What's On Tap? (Irving, Tex.), Vol. [2], No. [2], Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 30, 1974 Page: 2 of 4
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January 30, 1974
What's On Tap?
I
ON THE SUBJECT OF OPEN DORMS
SHORT STUFF
ANOTHER WEDDING
Editor: Denise Lew
A student's room on campus is his most prized possession.
It is the one place that is his; the one place that he controls
and is responsible for. More importantly, it is the one place
that he may design to reflect his feeling, to insure his sanity.
A person's room should be somewhere where his friends are
always welcome, should he will their visit. Our university
has repeatedly and, I believe, unjustly retained a policy of
limiting the student's right to decide when, why and who may
visit his room. Why is it that the administration can decide for
its students that members of the opposite sex are needlessly
harmful to dorm life when present in a private room? The
absurdity of the thought should be its own attack. It tells
an individual that 50% of his friends are unjustified in enjoying
the place he calls "home."
To be sure, those in charge may have a justifiable concern in
considering the moral quality of the school policies. However,
nothing immoral and/or impractical can be found in a policy
of open dorms or visitation hours. We cannot realistically
deny that on certain occasions , their fears would not be enacted
to the fullest; yet the proclamation of closed dorms does not
affect only those certain cases but every other circumstance as
well. Cases in which the comfort of a familiar room is sought
for the purpose of more personal conversation and the enjoy-
ment of such conveniences as stereos and black lights will im-
mensely outweigh the other instances. Surely, a policy of
closed dorms does nothing to reduce promiscuity in any event.
Over and above all this is the fact that the existing dorm reg-
ulation is unnatural. It is the effect of unnatural situations to
cause extraordinary pressures. In an academic situation, these
To one who has survived one semester here it seems ap-
propriate to calmly question the reasons for this policy,
propose reasons for its abolition and call for such action to
take place immediately.
For comic relief, The Great Race deals with the rivalry between
the Great Leslie (Tojiy Curtis) and Professor Fate (Jack Lemmon)
in an automobile race from New York to Paris in 1908. Come
and watch as both vie for the championship and the woman
they love.
pressures are certainly not helpful and in many cases certainly
very damaging.
In short, there are, I find, no suitable positions for the re-
tention of the present closed dorm policy and suggest the
abolition of it immediately.
Ship of Fools and The Great Race will be shown this Thurs-
day and Sunday in Lynch Hall at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
This was the second wedding ceremony to take place at
the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas at UD during the Christmas
break.
Sally Beach
Ralph Bergeron
Dennis Collins
Joe Duggan
Roseanne Foster
Linda Koscso
Julie Marek
Stan Muckenthaler
Joe Staler
Sherri Werne
Paul Wood
Ship of Fools is Katherine Ann Porter's drama about the
follies of the passengers aboard a German freighter bound from
Vera Cruz to Bremerhaven in 1933. It investigates the many
intricacies of human relationships on levels which are familiar
to all.
Rev. Damian Fandal officiated at the matrimony of Miss
Olga Mihic and Mr. Giovanni Michelazzo, assistant Italian
teacher at UD. The small ceremony took place on Jan. 11
at 7 p.m.
Dennis Collins
MOVIES
It shall not be denied, the uniqueness of the University of
Dallas. Seldom is there found a collection of educators as
prepared as ours; in few colleges are the student bodies as
intelligent as the one found here. Perhaps, however, the most
unique quality of our school is the standing regulation of
closed dorms in a society where such a commidity is, indeed,
rare.
The question of invasion of privacy and the inconvenience
that may result from a reversal in policy should be considered.
"Invasion of privacy" seems a contradiction in terms with
"open dorms." for the reasoning behind open dorms lies with
the right of an individual's private wishes. However, I can
recognize what some may call an invasion of privacy and treat
it as a valid argument. There is certainly no more invasion of
privacy if a member of the opposite sex knocks on the door
than if one's own dorm member would do so. The visited party
still has the option of turning away the visitors. The only
feasible inconvenience would be that encountered on the way
to the showers. That onewould be required to wear a robe or
towel seems quite an insignificant matter, however.
what’s on tap?
A Student Publication of the University of Dallas
The course, "Woman and Identity," will begin on Thursday,
Jan. 31, in Braniff at 12:30 p.m. This one credit, pass-fail
course, may be added to your schedule until Friday, Feb. 1.
"Woman and Identity" involves discussions and readings and
will be taught by Mrs. Garrett. Those interested should contact
the business office immediately.
There will be an extracurricular dance class, in conjunction
with a weight program on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12: 30
to 2 p.m. at the Maher Athletic Center. This is an informal
program for those interested in the graceful movement of well-
toned bodies. Come join our fight against multiple flab!
One benefit from the change in security procedures is that
the upstairs SUB is open after midnight. So, for all you night
owls, there is someplace to go after the dorms are closed.
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