Students living in the dorms will find their lives are u little e.isier if they use common sense .mil
common courtesy.
Dorm life actually can be bearable
By Birgit Schreiber Sivesind
Emerald Contributor
Probably the tresl tiling dorm residents c an do
when first moving in anil starting classes at the
University is get to know their resident assistant,
otherwise known as RA
At least one RA lives on each floor, so there's
no avoiding them anyway
"In the beginning there tire a lot ol questions
that they can answer for you," said Dot Cogdell.
a theater and creative writing major who lived in
the dorms for two and a halt years "They're not
your mother or a psvi hiatrisl. but thev can really
help out "
Kristen (ones a senior u ho Inis been an KA
for two years, said KAs serve as advisers to dorm
residents, answering simple questions such as
where tilings are located and deal with more
complicated situations sui h as suicide, eating
disorders or other personal problems
"When I was a freshman. I remember feeling
very intimidated because it was the first time
aw,iv from home said lau l uomi. who was an
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