Walking the walk

I don't pretend to have any special insight into the co-ed housing debate, but the recent controversy, which marred student/administration relations just before spring break, exposed important campus problems that we as students can solve. To be clear, the point of this piece is not to evaluate the merits of co-ed housing; I certainly cannot make arguments for or against the proposal any better than the next guy. The controversy began when the co-ed housing proposal, which over many months was pontificated upon extensively by campus activists, was rejected by senior administration officials who suddenly announced that the proposal was not feasible. Those who fought tirelessly for the project's implementation were either great actors or truly flabbergasted by the decision. The latter is more likely. The single thing that appears to be true to even the most casual observer is that a confused message continually came down from administrators. Some administrators must have signaled to interested students that the co-ed housing program was likely to be implemented. More relevant than the specific issues related concerning co-ed housing, however, is that this particular incident of student/administration debate exposes the serious communication problems and pent-up frustration that exists between students and administrators on Walnut Hill.