I found this article on the homepage of CNN today while I was reading the daily news. It was presented right next to an article on Libya and right away I was drawn to it after what we discussed last week about how we at Colgate perpetuate compulsory heterosexuality. Upon reading the article I was not that surprised that Rutgers had moved to make this step after the incident earlier in the fall. I was, however, surprised to hear that they are by no means the first school to do this. I would have thought that the fact that other institutions have implemented this would have made more high-profile news before but apparently it has not. It is deeply saddening that it took a suicide to provoke this action and make it newsworthy. While the program is limited in scope, it is the first step in breaking this barrier. I am curious to hear the feedback on this program and see how many institutions will adopt this in the future.
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