The residential life curriculum should not teach tomorrow's leaders' to fear friendships and relationships with members of the opposite sex. It should not teach us to veer away from open doors. It should not demonstrate sexual discrimination. Above all, it should not cause frustration with rules to the point of breaking them. Yet, the intervis policy sends out each of these messages.
Regulations boost neither comfort nor trust.
It becomes difficult to envision healthy inter-gender friendships as a result. Because of the nature of a residential academy, your room becomes a social environment. The two hour intervisitation time limit is also problematic. Such a limitation merely causes frustration for students. The policy gives a clear message that members of the opposite sex are dangerous.