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Truants made to clean dormitories

A college in Wuhan has introduced a new regulation to punish students who skip class. Under the new rule, any student found playing truant at Wuhan International Culture University must clean the opposite sex's dormitories. University staff said the regulation has proved effective in reducing the number of truants. A male student said it is undignified to clean the women's dormitories, while a female student said the male dorms are dirty and smell bad.