A pitiful display

At about 9 p.m. last Saturday, I returned from dinner at Applebee's with two girls on my floor. We were hanging out in the doorway of one girl's room, talking and listening to music, when we noticed four guys walking up and down the hall. Our floor is girls-only. \nAt first I thought they had come to pick a girl up and she was taking a long time getting ready. \nNo. They came by us and proceeded to start dancing in the hall. They stopped when we gave them weird looks. \nI asked, "Are you looking for someone? Can I help you?"\nThey claimed they were just hanging out. Hanging out on a girls floor in Ashton. Why? I dunno. \nNeedless to say this was quite irritating. They proceeded to prance up and down the hall like they owned it. Why? I don't know. They looked (a little too closely) at the pictures on girls' doors, passing comments on who was hot, who was not, and who's door they should knock on. There was somebody taking a shower, and they attempted to peek in the bathroom.\nAt this point, I told them to leave. They responded with an indecent sexual proposition. I responded with a slew of indecent four-letter words. For some strange reason, they seemed surprised. And then they left, while one talked on a cell phone asking, "Where the girls at?" \nI don't even know who they were. Were they trespassing, or did they live in my building? I don't know. For some reason beyond the realm of common sense, my building is not equipped with locking doors on each floor, so we have guys wandering about, sometimes in their underwear, at all hours of the day. \nBut that's besides the point.\nGranted, human beings have proven they can be noble and kind, or vile and disgusting. But this is an institution of higher education. I believe we all had to pass some sort of screening of our grade point averages and standardized test scores to make sure we were functioning at reasonably intelligent levels before being admitted to IU.\nAssuming that everyone who attends IU is functioning on those reasonably intelligent levels, wouldn't they have a little bit of common sense and respect?\nWhat would anyone with half a mind think he could achieve by peeking into bathrooms, dancing in the halls and randomly requesting sexual favors? \nAnd how stupid would someone have to be to think that a girl wouldn't say no to random sexual proposals?\nOh yeah, that's every girl's dream guy. I bet there are hundreds reading this just wishing they could meet those guys. \nHere's a secret: Girls appreciate being treated respectfully. \nAlthough there shouldn't have to be an incentive for someone to be respectful, respect should be an intrinsic part of everyone's moral values. \nSociety must really have taken a turn for the worse if guys like those can take themselves seriously. \nWatch out, ladies.