Residence Concerns (2009)
06-29-2009 at 04:48 PM
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06-29-2009 at 06:59 PM
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I've read most of them. Awesome job to those who contributed them 
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06-29-2009 at 07:03 PM
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Agreed - very informative!
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06-29-2009 at 07:29 PM
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I was in Moulton in a triple first year, and my experience was horrible. One of my roommates took my food and alcohol (I was of age, the other 2 weren't), and she'd wear my shoes and stuff when I was away for the weekend. She denied it of course, and my CA's couldn't do anything about it as a result. My other roommate had this horrible cough thing all year and would clear her throat VERY loudly constantly followed by a "mmhhmm" sound. It became quite frustrating. The first roommate also had a habit of leaving the door unlocked all the time, especially at night and no matter how many times I'd tell her, it wouldn't make a difference. I had to sleep with ear plugs and deal with chronic ear infections all year because my one roommate would stay up til 1-2am and the other one got up at 6am every day. It was also VERY hot for the first month, the fan was going on the highest speed for a month and a half straight. I ended up going home/to my boyfriend's university most weekends because there was no point being there more than I had to. I never had any friends over and the one time I did, both my roommates were there that weekend and there was 6 of us crammed in a triple for the weekend. FUN. Anyway, that was my experience with res, but I hope this doesn't happen to everyone. I'm just telling it like it is, in case some people are still contemplating res...
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06-29-2009 at 07:34 PM
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for anyone who's been in matthews before
im pumped (of course  )
but hows the food situation? the nearest food places are all either vegie or restaurants. the nearest caf is pretty far
not to be paranoid or anything |
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06-29-2009 at 07:42 PM
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Thanks KaylaMarie for sharing your experience. Terrible:( I hope its better for you this year though  . And I too hope that doesn't happen to anyone else, including myself (UH Oh ) :S
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06-29-2009 at 07:53 PM
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Hey so were not supposed to have anything thats heat-producing in our rooms right? What about a hair straightener or a blowdryer??
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06-29-2009 at 07:57 PM
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I'm pretty sure straighteners and dryers are okay. Just make sure you turn them off...lol.
But don't quote me on that one!
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06-29-2009 at 07:58 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Melanieee
Hey so were not supposed to have anything thats heat-producing in our rooms right? What about a hair straightener or a blowdryer??
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You're correct. Stuff like that isn't allowed to be used in your room. However, you can bring it with you to the bathroom or use it in your own bathroom in your room if you have one.
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06-29-2009 at 07:58 PM
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Cause I think Id here about alot more girls complaining about some ban on hair straighteners lol. Seems like theyre allowed
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Hey so were not supposed to have anything thats heat-producing in our rooms right? What about a hair straightener or a blowdryer??
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Pretty much everything with an open-element is banned from your room. But like Greg said, you can use them in the bathroom. And if you have cooking stuff like a waffle maker, you can use those in the kitchen.
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06-29-2009 at 08:00 PM
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Cause I think Id here about alot more girls complaining about some ban on hair straighteners lol. Seems like theyre allowed |
Well just because a rule is in place, doesn't mean that people follow it/is heavily enforced. I know plenty of people who used Hair straighteners and driers in their room.
But if you do get caught, it's a pretty big penalty.
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06-29-2009 at 08:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sumo1991
for anyone who's been in matthews before
im pumped (of course )
but hows the food situation? the nearest food places are all either vegie or restaurants. the nearest caf is pretty far
not to be paranoid or anything |
i was in matthews, i did end up eating in bistro(which took all my money) and minimac a lot but just cuz im super lazy, it takes like 2 mins to walk to any of the other food places, it really wasnt a concern at all. |
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06-29-2009 at 08:26 PM
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just wondering:
if you have your own washroom, do you have to buy toilet paper yourself or do they supply you with it?
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06-29-2009 at 08:29 PM
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I was wondering who cleans the bathrooms (in all of the various residences, in all of the various forms)?
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