Grinnell Has Uni-Sex Dorm and Locker Rooms

**bawbie** · 10-24-2011, 04:33 PM

Originally Posted by MissouriCyclone

Well I know for here at ISU the bathroom dorm bathrooms are always locked and only residents of that floor can unlock the bathroom. A creeper could easily use this bathroom, by just saying they want to live on this floor and would have no way of knowing he was a creeper.... Consider me old fashioned, but it just seems like a bad idea.

Sure, just as nothing would stop a "creeper" from doing that in a uni-sex floor. You are supposing that "creepers" only "creep" from one gender to the other, which is clearly false.

**ianoconnor** · 10-24-2011, 04:33 PM

Wow. Didn't realize they had such massive endowment. $1.27B.

**bos** · 10-24-2011, 04:34 PM

Originally Posted by ianoconnor

Wow. Didn't realize they had such massive endowment. $1.27B.

Yes they do. Its crazy how much money flows through there. Almost every building on campus looks brand new as well.

**MissouriCyclone** · 10-24-2011, 04:37 PM

Originally Posted by bawbie

Sure, just as nothing would stop a "creeper" from doing that in a uni-sex floor. You are supposing that "creepers" only "creep" from one gender to the other, which is clearly false.

All I'm saying is something is going to happen and someone is going to ***** about it. They always do. What happened to just regular bathrooms?

**MissouriCyclone** · 10-24-2011, 04:39 PM

Originally Posted by ianoconnor

Wow. Didn't realize they had such massive endowment. $1.27B.

Also Herbie Hancock went there!

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**Mr Janny** · 10-24-2011, 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by MissouriCyclone

All I'm saying is something is going to happen and someone is going to ***** about it. They always do. What happened to just regular bathrooms?

It's not like this is new. The bathrooms have been this way for a long time. One of my high school buddies was a freshman there in the mid 90's, and it was the same way. It's just not an issue.

**SenorCy** · 10-24-2011, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by creightonclone

Mad? Nah. Annoyed? Sure. There's absolutely no need to even debate the merits of what Grinnell College does. It's so beyond the typical Iowan's ability of understanding, discussion is basically a waste of time.

**dmclone** · 10-24-2011, 06:27 PM

What's the benefit? How is this going to improve the college experience? Does it add or reduce risk? I don't know the answers to these question but if I had a kid going to college, this would be about #19,341st on the list of important things to consider. I guess if my kid didn't know whether it was a boy/girl it would be more important.

**Naughtius** · 10-25-2011, 10:00 AM

Originally Posted by ianoconnor

Wow. Didn't realize they had such massive endowment. $1.27B.

Um, stop looking at my massive endowment. My eyes are up here.

Sincerely,

Grinnell

**vmbplayer** · 10-25-2011, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by dmclone

What's the benefit? How is this going to improve the college experience? Does it add or reduce risk? I don't know the answers to these question but if I had a kid going to college, this would be about #19,341st on the list of important things to consider. I guess if my kid didn't know whether it was a boy/girl it would be more important.

For the general populous it doesn't do anything. For the small percentage of the population that identifies themselves as transgender I imagine it is something that's invaluable as far as feeling comfortable.

**mcblogerson** · 10-25-2011, 10:41 AM

I don't see how a girl that dresses like a guy, rooming with another girl is relevant to unisex dorms. Sharing bathrooms seems odd, but I guess no more odd than calling crossdressers transgender.