to be made. This decision is not so roommates can take their problems to their R.A., it is planned so that students may resolve their own problems.

If you are one of the six hundred other students who do not live on campus and feel this does not affect you, wise up. Decisions like this affect all students. If the administration was able to make this decision, maybe they might be willing to change some of their other ante­-outdated choices.

In a time when students’ rights at ULV are constantly being infringed upon, students need to stand up for their rights and act responsibly. The Campus Times feels that students need to follow the policy and that the administration should take notice. Decisions like this are what can lead to a better ULV.

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