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To: bigLusr
See comment 29. I'm not saying there isn't value in same-sex schools. But this is just cartoonish.
31 posted on 12/08/2004 2:13:48 PM PST by golch1979 ("Captain Sobel, we solute the rank, not the man.")
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To: golch1979

So you agree that they should fight to keep the school all-female. You agree that they're not doing anything wrong.

You simply disagree with views which they may or may not have held in regards to VMI.


35 posted on 12/08/2004 2:16:03 PM PST by bigLusr (Quiquid latine dictum sit altum viditur)
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I don't think a lawsuit will work or is necessarily the right tactic but I can understand feeling hoodwinked if the distinguishing feature of the institution I applied to and have been attending is changed midstream (and, yes, I know this happened at the Citadel and I feel sorry for the men it happened to, for the same reason. But a publicly funded institution is held to different governmental standards, rightly or wrongly.)

As I posted when another article on this subject was posted several weeks ago, I can understand the viewpoint of the women at Wells and I don't think their valid point of view should be mocked. They specifically applied to a women-only college because they wanted that experience. There are still several all-male colleges in existence also and I think there's a place for private single-sex colleges. Unfortunately, if the market can't support them they'll do what Wells is doing and nothing can stop it. But I understand the distress of people who are halfway through their education there. I think waiting 2 years or so and letting the current students graduate before implementing a drastic change like this would make more sense. Incoming students would know ahead of time what kind of school they are applying to.


51 posted on 12/08/2004 2:27:16 PM PST by saquin
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