Bipolar Residents

Living on campus, can be an exciting experience or a disappointing one for some. Living on campus is an opportunity for students to have the experience of living away from home, learning to be independent, and experience the true college life. However, for some it might be not what they expected.

Residents have to share restrooms and it means less privacy, and sharing. "People have clogged the toilet so many times this semester, that it just makes it so hard to get ready and use the restroom comfortably because we have to share it with the other suite-mates," says Jared Leewood, third year resident.

For other residents, having a roommate isn't such an issue and get along. "I don't mind my roommate at all, we get along great. Sometimes he's not even here so I get to have the room to myself, its pretty nice," says Efren Espinoza, first year resident in Parkside Commons.

Snow Much Fun!

This December, residents get the opportunity for an exciting trip and the opportunity to give back to the community.

Sign-up for the Snow Valley Ski and Snowboarding Trip which will take place on December 4, Friday, from 6am to 6pm. Cost is $34 with own gear and $39 with rental.

Also, give back to the community by doing stocking stuffing for seniors of Magnolia Royale Retirement Home at Parkside Dining Hall. Event will take place Thursday, December 3, 9pm to midnight. There will be decorating of stockings and ornaments.

Thanksgiving Break, Reminder

Reminder for residents staying in the residence halls over Thanksgiving break to register at their hall office by 12:00 noon on Tuesday, November 24 at no extra charge.

According to Residence Hall Offices, the university does not recommend or encourage students to stay over the break. Security will be an issue because there won't be any. Students are responsible or their personal safety. Guests are also not permitted in the halls during the break.

It is important, that if you do stay, make sure all exterior doors are locked at all times. If you have any particular possessions that are important, keep them with you at all times.

Decided To Top Or Bottom?

Residents were able to discuss sex on November 10 with Human Sexuality professor Christopher Warren; who resides in the Parkside Commons.

Residence Assistants, who sponsored the event, began the discussion by playing ice breakers so the audience can feel comfortable. Some questions asked were "Who is single and taken?" "Long Term Relationship or Swinger?" Students had to pick a choice and separate themselves from one side of the room to the other.

The discussion covered topics such as female to male orgasms, sexually transmitted diseases, and health facts, such as 10% of people aged 20-29 are virgins. He told an interesting story of a couple who was under the influence of alcohol and wanted to experiment with anal sex. The girl ended up defecating on her boyfriend's penis, and the boyfriend ended up throwing up all over the place. He fell off a bunk bed, breaking his arm. After the story, he explained that the best time to explore anal sex is when both partners are clean, conscious of what they're doing,

relaxed, and using a lot of lube.

Laundry, Not In Service

"I have no more clean clothes, I have to start wearing sweaters with nothing underneath to my classes," comments, Matthew Frezza, freshman and resident of Residence C.

It has been over a week, and residents in Residence C are frustrated with not being able to do their laundry for more than a week. The washer broke and has not been repaired since. Residents have taken it upon themselves to do their laundry in Parkside, since Parkside is supplied with more washers and dryers for their larger population of residents.

Residence C is supplied with only one washer and dryer because it is considered a "half building", there are only four suites in the entire building. This being, all residents have to share the one washer and dryer. Residents are still waiting for their washer to be fixed to resume doing their necessities.

October Fun

For students living on campus, the month of October will be filled with a lot of events to keep their mind off midterms.

As Halloween approaches, residents will be able to experience the "Haunted Hallway" at Resident Learning College, the new off-campus housing. The Haunted Hallway will take place on the 29th from 8pm to 10:30pm and will take place on the third floor, which is currently vacant.

Other events that are taking place in the month of October include: Free Painting Extravaganza on the 20th located in the Residence Dining Halls; Make Your Own Sushi on the 22nd in Parkside Dining Hall from 5-7pm. Make sure you sign up early before spaces are full, these events are free of charge and refreshments and snacks will be provided.

Undie Run, Bust or Success?

Victoria Cisneros, friend and participant of the Undie Run, calls me the day after the event worried, "Ivan, untag everyone in the pictures you uploaded on Facebook and make the album private. People are getting in trouble and getting sent to Judicial Affairs."

The Undie Run felt like a success, but the morning after students were being blamed for the event. "Basically, one of my floormates was restrained by campus police while running, took down all his information and proceeded to blame the whole situation on him. When my floormate asked if he was in trouble, the police refrained from responding and simply stated that he may have to speak to the court of Judicial Affairs," commented Rion Angeles, one of the students who helped organize the event.

At the night of the event, two police cars were near Lot 14 and followed the participants all the way to the Library. Students were concerned that the police was going to "crash" the event and tell them to go back to their dorms. Students successfully ran, but no one knew that students would be questioned as to who organized the event. No further news has been reported of students speaking to Judicial Affairs or of any repercussions.