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Researchers also observed problems resulting from pairing interracial students in residences.

An Indiana University study found that interracial roommates were three times as likely as two white roommates to no longer live together by the end of the semester

I've experienced roommate conflicts between interracial students that have both broken down stereotypes and reinforced stereotypes," said one Penn resident advisor (RA).

Interracial lodging does more harm than good

Interracial lodging may have diverse outcomes.

Interracial roommates are more likely to fall out

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They are more likely to encounter interracial conflicts.

Russell Fazio, an Ohio State psychology professor who has studied interracial roommates there and at Indiana University, discovered an intriguing academic effect.

That same study found that randomly assigned interracial roommates at Ohio State broke up before the end of the quarter about twice as often as same-race roommates

Because interracial roommate relationships are often problematic, Dr. Fazio said, many students would like to move out, but university housing policies may make it hard to leave.

At Indiana University, where housing was not so tight, more interracial roommates split up," he said

Fazio's Indiana study found that three times as many randomly assigned interracial roommates were no longer living together at the end of the semester, compared with white roommates.

The interracial roommates spent less time together, and had fewer joint activities than the white pairs

What did the study find about randomly assigned interracial roommates at Ohio State University?

Fazio find interesting about interracial roommates who had lived together for 10 weeks