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Ohio college student 'angry' and 'scared' after 'cisgender men' installed radiator in dorms: 'Safe space'
Fox news via yahoo.com ^ | October 19, 2021 | Emma Colton

Posted on 10/19/2021 11:36:24 AM PDT by grundle

A student at Oberlin College in Ohio described being "scared" and "angry" after the school announced a work crew would be installing radiators in a "safe space" dormitory for women and trans students, explaining the crew would likely be "cisgender men."

"I was angry, scared, and confused. Why didn’t the College complete the installation over the summer, when the building was empty? Why couldn’t they tell us precisely when the workers would be there? Why were they only notifying us the day before the installation was due to begin?" Oberlin student Peter Fray-Witzer wrote in an op-ed published in the college newspaper on Friday.

The student said he grew concerned because he had not heard of the installation plans before a school email was sent on Oct. 7. He explained that the crew would likely be cisgender men entering Baldwin Cottage, which is home to a "safe space" for "women and transgendered persons."

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Here is the original column by the college student:

https://oberlinreview.org/25000/opinions/male-workers-allowed-into-baldwin-unsettling-residents/

Male Workers Allowed Into Baldwin, Unsettling Residents

Peter Fray-Witzer

October 15, 2021

On Oct. 7, residents of Baldwin Cottage received an email from Josh Matos, the area coordinator for Multicultural and Identity-Based Communities.

“I am reaching out to you to give you an update on the radiator project,” Matos wrote. “Starting tomorrow (Friday, 10/8) the contractors will be entering rooms between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. to install the radiators. This will mean that they will be in your room for a period of time to complete the work.”

I had not been contacted about any sort of radiator installation before this email, so right away the word “update” stood out to me as untrue. I grew concerned reading the second line, which informed me that I had less than 24 hours to prepare for the arrival of the installation crew, and I was further perturbed by the ambiguous “for a period of time.”

In general, I am very averse to people entering my personal space. This anxiety was compounded by the fact that the crew would be strangers, and they were more than likely to be cisgender men.

Baldwin Cottage is the home of the Women and Trans Collective. The College website describes the dorm as “a close-knit community that provides women and transgendered persons with a safe space for discussion, communal living, and personal development.” Cisgender men are not allowed to live on the second and third floors, and many residents choose not to invite cisgender men to that space.

I was angry, scared, and confused. Why didn’t the College complete the installation over the summer, when the building was empty? Why couldn’t they tell us precisely when the workers would be there? Why were they only notifying us the day before the installation was due to begin?

I considered reaching out to Matos, but what would I say? The College was unlikely to address any of my concerns the day before the scheduled installation, and if they did, it would more than likely be in a passive we-are-truly-sorry-for-the-inconvenience sort of way, punctuated by an insistence that I would not be excessively bothered and that the installation was necessary, whether I liked it or not.

The next day, I waited apprehensively. The workers began installing in common spaces, and I could see immediately that they were all men. It was clear that the College had not made a special request that male workers not be allowed onto the upper floors of Baldwin. Predicting when they would reach my room was pure guesswork. I was trying to anticipate whether I would be in class when they arrived, or if I’d have to welcome strangers into my room only to be ejected to allow them space to work.

When the insistent knock eventually came, I scrambled to get my mask on and repeatedly shouted, “Coming!” through the door. Four or five construction workers stood outside, accompanied by someone who I could only assume — by his neat polo and clipboard — to be an emissary of the College. We stared at each other for a moment before I moved aside to allow the workers to enter. The emissary began issuing platitudes that the work wouldn’t take long and encouraged me to prop open my door. I asked meekly if I could actually not have a radiator installed in my dorm. I knew the answer was no before I had even said it, but hey — worth a shot.

I left for class, and by the time I had come back, they appeared to be done, though Polo Man warned me that they would return later in the week to check the insulation. Sure enough, they were back the next day. I felt mildly violated and a little peeved.

I couldn’t help but think that, though there were other dorms affected by the installation, Baldwin Cottage was one of the worst places for it to occur. There are myriad reasons to want to be housed in Baldwin Cottage, but many people — myself included — choose to live there for an added degree of privacy and a feeling of safety and protection. A significant portion of students choose to live in Baldwin because they are victims of sexual assault or abuse, have suffered past invasions of privacy, or have some other reason to fear cisgender men.

When I asked other Baldwin residents how they felt about the whole debacle, some responded with the usual complaints about any hardware project — the mess, the noise, the suddenness — but others admitted that they weren’t entirely comfortable with the way the installation had been handled and the fact that they were subject to the whims of the contractors. One resident told me that they were instructed to ask another resident to hurry up in the shower so that the workers could have access to the bathrooms. In my experience, if the workers couldn’t hear the water running, they would come into the communal bathroom as they pleased, regardless of who was occupying it.

