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Parietal rules had existed at Harvard and Radcliffe since time immemorial. In fact, the first listing for “parietal?? in the Oxford English Dictionary comes from the 1837 Harvard College handbook. Not only were Harvard administrators the instigators behind this kind of thing, they of course had to design a fancy name for it. Only 30-some years ago, members of the opposite sex often were not allowed to be alone together inside a closed room, and gendered curfew was imposed at night. Radcliffe was stricter than Harvard—some dorms enforced a three-feet...

Author: By Beccah G. Watson, | Title: Finding Room for Co-ed Living | 10/3/2003 | See Source »

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