Word: fdo
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...increasingly rare nowadays, genuine respect for religious faith seems even rarer. And the same holds true at Harvard. In the wake of Coming Out Week and a slew of homophobic graffiti in several River Houses, the Undergraduate Council has brought an oft-attacked policy of the Freshmen Dean Office (FDO) to the forefront of undergraduate debate. On Oct. 24, the council created a task force to work for the end of the FDO's policy of allowing incoming first-years placed with gay roommates to change rooms prior to their arrival at Harvard...
...FDO's is a sensible policy for several reasons, the best of which is both simple and secular: just as males should not be forced to live with females, straight students should not be forced to live with gays. Potential sexual attraction and its attendant discomfort can make the daily grind of dorm life unbearable...
More importantly, the current FDO policy recognizes the genuine, heartfelt religious faith of many incoming students, Christian and otherwise. These students are probably not rare--at least, 83 percent of Americans call themselves Christians, and 65 percent of Americans oppose gay marriage...
Stephen T. Miller, a former proctor, says the requirement to refer any alcohol incident to the FDO "does make [a relationship of trust] more difficult to establish...
Another former proctor, who asked that he not to be identified, says he always felt it was inconsistent with the role of a proctor to refuse his first-years any discretion about what they report to the FDO...