Switching dorm rooms now option for students
Jordan Watson
Issue date: 9/25/06 Section: Features
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The dorm life can be a very new experience for incoming students, but they still have a choice about where they want to live and this can spring room changes for some students.
Everyone has their own preferences on how they like to live, and these all play into how much someone likes their own dorm room.
Things like space, music and people can really move a person to dislike or like their particular dorm.
Brenton Brewer, Mulvane freshman, was moved from the west dorms over to the east dorms about two weeks ago.
He was put on the waiting list for the east dorms when he told Janece English, Director of Residence Life, that he was looking to transfer to the east.
"I knew like nobody in the West dorms. All of my friends are in the East dorms," Brewer said.
Brock Kendall, Mulvane freshman, had his roommate switch over to the East and was left in the West periodically.
"It's boring not having a roommate because there's no one talk to. I'll just have to enjoy the space while I have it," Kendall said.
Many students have no problem with their current rooms in the East or West though.
"I didn't really have much of a choice but it was still fine with me. You don't really need all that space," Kendall said.
While there is a big difference in the space of the East and West dorms, it doesn't seem to have prompted many hall changes.
"We've only had two men transfer from east to west," Janece English, Director of Residence Life, said.
Butler does carry a consolidation policy in the dorms though so this does prompt some room changing. For example; when a student moves out of the dorms and leaves their roommate, the remaining student has a choice to either live alone or get a new roommate.
The student can choose to live alone but this option does come with a price.
"If we can offer it to you, it's $275 a semester," English said.
Living alone can be much more of a perk to some students, compared to sharing a room with someone they may or may not know.
"We have had several women who have purchased their room as a single," English said.
Dorm life can be exciting, boring, or down right scary, but it's nice to know that students have options to make their lives more comfortable, if needed.
Everyone has their own preferences on how they like to live, and these all play into how much someone likes their own dorm room.
Things like space, music and people can really move a person to dislike or like their particular dorm.
Brenton Brewer, Mulvane freshman, was moved from the west dorms over to the east dorms about two weeks ago.
He was put on the waiting list for the east dorms when he told Janece English, Director of Residence Life, that he was looking to transfer to the east.
"I knew like nobody in the West dorms. All of my friends are in the East dorms," Brewer said.
Brock Kendall, Mulvane freshman, had his roommate switch over to the East and was left in the West periodically.
"It's boring not having a roommate because there's no one talk to. I'll just have to enjoy the space while I have it," Kendall said.
Many students have no problem with their current rooms in the East or West though.
"I didn't really have much of a choice but it was still fine with me. You don't really need all that space," Kendall said.
While there is a big difference in the space of the East and West dorms, it doesn't seem to have prompted many hall changes.
"We've only had two men transfer from east to west," Janece English, Director of Residence Life, said.
Butler does carry a consolidation policy in the dorms though so this does prompt some room changing. For example; when a student moves out of the dorms and leaves their roommate, the remaining student has a choice to either live alone or get a new roommate.
The student can choose to live alone but this option does come with a price.
"If we can offer it to you, it's $275 a semester," English said.
Living alone can be much more of a perk to some students, compared to sharing a room with someone they may or may not know.
"We have had several women who have purchased their room as a single," English said.
Dorm life can be exciting, boring, or down right scary, but it's nice to know that students have options to make their lives more comfortable, if needed.
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