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'Odd coupli Donioll if mivorl iiQUicmy 11iiagu By Susan Paine * Sharing a room with a stranger often re- | quires adjustments ? adjustments that arc I complicated when the stranger is of a dif- I ferent race. | "Generally it's a foreign situation for blacks and whites." said lane Root, assistant director of Resident Student Development. "Chances are they've never lived with anyone of a different race. But just because \ they're assigned to live together doesn't g mean it won't work out." ROOM ASSIGNMENTS are based on date " of application and dormitory preferences. Race has no bearing, according to the housing contract. The question on admission applications that asks for a student's race is used for statistical purposes only and is optional. "We try not to match smokers and nonsmokers, but that's the only discrimination that we do," said Linda Saad, director of housing. Students aren't separated because of race nor are they paired by race, but after the first year many students move in with friends regardless of color. This may give the impression of segrega Hon but it is the students choice, not the housing administration's, Saad said. "NEITHER OF us had any problems with having a roommate who had a different racial background," said Patsy Garrett, senior. "We still get along real well but we decided to move in with other friends after a couple years." "After the freshman year, people sign up that way," Saad said. "Upperelassmen pick their roommates." Roommates of different races are not given special consideration it tney desire a room change ? they have to make room changes at the prescribed time. I# IvC Mondays t W 10:00 a.m jXf in the Russ jHf I Special Vg "Sorcerei mmzm PCf roommates make ? Eg .knnRnHra| i im m: "Chances * ||j incy. V6 n?v? 1 TO. c'nMBBKKHK Kenneth Burks Jr. (left) and his second wl say they have few problems living with < "We can't change rooms until three weeks wl into the semester," said David Macaulay, tei director of area operations. 4<If there are problems, they could see Resident Student ha Development." la< HE SAID he would like students in different situations like these to learn and grow do IIU1I1 II1C CAJJCI ICIltC. wn U r "Part of college is growing and learning of and accepting people with different fri philosophies and lifestyles," Macaulay said. ar Saad said if the university allowed early room changes, too many people wouldn't try to to work things out before deciding to change roommates. cc Hall staff and professionals are available th to assist students in smoothing out problems. in SOME STUDENTS may need a hall adviser to act as a mediator. In that case, the w adviser can work with the roommates to si come up with a contract that all parties can sc comply with in order to avoid friction. A case when a mediator would be of help is al IPBSBBSSS ^ SEPT. 12-14 2:30, 7:00 & 9:30 _ $1.00, $1.50 v I hrough Fridays . & 12:00 p.m. ell House Lobby Showing ot 'S Apprentice" mmsm/ii a adjustments to ethn '' "v' , . > -:, keep th ?p|jp v\;::B with m B if he w; wBKBSKt1 W ?<^r"' fnlrl m< hall ad lite roommate John Mulhorn (right) Saac i person of another race. parent: studen are wil len roommates are no longer on speaking ms. "I t One woman, a black junior in Bates West, mate I; isn't spoken to her white roommates since differe it Thursday. was o Burks "We had a run-in recently. At this point I >n't know how things are going to work BUI it, but I hope we can come to some kind of and th iderstanding," she said. "They came out white < their room and practically threw my This iends out. They can have their friends over mate, ivtime but I can't have mine over." help c< far the AT THIS point the roommates are unable If a work things out alone. roomr "They need to go to a hall adviser and ment, >me up with a contract with rules for what Life S iey are going to do and what they aren't go- A $ g to do," Saad said. chang "Everybody's going to have to come up ST1 ith a solution that they can abide by. They til the lould try and get along without stepping on and i >mebody's rights." Marc Some people have a pessimistic attitude "A bout blacks and whites living together and throu BSSSSSSSSSSSSSS CPU is now acc mi=>mhi=>r<z fnr all nni Ill V/ III W # W ? vr * V?1 * * ? ? Come by Russell h or call 777-7130 f NOW is the timt involvedi VDCC nilTVCRCITV THIS 1 AtJUU VIIBVAIMWBA a anai needed to teach non-cre Applications available in tl" Deadline tomorrow f i ir-r-r\ a -r/Ni irM a /Nr i Nttua iuuun ur ANNUAL A ALL-NITER MM ? I. ii.M flMI A A sept. 21, 1 use ID Requir Barolina Progr* ic ditterenoes eir mind closed to the idea of rooming embers of another race, Saad added. IOR GEOFFREY Burge said, "When y room assignment someone asked me as black or white and I said black. He j 1 better get out of there. I asked why said, you re noi going to get aiong. )ld him lie was prejudiced and race has ret on a relationship. (That roommate are still best friends. The only reason itill not roommates is because he's a viser now." I said most complaints are from s who are upset instead of the ts. She says most of the time students ling to work things out. ried to commun oate wit! my room ast year but it seems like we were on nt wave lengths. He was on AM and 1 n FM," said black junior Kenneth Jr. IKS DID not change roommates then, is year Burks is rooming with another itudent. time it worked out better. His roomsophomore John Mulhorn said, "We ich other out as much as we can and so ;re's been no problems." student is unhappy with his or her nate and can not come to an agreethen he or she can go to Residential ervices for a room change. 10 processing fee is charged for room es. UDKNTS CAN make room changes un; end of the second week of November 11 spring, changes can be made until h. fter that, most of the time you can live u :? " ?11 II, Jdau DtflU. zepting ^ mmittees . M louse 209 jvC or details. ? b to get p &: 1TRUCT0RS M idit courses. Vv? le CPU office. : MADNESS ?? i984 jj|: