CBU has such great community which starts in the living areas, the staff really puts a lot of time and effort into getting students involved and preparing RA’s to be a part of our lives. Since this is my last year at CBU I have had the pleasure of living in all of the living areas. Currently, I am living in the University Place apartments (UP) with my two roommates Hillary and Greta. Last year I also lived in UP. Sophomore year I braved Lancer Arms and my Freshman year, I lived in Simmons Hall (3B BABY!). After thinking about all the living areas I have decided that my favorite and most unique experience has to be the dorms.
When I lived in the dorms, I longed for privacy, a kitchen and most importantly my own bathroom. It wasn’t til much later that I realized how much I really did love and appreciated the dorms. Initially, I was petrified to live with some girl I had never met before and honestly did not know what to expect. Turned out I had a ton in common with my roommate Theresa and I wouldn’t have changed a thing. My hall was on the third floor which was apparently too much of a climb for visitors and so my hall found fun things to do on our own. I met my very best friend (Hillary) on my hall that year. At the beginning, we weren’t necessarily close but as time went on we began to see our odd similarities which blossomed into our solid friendship now. If we didn’t live on the same hall that year, who knows if we would have even become as close as we are now. I remember staying up late into the night studying, writing a paper, (catching up on all the work that I procrastinated on) and could easily find someone to talk to while working on whatever “it” was. I pulled my first "all nighter" (very common for college students) in the dorms and it wasn’t half as bad as I imagined it to be. Girls were so creative and it was easy to see who was, just simply by looking in their rooms and seeing how their decorations matched their personality. My favorite thing about the dorms was the atmosphere, everyone’s door was always open and it seemed like everyone wanted to talk. Late night dress up, slurpee runs and facial masks were never out of the question and bedtime was when the hall quieted. I loved the dorms and would do it again in a second!
* I wore that obnoxious bright jacket for every occasion. Still do. I'm attached.
Courtney Weatherly
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Dorm Dreamin... (By: Courtney Weatherly)
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What about the cottages?
ReplyDeleteThe Cottages are, in my opinion, a lot like the dorms. They are split into two categories, under classmen and upper classmen. The under classmen have the same open dorms times as the actual dorms. I think there are about 10 students in each cottage and come equipped with a few bathrooms, a kitchen, and a laundry room. They have their own community as well as any other living area. My favorite thing about the cottages is during Christmas time, student's decorate them with Christmas lights and such (they have a competition). I have friends who live in the cottages and they love it there!
ReplyDeleteI loved the dorms to thats how i met my best friends at cbu we all lived together for the next two years, although we dont live together now we're still pretty close!!...p.s i remember when we bought those jackets and i still have mine to might have to wear it one of these days lol
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