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What do students complain about most?

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Parietals are a rule that at 2am on weekends and midnight on weeknights, boys must be out of girls rooms and vice versa. This is a rule that can be broken, but is strictly enforced if you are caught (read: BIG trouble). Students HATE parietals because they infantilize us. While the University sees this as vital to the Catholic identity, I really think they need to treat us as adults and let us make our own lifestyle decisions. I do see the upside to parietals though. When you get stuck with that random roommate freshman year that wants to have a boy over EVERY SINGLE night, you can kick him out. It forces you to sleep, mingle with your dormmates, etc. Also, I should mention that although parietals are annoying, it is still possible to hang out with people of the opposite sex "after hours." Every dorm has a 24-hour space where you can study, play ping-pong, or watch TV at any point with anyone. Our student centers and eateries are also open past 12/2.