University of Chicago to Begin Coed Dorm Rooms

By Prescott Carlson in Miscellaneous on Dec 22, 2008 11:25PM

Looks like the University of Chicago is going to join the ranks of Brown University, University of Pennsylvania, Clark University and 27 other institutes of higher learning and will begin allowing coed dorm rooms starting next month. The U of C says the student-requested policy change "isn't aimed at romantic couples" but rather to allow BFFs of the opposite sex to share housing. Those in a relationship won't be forbidden to request to partner up in the dorm, however, nor do they need parental permission -- sure to thrill the moms and dads out there writing the big checks each semester. And don't even think about breaking up around midterms.