While many in DU say that the lack of girls' hostels is reflective of the administration's orthodox mentality, colleges which are trying to build one now say there are a lot of hurdles to be crossed. Separate queues for women, coaches in the Metro, seats in the bus there's a lot that men can complain about when it comes to `reserved' or special facilities for women. But given all of that special treatment, here's a surprising fact out of the eight best known co-ed colleges in DU, three do not have working hostels for girls yet. Although St Stephen's and many others started out as boys' colleges, now that they've turned coed with at least 50% of their student body being women, one would think...
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