<p>do they really make a big difference in the lives of students.
i wouldnt think so, but i need some opinions from ppl who experience this or know about it</p>
<p>What do you mean by that? I mean, yeah, they suck, but there are ways around parietals if you really want to break them.</p>
<p>D. says it's harder to make friends and paradoxically the single sex dorms and parietals almost encourage hooking up.</p>
<p>I've heard exactly the opposite from Mombot, so I'm curious -- how does requiring visitors of the opposite sex to leave one's bedroom at midnight or 2 am make friendship more difficult?</p>
<p>My son is a freshman at our state university and he lives in a coed dorm - boys and girls living on the same floor - and I believe that this tends to result in too much socializing. I think living with the opposite sex proves to be too big of a distraction and results in too many weekday late hours of getting to sleep and in too much socializing - not enough studying. I don't know what the big deal is about single sex dorms - I lived in an all girls dorm when I went to college and I had no problem meeting boys and spending time with them. Girls will stay up late talking to one another and so will boys - but not to the extent and frequency that I believe coed dorms encourage by their living arrangements.</p>
<p>i am just about to go to ND and i really like the parietals actually. I think it leads to people hanging out with their actual dorm mates more and thus more camaraderie among dorm members, which i think is one of the best parts of ND</p>
<p>plus, single sex dorms mean us guys don't have to put up with all the petty BS that girls bring if dorms are coed</p>
<p>it's horrible. especially if you have someone from the opposite sex visiting you! I think best case scenario would be single sex dorms with no parietals. We should be given the freedom and responsibility of adults. If I have a 10:40 class the next day, and I want to hang out with a girl, she has to leave my dorm by midnight? I could argue this forever, but whatever--you can always live off campus.</p>
<p>Jvon go to the freaking basement</p>
<p>You can't shut the door in the basement....If you like girls, then you hate parietals.</p>
<p>Does it really matter if you aren't trying to hook up? I.E., if you're someone like me, who has never been part of the partying scene and doesn't do the hookup thing, does it actually hinder relationships?</p>
<p>I actually really like the single sex dorms. Girls don't have to deal with the mess and noise of parties (or pay for beer) and guys don't have to deal with the drama of girls' dorms. It also encourages more dorm camaraderie I think.</p>
<p>As for parietals, they can be nice because the dorm quiets down and if you want to get rid of someone annoying/your roomie's guests its a good excuse. It can also encourage dorm camaraderie to an extent, though often we have girls from other dorms hanging out in our room...</p>
<p>However, they can also be really annoying. Like, if you're watching a movie with a bunch of people and are in the middle of it at parietals. Sometimes its hard to find a 24-hour space with a free TV. Or, if you are working on homework with someone, it can be hard to find another reasonably quiet space where you can also talk with your group, etc.</p>
<p>Also, they are obnoxious when you're dating someone. So, yes, AynRand=Lame, it does affect you even if you're not just hooking up. People in relationships generally like to have time together, sometimes to make out, sometimes to talk. Most of us have witnessed conversations taking place in LaFortune that probably should have been private. The one time one of my roommates broke parietals it was to have a serious conversation with her boyfriend.</p>
<p>Seriously though, it isn't too hard to break parietals in guys' dorms (though they give some guys an excuse to hook up and leave/kick the girl out). If you're already there, it isn't hard to just spend the night. </p>
<p>Parietals have their pros and cons, mostly cons in my opinion,but they aren't unbearable. Parietals should definitely not dissuade you from going to Notre Dame or living on campus. Because, all in all, dorm life here is pretty good.</p>