<p>I definitely agree that you should go to your Dean of Students. First, it will be helpful that they know about why your academics are being hurt. And second, hopefully they will be able to help you figure out how to get the people in housing to help you – either by moving, or by helping you deal with this roommate.</p>
<p>Because honestly? I am ASTOUNDED by how unhelpful your RA and RD are being. Yes, if there are no quiet hours they can’t punish your roommate, but, as someone who works as basically an RA – dealing with this kind of situation is literally what my job is. I mean, yes, every school is different, but I can’t imagine that your schools doesn’t put their RAs through conflict resolution training, etc. If someone came to me about a roommate who was refusing to make any sort of compromise, esp. in thing this kind of situation, I’d be having a long conversation with that roommate about how that’s completely unacceptable, regardless of the rules. There must be SOMEONE in your housing office who can help – maybe a Dean knows who that is.</p>