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Lifestyle strife can cause headaches ■Students, psychologists advise screening future roommates well By Kathryn Franz for the Emerald When junior Parrish Danforth lived in the residence halls, he didn’t get to choose his roommate — and he ended up with a man who slept with a sword. Danforth chose his next roommate based on the feet that they bonded over bad roommate experiences. If he were to con tinue to choose roommates based on mu tual roommate troubles, his list of candi dates could include the majority of the population. Bertram Malle, a social psychologist at the University, calls the matter of choosing roommates “judgment under uncertainty”; the decision is important and is usually made with very little in formation. It’s a decision people signifi cantly fret over that usually ends with a plenitude of regrets, Malle said. For the student population, the issue of roommates is a big one. Although there are many students who carefully pick their housemates, many people end up choosing roommates based on convenience and financial concerns. Junior Charles Evrett wanted to cut down on living expenses, so he looked for a roommate and responded to an ad he saw on an announcement board in March. Since they moved in together, the two have had financial disagree ments, and the roommate has a pregnant girlfriend he fights with at least twice a day, shouting and screaming in the small apartment, Evrett said. Because of the lease Evrett signed, he feels trapped in his current room mate situation. “I don’t know if I can ask him to move out, but if I could I would,” Evrett said. Situations like these lead some psy chologists to advise that people get to know potential roommates before mov ing in with them. “Having a cup of coffee with someone isn’t going to be representative of how you will get along,” Malle said. The most reliable way to find a good room mate is to spend a lot of test time with that person, he said. Senior Seth Rigeles has experienced a variety of roommates and living situa tions, including living in a car, with friends and with strangers. He currently lives with a 70-year-old woman and a 40-year-old man. Through these experi ences, he has discovered what is really important to him when it comes to per sonalities in roommates. “You don’t want to have to worry about offending people or getting your ass kicked,” Rigeles said. Overall, his best living experience was living in a shanty for four months Turn to Roommates, page 8B Your map to Convenience! location • location • location Ask About Our Summer Rates 014030 JENNINGS & CO. Property Management, Inc. 911 Country Club Rd., Suite 150 Eugene, Oregon 24 Hour Rental Information Line 683-4219 Beginning June 24th, 2002 VISIT OUR NEW DOWNTOWN LOCATION: 260 East 11th Avenue Eugene, Oregon (We are located between High St. and Pearl St. in the 200 block on East 11th Avenue on the left/south side) Economize • Walk • Jog* Bicycle 1 «® 640 E. 15th Ave. - Pair a Dice Apts. 1 B/R $650, 1 B/R Loft $675, 2 B/R from $820 2 525/541 E. 19th Ave. - Nozama Apts. 2 B/R $565 3 1135/1131 1/2 Mill St. 2 B/R $595, 3 B/R $995 4 «■ 1149 Ferry St. - Firtree Apts. 1 B/R $525, 2 B/R $595 5 «® 794 E. 11th Ave./1128 Alder St. 1 B/R from $445, 2 B/R $545 6 «* 63 W. 16th Ave. Red Maples Apts. Studio $405, 1 B/R $465 7 "S’ 1290 E. 18th Ave. Hayward House Apts. 3 B/R from $995 8 i®- 2675 Oak St. Oak Terrace Apts. 1 B/R from $595 9 ^ 431/451 W. 13th Ave./1262 Lawrence St. 2 B/R from $565 Get in touch with us now! Use our 24 hr. information line dial 541-683-4219 or email noelr@ienninospm.com for additional campus area apartments, duplexes, 2-3 $ 4 bedroom houses Summer Storage i iuay, may i u, luuc Centennial SELF STORAGE 5x5 climate control • open 7 days weekly •alarms in every unit • cameras • private gate codes • packing supplies 988-9313 1111 Rainbow Dr. • Springfield (1 Mile East of Autzen Stadium) Behind Centennial Shopping Center 013979 1601 Olive St. 485-0916 Retro High Rise Studios 1 • 2 • 3 bedrooms All utilities paid On busline On-site laundry 597 Country Club 485-1422 1 • 2 • 3 bedrooms Sparkling Pool Lush courtyard setting On busline On-site laundry 1080 Patterson 687-8155 Elegant High Rise Large 1 & 2 bedrooms Large windows/Natural Light Cable included On busline Laundry rooms on each floor ODL 0_A63flLP6... Y0UR CAMPU5 MAJ2^LTPLA£L
