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redski59
Wed, 12 Apr 2006 02:07:20 +0000

HImom:

Pros & Cons of Parkside Suites vs. Honors Halls

Can you go over pros & cons of a freshman living in Parkside Suites vs. one of the honors halls? Also, pros & cons of living on the quiet floor vs. other floors on Parkside Suites? Son will be incoming freshman in engineering.

I really don’t know anything about the Honors Halls, so I really cannot make the comparison between the two. And Parkside doesn’t really have a quiet floor; what I meant was that the giant first floor lounge is very quiet and a great place to study.

Litcloud, beammeup’s post hits the nail perfectly when it comes to the residential dining halls’ food.

beammeup4:

Parkside is against Exposition, and if the street noise doesn’t drive you nuts, the construction of Parkside II might.

But the noise of Parkside being near the street is not an issue at all here, unless you decide to open your window. But all the suites have their own a/c-heat controls, so that shouldn’t be an issue. As for the construction of Parkside II, my window overlooks the construction site. They only work during the daytime (7am-5pm), and since you will most likely be out during those times that shouldn’t be a problem at all. I have had no problems with the construction, and the loud stuff like demolition of the old parking lot, digging, etc. is all complete. The foundation is also complete, and they are now pouring the concrete by floor.

beammeup4:

plan for about a 10 minute walk to Leavey and/or have Campus Cruiser speed-dialed into your cell.

Actually, campus cruiser does not do service between two bldgs within the campus perimeter; trust me, I tried this myself and they said no.



litcloud:

Have you participated in any of the residential college activities? What exactly is offered? I’ve heard about weekly dinners and trips to points of interest around L.A., but more specifics would be great.

I have, but not too many. I did go to the faculty master’s dinners during the first few weeks, but eventually everyone stopped going to them and it’s only the RAs and very few others who go to them. What makes them unpopular is that you have to go buy dinner at the Parkside Dining Hall (using one of your meals) and then you just take it to the adjacent Parkside Commons Room for a guest speaker. The trips are all planned by your RA; I haven’t gone on one because of time limitations (I do have a job that’s important), but I’ve heard people have enjoyed them. If you want some more info, there is a website (www.pircusc.com) which is really outdated but none of the things there seem to have changed.