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“I can’t think of a college or university where time is not governed by the ringing of bells,” Gomes says. “Bells are part of the vocabulary of most American colleges.”
“Freshmen may not appreciate that the bell is ringing for them, but after nine months they move on,” he says. “We will not change the bells just to accommodate late sleeping habits of freshmen in the College.”
“[The bells] kind of make me hate God,” she says. “They ruin my spirituality. It’s horrible and heinous. I feel bad for anyone who has to ring them. They are the purveyors of a misery that never ends...
Although Benowitz says that she appreciates the planning of a 8:45 a.m. prayer service every day, she sees the bells as religious coercion.
“We have no choice but to be woken up by the bells,” she says. “I don’t want to pray at 8:40 in the morning. I would be very happy praying when I am more attentive and awake...