I understand, of course, that installations like this are routine; the College needs to improve its facilities occasionally, and who am I to stand in the way of that? After all, I get a brand-spanking-new radiator, right in time for the cold weather. But why not finish the project during the four months of the summer semester, when the building was unoccupied? Why not alert us earlier to the intrusion? Why didn’t the College make a schedule detailing when the workers would be likely to arrive at each dorm and in each room? They should have taken measures to keep students comfortable and safe — especially those who have elected to live in a specifically designated safe space.

1 posted on 10/19/2021 11:36:24 AM PDT by grundle
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To: grundle
The college is obviously at fault for not sending a team made up exclusively of transgender pipe-fitters and HVAC specialists to do the work.

/mordant sarcasm

Regards,

2 posted on 10/19/2021 11:37:43 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: grundle

Fine.

Freeze, then.


3 posted on 10/19/2021 11:38:25 AM PDT by Salamander ("Salamander has barbaric tendencies" /Gundog)
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To: grundle

what the hell are “cisgender men”?


4 posted on 10/19/2021 11:38:40 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: grundle

so they sent a bunch of cissies to fix the radiators?


5 posted on 10/19/2021 11:39:03 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: grundle

This student either has very serious mental problems and/or he is seeking publicity.


6 posted on 10/19/2021 11:39:25 AM PDT by Jane Austen (Neo-cons are liberal Democrats who love illegal aliens and war.)
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To: God luvs America

Straight Men who identify as Men.


7 posted on 10/19/2021 11:39:50 AM PDT by EvilCapitalist (Pets are no substitute for children.)
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To: Jane Austen

I’d go with the former.


8 posted on 10/19/2021 11:40:52 AM PDT by EvilCapitalist (Pets are no substitute for children.)
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To: grundle

wait? This is real? I just skimmed the headline earlier and thought it was a parody


9 posted on 10/19/2021 11:40:58 AM PDT by janetjanet998
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To: grundle

It must be exhausting living one’s life scared of almost everyone you come into contact with. Straight, gay, whatever- that is a miserable way to live.


10 posted on 10/19/2021 11:41:04 AM PDT by ocendot
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To: grundle

Oberlin College is a Leftist school for Snowflakes. Did this ditz every stop to think that the radiator was fine during the summer and there was no reason to fix it until it was broken. There are far too many Participation Trophy kids in the world who have never been told “No”. Time to start saying “No” to these spoiled brats.


11 posted on 10/19/2021 11:41:24 AM PDT by econjack (I'm not bossy. I just know what you should be doing.)
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To: grundle

Simply mind boggling that people like this can survive taking a walk in a public space without collapsing in fear.


12 posted on 10/19/2021 11:42:00 AM PDT by Rebelbase (Were State Dept. Havana Syndrome victims the guinea pigs of 5G/graphene oxide "vaccine" tests?)
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To: EvilCapitalist

Oh- you mean dudes like me...thanks for the clarification...


13 posted on 10/19/2021 11:42:02 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: grundle

He (She?) ended up looking like a fool only because everything was wrapped in cisphobia. (If that doesn’t exist as a word, I’m coining it.) I could imagine being upset with “Oh, yeah.... there’s gonna be a lot of strangers in your room at any given time tomorrow. We don’t know when, and we’re not going to tell you if we find out.” But the implication is he’d be okay with it, as long as they were trannies.


14 posted on 10/19/2021 11:42:39 AM PDT by dangus
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To: alexander_busek

Pipe-fitters. Huh huh.


15 posted on 10/19/2021 11:43:02 AM PDT by dangus
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To: alexander_busek

Construction Zone Free Space signs.No Students


16 posted on 10/19/2021 11:43:06 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: grundle

17 posted on 10/19/2021 11:43:09 AM PDT by libh8er
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To: alexander_busek
Did somebody mention laying pipe?

[quietly waits to see who gets it] ;D

18 posted on 10/19/2021 11:43:10 AM PDT by Salamander ("Salamander has barbaric tendencies" /Gundog)
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To: God luvs America

Real men.


19 posted on 10/19/2021 11:43:31 AM PDT by Salamander ("Salamander has barbaric tendencies" /Gundog)
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To: grundle

“I was angry, scared, and confused. “

I can’t imagine this jack-wad ever applying for employment doing anything.


20 posted on 10/19/2021 11:44:15 AM PDT by Macoozie (Handcuffs and Orange Jumpsuitss)
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