Word: dorme
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First, religious Jewish students who opt out of dorm life often do so out of their conviction that dorm life prevents them from following the Jewish laws of personal modesty properly. This decision, which is usually made by, or with, the help of the student's rabbi, neither implicitly nor explicitly judges "all of their classmates." It is a decision made to allow a religious Jew to follow Jewish law as closely and honestly as possible...
...objections to their new rule that would create philosophical and moral quandaries for all involved. Who may judge whether one student's unease is more or less valid than another's? If next year, five ultra-Catholic students wish to live at home because the gay students in their dorm make them feel uncomfortable, would that be O.K.? And what if the religion is newer and more obscure than Judaism or Christianity? It would fall upon administrators to judge the validity of moral beliefs and compare the relative validities of different religions--an impossible task for students, administrators, legislators...
...steps involves an upgrade of dorm lighting, which began in Quincy House last spring, said Wolinsky, who toured New Quincy after the lighting upgrade. He saw one common room where students were studying under the ceiling light...
...Garden Street Office of the Registrar will soon be arriving at dorm rooms across the College courtesy of the Internet...
Common spaces within the dorms are co-ed and several bathrooms in each dorm are designated as co-ed facilities...