August 1, 2003

Be Their Guest

By WILL POTTER

One of the last all-male colleges in the country has been quite bold in proclaiming that women are welcome -- as dates.

"Hampden-Sydney College: Where men are men and women are guests," read bumper stickers sold at the college's bookstore. Some say the phrase has become the institution's unofficial motto.

"It just means this is an all-male college," says Walter M. Bortz, president of the 1,000-student college in Virginia. "It's for men. We welcome women on campus for

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