Alone In A Half-Dorm

happy1
Tue, 31 Oct 2017 01:38:42 +0000

It is not unusual for housing to require a person to stay on their half of the room even nobody is living on the other space. I have heard this happening before. The school wants to retain the right to move someone in without notice, they want to keep the furniture unused etc. You can’t fight it because you are not paying for the whole room. I do think your RA should have spoke to you about it and given you a day to move your stuff back before writing you up. You can talk to your RA or ResLife to see if there is something you can do (maybe hang a partition in the room, move the furniture in a way that cuts the room off etc. that would make you feel better about it. And you can see about either getting a friend to move in next semester or moving to another room yourself.

I would recommend that you seek out counseling at the school if you feel unsettled/unhappy. Let a professional help you work through those issues. I’d also suggest you try to get involved in activities you care about and use that as a way to meet more people and keep busy.