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Following a storm of protest, Boston University President John Silber has agreed to loosen up on his parietal plan that includes a ban on all overnight guests of the opposite sex from the school's dormitories...
...controversial Silber agreed to allow five overnight visits by members of the same sex during the course of a semester. An outright ban would still be in force during the first two weeks of school and during exam periods...
...Silber, who is widely credited with upgrading the image of Boston University, attempted to install the new rules to prevent the school from turning into a hotel. Students had complained that they were forced to house unwanted guests brought in by roommates...
...Silber said that he would not give into demands that he end the ban entirely "because of parents, who are in a proportion of about 30 to 1 opposed to overnight visitors of the opposite...
...Silber has acknowledged that the plan, which generated national publicity, may be largely unenforceable. For their part, students say that the ban may cause a student exodus off campus into already crowded local housing. About 8500 students currently live in dormitories...