Fall Dorm Assignment Out!

[ASMAJ]

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So does anyone know about Simpson Hall?

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<p>What you want to know?</p>

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I have two roommates, so is this a permanent or temp triple?

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<p>Suggest you call to find out. I talked about that in an earlier post.</p>

[jgonzo220]

<p>Is it just your average dorm…like better worse or about the same as everywhere else I guess is what I want to know.</p>

<p>So like you said, a triple at this point would be one bunkbed and one un-bunked bed, correct? Or are the rooms big enough to hold three un-bunked beds…</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

[ASMAJ]

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Is it just your average dorm…like better worse or about the same as everywhere else I guess is what I want to know.

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<p>Yeah its your typical traditional style dorm, like broward. You there are 4 shower stalls and 6 toilets for ~50 residents. Its cleaned M-F. Graham Oasis (conviencene store) is located right outside you dorm. Gator dining is only a 3 min walk away. There is a huge parking lot for freshmen located right outside Simpson. G, 2, 4 are female floors and 1 and 3 are male. The is also a large study are located on the second floor between simpson and graham. There are bus stops really close by so getting around is easy. Simpson is mandated ALL freshmen dorm. If you say on campus the following year then you get you first pick of dorms since you would be considered a displaced student. </p>

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So like you said, a triple at this point would be one bunkbed and one un-bunked bed, correct? Or are the rooms big enough to hold three un-bunked beds…

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<li>Yes.</li>
<li>No, the room is small. You guys or girls are going to have to make some compromises. Most likely you have a temp triple, I cant think of any perm triples in simpson.</li>
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[Calculus]

<p>I looked my roommate up on myspace, he looks like an emo. Ugh, I really hate to sound shallow, and I wouldn’t even know how to ask for a roommate change. I got Hume Hall with this kid, so I don’t know what to do.</p>

<p>Should I just stick it out and wait and see how he is? I could just be kind of scared to live with someone I’ve never met in my life before though.</p>

[blind316]

<p>So yeah I got Room 4 YULEE HALL 16000401. Is that on the 4th floor? Is the ground tile or carpet? Anything about yulee I should know about ahead of time?</p>

<p>Anyways my roommate doesn’t have a facebook or myspace, it seems like he’s not on the computer much.</p>

[wisca23]

<p>Thanks, ASMAJ.</p>

<p>Also, is Graham hall known for being social? I want the ability to meet lots of new people, and was wondering if Graham is such a place.</p>

[ChandraMoon]

<p>My roommate doesn’t have myspace/facebook either. I’m in Hume East, 306, I don’t know if that is a good or bad number.</p>

[danny2011]

<p>What do you think of Rawlings?</p>

[dark962001]

<p>Okay this is really weird a friend of mine from my 6th period is my roommate for fall and we did not request each other. Is this just a huge cowincidence or did this happen on purpose.</p>

[dark962001]

<p>We are in broward</p>

[ASMAJ]

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I looked my roommate up on myspace, he looks like an emo. Ugh, I really hate to sound shallow, and I wouldn’t even know how to ask for a roommate change. I got Hume Hall with this kid, so I don’t know what to do.

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<p>Had to look this up because I had not idea what an "emo’ was. You are not going to get a room change for superficial reasons like that. If you guys start having fights or stealing occurs then there is reason. Also there is a room transfer freeze the first two weeks of schools, so nothing can be done till then. </p>

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EMO [slang]:
Emo is a slang term derived from the word “emotional”, used as a misnomer to describe a range of fashion styles and attitudes affiliated with emo music. The term is also used negatively to describe a general state of unhappiness or melancholy (as in “to feel emo”). Emo is also used as a noun, often pejoratively, to identify a member of the “emo scene” or someone viewed as fitting the “emo” stereotype.</p>

<p>There are two popular forms of dress that are considered emo. The first is essentially derived from the 1990s “indie emo” scene, and has connections to indie rock, grunge, and punk rock. It includes more vintage and thrift store clothing, typically for a well-worn look. Some of the clothing leans toward khaki colors. T-shirts are typically of smaller sizes, and with various prints, often images from the 1980s punk culture. Bags and backpacks often have pins and patches of various bands.</p>

