[PhoenixAzul]

I just moved into a campus suite. It's still "dorm living", but it's been really really nice. 4 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, kitchen, dining area, and a living room. My bedroom is as big as my entire dorm room was the past 2 years. It seems that colleges are moving towards the "apartment" style dorms, realizing that they're essentially more efficient than the cinder block halls. Bethany College's Cambell Village has been EXTREMELY influential in attracting new students (they're almost pushing 1000 is what the rumors are). OC just (meaning last week) broke ground for a new dorm that will be 2 students to a suite w/ 1 bathroom and the barracks style dorms that were meant to be temporary (20 years ago...) are going down. The college REQUIRES students to live on campus, in campus housing, for 2 years, unless housed by parents or commuting from a 30 mile radius. Problem is, the freshman class has been growing exponentially for the past 3 years, leaving little to no housing. So this has forced OC to send people off campus and into apartments that are off campus (in a plan) and to house freshmen in a Bed and Breakfast and in a hotel. Not efficient, and it doesn't make for very happy students or parents. So perhaps campuses moving to suite/apartment style for students is a good thing...

Incidentally, I worked at a "900 a month for a single" apartment complex with a pool and a tanning bed and an exercise center. NEVER again. I was the lifeguard, and the shit I took from people made me absolutely bonkers. What part of "YOU CAN'T DIVE INTO 4 FOOT OF WATER" is not clear? And the drinking that was allowed by the management (now you wanna talk about risk management!!!) drove me bonkers. Saturday and Sunday (when I was alone there, no other workers were working or on call) people would spend the ENTIRE DAY drinking there, from 10 am to 9 pm. GAAAAAAAAAAH!