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Lesbian voted college's Homecoming King

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FREDERICK, Md., March 7 (UPI) -- Officials at Hood College in Frederick, Md., are reviewing homecoming procedures after an openly lesbian student was voted this year's Homecoming King.

Senior Jen Jones, 21, said she didn't even know she was nominated until she saw her name on the ballot. She took 64 of the 169 votes cast, beating out seven male students for the title, the Frederick News-Post reported.

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Hood has allowed men to attend its undergraduate program as commuters since 1971, and only became co-educational in October 2002. There are only 28 men in this year's graduating class of 260 students.

Don Miller, Hood's director of student activities and orientation, said that all homecoming events will be reviewed.

"As part of an ongoing process, we will see if we need to make changes," Miller said. "We will look at what students want Hood's homecoming to be."

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