<p>The other popular style of dress focuses on darker colors. Commonly seen styles include straight, dark colored hair, either black, red, multi-colored (brown and black, red and purple, etc.) which covers one eye, males wearing pants tailored for females, lip, eyebrow, and labret piercings, and dark make-up on males and females (most notably black eyeliner, although red and pink eyeshadow is becoming increasingly popular). A common accessory for both males and females is glasses with a dark coloured (usually black), thick rim, a style sometimes even worn by persons who do not require corrective eye-wear. Wristbands in various colors are also popular.</p>

<p>Converse All-Star style shoes are common amongst both styles of dress, as are Vans and other skate shoe brands.</p>

<p>While “emo” is often used to describe the dress and attitudes of fans of emo music, “emo” as a musical genre and “emo” as a slang term are largely separate. “Emo” as a musical genre long pre-dated the use of “emo” as a slang term. At the same time, most current bands are labeled “emo” unwillingly, largely because they share some of the fashion trends and attitude associated with “emo” as a slang term.</p>

<p>There is also a common stereotype that associates “emo” with self-harm, most notably cutting wrists, partly due to song lyrics associated with “emo” bands, which often speak of acts of self-destruction. However, apart from the anecdotal, there is no significant evidence of any correlation between emo and self-harm.</p>

<p>The term “emo” has also been used in recent years on the Internet as a form of insult, especially toward those who appear emotionally unstable, or those who talk about issues in their personal lives to people in public forums or chat rooms. Similar to popular profanity, it tends to be used as a general insult even when it is not directly applicable. Phrases such as “cheer up, emo kid” are used frequently as a quick brush-off in this context. Some people use the term “emo” to describe a feeling of depression, alluding to the association of depression with the “emo” subculture. As a result, individual definitions of emo vary greatly, and consensus on a single definition is difficult if not impossible.

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[ASMAJ]

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So yeah I got Room 4 YULEE HALL 16000401. Is that on the 4th floor? Is the ground tile or carpet? Anything about yulee I should know about ahead of time?

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<p>160=hall, 0004=room#, 01-position
You are on the ground floor. Last time I was in yulee, they had tile not carpet like broward. They were recently renovated and have really nice bathrooms and newer rooms.</p>

[ASMAJ]

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Also, is Graham hall known for being social? I want the ability to meet lots of new people, and was wondering if Graham is such a place.

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<p>The social aspect of every dorm floor is based on the residents. If you have social residents then you will have a social floor. Since graham-trusler-simpson are mostly freshmen, you most likely wont have a problem meeting people.</p>

[Visirale]

<p>What the hell, why have I heard absolutely nothing?</p>

[ChandraMoon]

<p>Weirdest thing ever…my friend just found out she’s in Rawlings, and that her roommate is another girl from our high school, and they did not request each other. What are the odds of that?</p>

<p>Edit:
I just talked to another friend, and she’s in 308, and I’m in 306. How weird is that? does anyone know if those rooms in Hume are next door (are all the evens on one side)? Does that mean we share a bathroom?</p>

<p>UF is NOT using a random system.</p>

[elweezer]

<p>Ok after signing up for Lakeside I got put into a triple in Yulee. If I couldn’t handle one roommate, why would I be able to handle two?</p>

[Sandra0702]

<p>Does anyone know the etiquette on contacting roommates? What sort of things should be decided before we move in? I think I’m a wee bit nervous about sharing a room with two other people so I’m overanalyzing the whole situation… =)</p>

[ASMAJ]

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UF is NOT using a random system.

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<p>High school is not a criteria in placing students in rooms. Friends and family on you floor is all by coincidence.</p>

[ASMAJ]

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Does anyone know the etiquette on contacting roommates?

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<li>Phone</li>
<li>Facebook (I was one of the first from UF to join, so I didn’t have this luxury then)</li>
<li>MySpace </li>
<li>Don’t call (my personal favorite)</li>
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What sort of things should be decided before we move in? I think I’m a wee bit nervous about sharing a room with two other people so I’m overanalyzing the whole situation… =)

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<p>If its a temp triple then one will be leaving by Dec, unless you guys become best of friends and ask not to detriple. Personally, the only thing I shared with my roommates was my frig. Everything else (e.g TV’s, only thing I can think of) was on your own.</p>

[dark962001]

<p>Wow that is a huge coincidence that a friend i have had for 2 years is my roommate without us requesting each other, but its all good.</p>