By the time one reaches college, common courtesy and basic manners should be well integrated into daily interactions. At the very least, students should be able to determine what behaviors should be conducted in private, as opposed to in front of other people, namely sex.
Many of the writer's points make sense: one of the main goal's of college is learning to navigate adulthood without a "protective shield". However, I disagree with the assumption that people overstepping their bounds is an inherent part of life. People need to learn to respect other's boundaries, more so than people need to express the boundaries that have been crossed. The initiative at Tufts is attempting to do just that: teach students, especially those who do not have these skills already, to respect the boundaries of others.
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A roommate should not have to lock their closet, hide their food, or password protect their computer for fear that their roommate is going to help themselves to one of these things. It is the same with sex. So, while I agree with the writer's statement on college being a time to grow and understand what it means to be an adult, I do not agree with their stance on Tufts' initiative. I think Tufts' is trying to aid their students' growth into responsible adults, not just with formal schooling, something many colleges don't do enough