Save Doyle House

A couple of years ago, someone confessed to me that he had selected a particular post-secondary institution because, in his words, "the girls are hot" in that school. Naturally, boys want to be among girls (and vice versa), but not all the time.

Here is a story, from Memorial University, of a bunch of boys who like girls but value living among boys. Manly men know the difference. They live in the last all-male residential building that bureaucrats are trying to convert to co-ed.

The Doyle House boys are lining up to defend their tradition. There are two all-female houses at Memorial, and they support the boys in their fight. A resident of Doyle House said (NP -subscription required):

'There are a lot of things you have to worry about in a co-ed house, a lot of drama. But in an all-male house, all those stresses are gone. You get to be yourself.... In co-ed houses you have to get up and shower right away and clean yourself up.'

I found this refreshing. It is also a question about variety and choice. Another student was quoted by the St. John's CBC:

"If you're taking away the place where we feel comfortable growing and expressing ourselves, and forcing us to mature in an environment we're not comfortable with, how are we going to be able to grow into the individuals we need to be to lead the country in the future?"

The Doyle House boys have an on-line petition of support here.