March 24, 2000
Gay Student Lobbies for Coed Housing at Tufts U.
When a graduating senior does battle with the housing office, you know it's out of principle, not self-interest.
Carl Sciortino Jr., a senior at Tufts University who is openly gay, is pushing Tufts to allow coed dormitory rooms. By offering only same-sex rooms, Tufts is discriminating against gay students, he says.
"There have been awkward situations in the past," he says. Gay students "have sometimes developed crushes on their roommates. That can be an
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