[Kevin]

Our old dorms at my campus are like concrete shells with some bricks thrown up on the outside. The electrical system is probably the same one from circa 1950. There are fires in the dorms but the worst damage I've ever seen was a burnt up mattress.

What kind of frightens me is these new campus commons they built. They threw these things up in like 3 months. Pretty large buildings. Wood frames, 4 stories in one area, 3 in most others. These places meet strict fire codes, sprinklers and all. However, I can't even imagine what these things will be like in 20 years. I hear many things are already starting to fall apart.

If you ever hear your school is going to contract out its dorm arrangements and you have any kind of say.. Just say no.