Choose roommates wisely; don't ruin friendships
Samantha Brinkerhoff
Issue date: 4/29/09 Section: Lifestyles
College can be its own obstacle, but living with friends and trying to maintain that friendship is a whole new challenge many Dixie State College students face.
The differences from living at home with family and living on your own with roommates are numerous. From dirty dishes, disagreements and a constant friendship to maintain, it would get difficult.
Some DSC students choose the peers they would share an apartment with and many discourage this idea.
Dallin Young, director of housing and resident life at DSC, sends out a survival packet to students looking into campus housing. The packet included the top 10 survival tips made up by a former resident assistant.
According to the tips, don't room with your friends because you might not still be friends by the end of the year.
Young explained that there two sets of qualities you need to keep in mind. The first set he said was being good friends with someone but not being the best roommate for each other, causing the relationship to end.
"Living with someone and being friends with someone is totally different because you're stuck with them 24/7," said freshman Katelyn Payne, an undecided major from Northern Alberta, Canada. "You wake up to them, you go to bed to them."
The second set of qualities Young explained was you can be good friends and good roommates, and that will cause your friendship to be strengthened.
Freshman Andre Cardoso, a business major from Provo, moved into a house knowing all of his roommates. He said he has had a lot of fun with them, and they all have been able to keep their homes drama-free.
Some adivce Young has is to branch out and let people come into your life. Share an apartment with your friend but not a room.
Freshman Preston Hair, an undecided major from Nampa, Idaho, said as long as there is space it could work out. Hair said the reason he gets along with his roommate so well is because they rarely see each other, making it more enjoyable the times they go hang out.
The differences from living at home with family and living on your own with roommates are numerous. From dirty dishes, disagreements and a constant friendship to maintain, it would get difficult.
Some DSC students choose the peers they would share an apartment with and many discourage this idea.
Dallin Young, director of housing and resident life at DSC, sends out a survival packet to students looking into campus housing. The packet included the top 10 survival tips made up by a former resident assistant.
According to the tips, don't room with your friends because you might not still be friends by the end of the year.
Young explained that there two sets of qualities you need to keep in mind. The first set he said was being good friends with someone but not being the best roommate for each other, causing the relationship to end.
"Living with someone and being friends with someone is totally different because you're stuck with them 24/7," said freshman Katelyn Payne, an undecided major from Northern Alberta, Canada. "You wake up to them, you go to bed to them."
The second set of qualities Young explained was you can be good friends and good roommates, and that will cause your friendship to be strengthened.
Freshman Andre Cardoso, a business major from Provo, moved into a house knowing all of his roommates. He said he has had a lot of fun with them, and they all have been able to keep their homes drama-free.
Some adivce Young has is to branch out and let people come into your life. Share an apartment with your friend but not a room.
Freshman Preston Hair, an undecided major from Nampa, Idaho, said as long as there is space it could work out. Hair said the reason he gets along with his roommate so well is because they rarely see each other, making it more enjoyable the times they go hang out.
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