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"Coeducation Silences Women"

Which is why the women invaded VMI and the Citadel - just so they could be silenced...

Great point!

Also, the feminists seem to want to have it both ways. On the one hand, they argue 'sisterhood is powerful,' women are strong and absolutely the equal of men in all ways.

On the other, they cower at the thought of men in the classroom, claiming that the males will dominate. Which is it?

As a graduate of Wells college, I really enjoy liberals who believe that they are progressive and tolerant being anti change and intolerant of dissent.

In olden days, liberals would welcome different points of view and not take it personally that they didn't "convert" someone just by spouting off their own views.

Women at Wells are not cowering at the thought of men in the classroom. However, Wells has promoted itself as a small (about 400 total student body) women's liberal arts college where women can learn and experience leadership. They have extraordinary opportunity to participate in collegiate council, lead organizations, take part in varsity sports, make their voices heard in classroom discussions, network with alumni - opportunities not available to this extent in larger colleges and universities, especially where half of the student body is male.

The protests are coming because the trustees' vote was seen as coming at them "out-of-the-blue," from behind closed doors with the breakdown of the vote not made known. There were rumors of going coed for a long time, but nothing specific. Parents and young women who chose this school because of the way it has been promoted have felt betrayed, not so much by the decision, but because they were not informed it was coming imminently and could not provide input.

If revenue (as it often is), and enrollment were severe problems there could have been focus on improvement in these areas, especially in recruiting. At my daughters high school in a neighboring state Wells was not even in the radar as a possible school choice. One Wells student group is requesting a marketing study before the decision is enacted. This makes good sense.

Opening the doors to the few males who will enroll remains to be seen if this will improve financial status of the college. Also, Wells is now open to Cornell males who wish to take classes there, and how many of them are doing so? Very few.

As far as the comments about Wells being a school for "dykes", that's just plain stupid. From the posts here, a number of freepers are Wells graduates, or married to Wells graduates. We went the college search route for two years in a row, and ALL of the colleges we searched had prominent gay/lesbian organizations promoting "diversity." The purpose of an all-women's college is not lesbianism.