<p>I was quoting a student from BC ... i have never been there and i was asking the same question as the initial poster so just copied the reply to this thread. </p>
<p>Personally i think schools ususally make those policies to have grounds for punishing people who really do go over the line. I am not employed at a college so that could be a naive assumption of mine.</p>
<p>Sid's version reflects exactly the way it was at BC when I went there many moons ago. Don't know if it's the same now.</p>
<p>The administration is caught between Church policy and practical reality. You can't expect them to officially approve an "anything goes" policy, as it would amount to putting the Church's seal of approval on whatever would happen. So my guess is that they officially state the ideal they believe in, but they sort of leave it up to individual students to live up to that ideal.</p>
<p>tourguide,</p>
<p>You're certainy correct, about the colletes being caught b/w a rock and a hard spot. But given the stated policy, the schools can't just leave it up to indiv to live up to that standard. </p>
<p>I can only assume that when roommates disagree re: guests, the parties are not encouaged to comprimse (as they would be regarding neatness, noise or other lifestyle issues), but the rule is enforced and the offender is reported (and perhaps subjected to discipline). How could an RA or the Dean of Students mediate a clear viol of res life rules?</p>
<p>Funny, w/o any reference to conduct, these rules permit lesbian/gay students can have their partners visit overnight. </p>
<p>Hmmm.</p>
<p>NYC, when I was at BC, the female students were infuriatingly vigilant about protecting their virtue, so it didn't seem to be much of a problem. In the unlikely event that some guy had an overnight guest, it was far more likely that the roommate would high-five him, rather than complain to the Dean of Students.</p>