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Moving Guide
Exhibit conveys roommate woes
A UO STUDENT
TELLS THE TALE OF
NINE ROOMMATES
AND ONE TRASHED
HOUSE
Matt Partney
for the Emerald
This is the story of nine
Hawaii natives picked
to live in a house and
have their lives exhibit
ed to see what happens
when people stop acting
polite — and start getting
real.
This may sound like an
episode of “Real World,”
but it’s actually the story of
a living situation gone out
of control. Tom Hirashima,
a senior majoring in fine
arts, lived through the or
deal and survived to tell the
story — in a unique fash
ion.
Hirashima created an art
exhibit as part of the final
project for his Bachelor of
Fine Arts degree, telling
the story of his experience.
The exhibit, which mixes
photography with prose
and props, documents the
lives of nine people and
their lack of respect for
each other and their living
situation.
Photographs, letters from
the leasing office and room
mate testimonials reverber
ate with the chaos these nine
people endured and what
went wrong. The empty bot
tles of beer and cigarette
butts that litter the floor
around the exhibit only be
gin to convey the environ
ment of this plot.
In the fall of 1997, nine
acquaintances from Maui,
Hawaii, found themselves
in Eugene and looking for a
place to live. They found a
newly remodeled eight
bedroom house on 18th
Avenue and Willamette
Street and moved in imme
diately,
Hiroshima admits that the
thought of nine folks living
together was novel and ex
citing — at first. Uninvited
long-term guests, constant
partying, dwindling rent
payments and a lack of uni
ty within the house created
an unbearable, even hostile,
environment.
“The house was out of
control. With nine people in
the house, there was always
somebody partying,” he
said.
Hiroshima’s house was
the sight of many a crime
and resulting prosecution.
His art exhibit displays a
complete list of infractions
brought against the room
mates, ranging from drug
possession of nearly every
substance imaginable to ille
gal gambling, theft and soft
ware piracy.
Did we mention prostitu
tion yet?
After eight months, Hi
roshima had had enough
and moved out of the house,
accepting the penalty for
breaking his lease agree
ment.
“This sort of thing hap
pens in smaller houses, but
with a larger group, things
just get out of hand,” he
said.
One by one, each room
mate jumped ship, leaving
the house r id the owners
with $2,056.24 in owed rent
and repairs.
“We destroyed the house,
we trashed it,” Hiroshima
said.
Today, only two of the
three University students
remain in the house, while
the rest have dispersed. One
former roommate is still
missing in action after a
fight with another room
mate.
But there are lessons to be
learned from Hiroshima's ex
perience.
* * house was out
of control. With nine
people in the house,
there was always
somebody partying...
Most of my
roommates either had
a job or did nothing.
They just slept until
two then got up to
buy beer so they
could do it all over
again. >>
Tom Hirashima
Senior
“Next time, I wouldn’t
make snap decisions like
that on who to live with,” he
said. “I would recommend
that you all have something
in common, like you’re go
ing to school at the same
time.
“Most of my roommates
either had a job or did noth
ing. They just slept until two
then got up to buy beer so
they could do it all over
again.”
Hirashima also stressed
the importance of setting
house rules and even having
a chore schedule to avoid
any problems.
It’s true, chances are you
won’t be in a living situa
tion as crazy as Hi
rashima’s, but careful plan
ning and thoughtful
decision making will avoid
many of the problems he
had to go through. After all,
it may only start with dirty
dishes and loud music, but
who’s to say how close
prostitution and deadbeat
roomies follow?
Tom Hirashima’s exhibit
was in the Laverne Krause
Gallery at Lawrence Hall un
til April 28.
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