"The revised draft is designed to be in line with the Ministry of Education's
new university student management rule," the Website announcement said.
The ministry's new rule, which was issued in March, didn't say anything about
students engaging in sex.
Earlier this month, Chongqing Normal University set off a controversy when it
issued a rule saying students would be immediately expelled for improper sexual
behavior.
The rule specifically forbids female students from engaging in adulterous
affairs with married men, but didn't mention male students having sex.
Fudan officials refused yesterday to say what constitutes improper sexual
activities, or what is allowed.
Many students question whether schools should have the authority to ban sex,
and suggested the rule can't be enforced.
"The sex ban goes against the law and therefore violates students' rights,"
said Shan Min, a graduate student at Tongji University.
In China, men are allowed to marry at the age of 22 and women can tie the knot
at the age of 20, he said. Since many students are older than that, their sex
lives are no one else's business, Shan added.
Shen Yaxin, a Fudan university student, said that the ban is simply to show an
attitude that the school opposes students having sex and won't be enforced.
"No one would let the secret out if they have sex," Shen said."How could the
school know if they have no evidence?"
Earlier this year, a male student at Shanghai University was expelled after he
allowed his girlfriend to spend the night in his dorm room to look after him
while he was sick. His expulsion raised a great deal of controversy among many
people in the city.
