Catholic University Of America Plans Return To Single-sex Dorms

[anastashial]

The school cites drinking and sexual activity stats as reason for the action:

"However, 41.5 percent of students in co-ed dorms report weekly binge drinking, compared to 17.6 percent in single-sex housing. Another 55.7 percent of students in co-ed housing report having had a sexual partner in the last year, compared to 36.8 percent in single-sex

Comments

[lurkrealclose]

I did not read the article, but I wonder if the students drink and have more sex if they are in co-ed dorms, or if students who are more likely to drink and have sex tend to choose co-ed dorms?

I think the drinking and sex will decrease, or the sex anyway, in single sex dorms, but I'm not sure they will get the results they are hoping for.

[rdave1]

This is interesting! I mean really if college kids want to get drunk they'll find a way, putting them in different dorms won't really change much. The same thing goes for sex, unless they are putting bars outside of windows, people can sneak in.

Some how I don't think they'll get the results they are expecting in the end.