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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.
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"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
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HE SAID he would like students in different
situations like these to learn and grow do
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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
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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.
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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
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