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Colleges Tackle the 'Sexile' Issue
Tighter rules introduced to empower banished roommates
By Rob Quinn
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Posted Oct 17, 09 6:52 AM CDT
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(Newser)
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"Sexiles" banished from their rooms by sexually active roommates have long been a feature of student life, but colleges across the country are looking into ways to help the hapless figures found crashed on lounge sofas get a good night's sleep. Many now require roommates to sign a contract covering overnight guests to avoid conflict when the unspoken code between students—now likelier to involve a text message than a sock on the door—breaks down.
Though some schools have touched on the issue—students at Georgetown are reminded that "overnight visits with a sexual partner" are "incompatible with the rights of the roommates"—Tufts University has led the charge by explicitly banning sex when a roommate is present. The moves mark a small but significant step backwards in the decades-old trend toward fully co-educational campus living, the Washington Post notes.