Campus intimacy restrictions well-intentioned

THE RULES FOR FRESHMEN in Jilin Jianzhu University in Northeast China's Jilin province, which forbid "uncivilized behavior" such as boyfriends and girlfriends feeding each other in the school canteen, have triggered heated online discussion. Comments:

The rules, originally designed as reminders for students to follow decorum on campus rather than hard-and-fast regulations, should not be blamed for their well-intentioned purpose. It is not hard to tell from online posts that intimate behavior between male and female students can be observed in public areas, proving that many college students are not as self-restrained as the public might like. Therefore, such guidelines for self-discipline strive for a positive change in the campus environment, instead of being, as some might think, groundless decisions to gain more public attention.

Rednet.com, Nov 8