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Vol XXXVII No. 54

Tuesday, November 19, 2002

CLC listens to The Parietals Question addresses CLC
Michael Chambliss
News Writer


   Two representatives from The Parietals Question spoke to the Campus Life Council Monday about last week's parietals discussion and the future goals of The Parietals Question.

Andrea Barton, a sophomore from Walsh Hall, and Maggie Novario, a sophomore from Howard Hall, informed council members about the new group's aims and the results of Wednesday's parietals talk.

Another open meeting about how The Parietals Question should move forward is planned for before the end of the semester, Barton and Novario said. The group also plans to conduct a campus-wide survey on parietals.

"Our ultimate goal is to have a coed option, which is what most Catholic universities have," Novario said.

Several members of the CLC warned the two sophomores not to fall into the trap of discussing the same worn issues of previous parietals-questioning movements. Other members pointed out that prevention of pre-marital sex was falsely listed as a reason for parietals on the posters advertising last week's talk.

"The purpose of parietals is to return the community to a community after certain hours, not to prevent pre-marital sex. If you get your premise right, you will have more support across the student body," said Heather Rakoczy, rector of Pangborn Hall.

In other CLC news:

The Communication Task Force unveiled a preliminary version of its new Web site. The Web site is being created so that students and administrators can post campus events in order to increase event attendance, reduce over-crowding on building walls and improve overall communication among students.

Council members discussed potential names for the Web site, as well as the possibility of a giant screen in LaFortune Student Center displaying the calendar-formatted Web site.



All News Stories for Tuesday, November 19, 2002