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Originally Posted by Drolefille

1) That would make sense if both men and women were called co-eds, but they're not.

Originally Posted by Drolefille

2) I have literally never heard someone use co-ed as a noun to refer to a male student.

I understand if you have never heard that use. Since you can't walk through life with me, I'll just give an Internet-based example:

http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/U-of-C-to-Let-Male-Female-Students-Sleep-Together.html

If this attempt at sexual connotation makes coed as a noun still offensive, that still isn't the same as the claim that coed is only/100%/always/with no exceptions used for women.

And since I was in a blessed Seder all evening....

An article in The Jewish Advocate titled "Muslim and Jewish Coeds Under Sukkah;" and an article in Jewish Exponent titled "Israel Trip Preps Coeds for Advocacy" These articles are not only talking about female college students.

I have access through JSTOR but excerpts:

http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-204134537.html

http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-105675729.html

Originally Posted by Drolefille

If you're receiving sermons from other places and people...

That was figurative.

Originally Posted by naraht

50 men's colleges? As best as I can tell, only if you are including Roman Catholic Seminaries and Rabbinical Schools.

"Over 50." Correct, there are more women's liberal arts colleges than men's liberal arts colleges (which could also contribute to some people thinking of women at co-education institutions as "coeds" in the 21st century). All-male is all-male regardless of whether they are religious or non-religious institutions. For the record, there are actually less than 50 women's colleges if only considering 4-year liberal arts.