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Residents enjoy rare experience
By Crystal Meyer
Life in the dorms may seem as punishment to some, but for many people it is an opportunity of a lifetime.
A chance to form friendships, to get involved with campus organizations and to learn the value of sharing with hundreds of other fellow residents.
The summer sessions show a wide discrepancy in the population of the 206 students living in Mitchell Hall compared to that of fall and spring semesters when the halls are abound with more then 3,000 residents.
Even closer bonds are formed between students living in Mitchell, the only residence hall open during summer session for college students.
Lisa Khan, 21, junior has lived three semesters in the residence hall and also lives in Mitchell during summer session. While working as a student and night supervisor as well.
"I think living in the residence halls is a really good experience," Khan said. "When I came here it felt like home, I don't know why.
"During the summer it is good to live here because you meet and see so many people. If you live off campus, you won't see very many people or friends and you will feel alone."
Jim Norby, 19, sophomore, echoed Kahn's sentiment.
"I have lived in the residence halls for over two years now and the best thing about the residence halls is you get to meet lots of people," he said.
According to Norby, another benefit of living in the residence halls is the convenience.
"The bad thing during the summer is there is no A/C in the rooms and you can get noise complaints easily," he said.
Problems in the residence halls during the summer are for the most part similar to those students encounter during the regular school year such as noise complaints and residential disputes.
The number of problems during the summer, however, are mild in comparison to that of regular school session.
When fall semester starts up once again and more students return, more problems return as well.
With violations varying from noise complaints, fake IDs, and students drinking and smoking in their residence hall rooms, the resident advisors and night supervisors have their hands full once again.
"In the summer there is less trouble and we don't face very many problems," Kahn said. "In the fall we have to deal with lots of people from off campus or other residence halls."
However, the residence halls are more than a place to harbor the shared summer problems of resident advisors, night supervisors and students, they are also an opportunity for fun.
This summer the residents living in Mitchell have had the chance to participate in activities sponsored by the hall.
Such fun events ranged from an ice cream social to a barbeque in the backyard of the hall to eat free food and to play some games of volleyball.
During the fall, each R.A. also has special events going on for their particular floor.
They invite residents to attend multi-cultural events, to come listen to special guest speakers or to participate in fun activities such as candle making.
Each student makes their own decision on what to participate in and what events they want to attend.
The opportunity is merely there to provide entertainment, help each student experience a bit of everything and to discover and develop their own individual flavor.
Living in the residence halls is a once in a lifetime chance to experience a wide variety of anything possible. What each student takes away from the experiences depends on what they put into it.
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