<p>you dorm… ur roommate is having a party in ur common room… beer pong… and stuff… u tell her NO, u want to sleep, she refuses, since you have to wake up very early in the morning for a very important purpose… so u decide to ‘tattle’ on her… without her knowledge of you doing this… first u call ur RA… he says he will come up and do something about it… he fails… you call again… he fails again… you call again… he finally comes but tells them to quiet down… no use…
what do u DO?
should you call the police?
if so, what do you tell them?
because you know the police only comes for emergencies</p>
<p>Perhaps you get over to the Dean of Student Life (or whomever would be in charge of that) first thing in the morning and inquire about moving…</p>
<p>If it was a one time thing, she should just drop it but talk to her RA about it privately. If it becomes a regular occurrance and the RA continues to do nothing, she may want to contact her RA’s supervisor. He is the one not doing the proper thing. She should also tell the supervisor that she expects the complaint to be kept confidential and that the RA sould be required to do the same.</p>
<p>I was an RA too and can tell you that we often looked the other way at things such as this. However, if a student complained I would almost certainly have broken the “party” up and take the opportunity to “confiscate” the beer for evidence in my personal investigation if you get my drift.Hehehehe! Not use pouring it down the drain. I was of legal age by that time.</p>
<p>My roommate had a party Thurs. night of finals week. I had an exam Fri. morning. We discussed it ahead of time. I arranged to sleep in another room with friends. Maybe this should be worked out several days before the party. (Unfortunately my roomie left the room a mess–I returned from my final to find the room trashed–spilled beer, ashes, cigarette burns in my bedspread (!) etc. and her gone for Xmas break. I had to clean up or the room would have been reeking by January). Most roomies are generally inconsiderate–we all tend to think of our own schedules and what we want to do-- and RAs tend not to enforce rules. Does your school have a quiet dorm? You might just have to put up with it, forgive/forget if it is a one-time thing. Otherwise, look into moving–try to find compatible roomies.</p>