Students still adjusting to residential life
Carmelle Silas
Issue date: 9/15/08 Section: Campus
some students are still making adjustments. The reason? The new First Street Residence Hall, which has become home to approximately 315 students, local and international.
"It is definitely not like home, but things get along all right," said Joshua Long, a freshman who just moved in a few weeks ago. "It is so different, because I was just so used to having my own room and all my own stuff there, but it is not bad... just really different."
Jason Smith, another freshman living in the dorms, agrees.
"There are just so many people here, so it is not like just having you and your family. But yeah, it is sort of like home. It is like a big home for a lot of people. I'm adjusting pretty good."
Long said his adjustment hasn't been as easy.
"Well, it's taken me a long time. I still don't feel completely adjusted, but it is not a bad thing. I like it, and all the people here make it a little easier."
Freshman Muhammad Basha says he is getting comfortable.
"I have two roommates, and we all get along pretty good," Basha said. "My stay has been enjoyable. I can't complain."
Study, of course, is still a query for some dorm students. While most of that is left up to the individual and his or her personal study preferences and habits, Basha says it is sometimes difficult to concentrate.
"Well, study is OK, but I can't study hard. If I have to study hard, or a lot to do, I have to go somewhere a little more quiet, like the library. Just somewhere without a TV on."
As for Smith, he is having no problems getting his homework done in his dorm room.
"I can study in the living room just fine. I don't have any problems with it," Smith said.
Basha went on to discuss the features of the dorms, the nicest of which he believes is the security.
"It is more secure. Without your ID you cannot get into anything," he said. "You don't have to worry about a key or anything. You just swipe your card and that's it."
There is no doubt that the new residence hall has opened doors of opportunity. Besides livening the city of Flint, they have allowed for a greater influx in both national and international students to the campus.
"There are a lot of other people who can come here now and live in the dorms, and go to the University, and they couldn't before, so yeah, it is a really good thing," Basha said.
Long believes the dorms add benefit for more than just the students living in them.
"You know, everyone is always so down on Flint. The dorms make it better for all of us," Long said. "We have this awesome college in Flint and no one seems to know about it. I lived in inner-city Flint my whole life and never knew about the campus. I think the dorms bring a little back and let people know Flint is a good town."
"It is definitely not like home, but things get along all right," said Joshua Long, a freshman who just moved in a few weeks ago. "It is so different, because I was just so used to having my own room and all my own stuff there, but it is not bad... just really different."
Jason Smith, another freshman living in the dorms, agrees.
"There are just so many people here, so it is not like just having you and your family. But yeah, it is sort of like home. It is like a big home for a lot of people. I'm adjusting pretty good."
Long said his adjustment hasn't been as easy.
"Well, it's taken me a long time. I still don't feel completely adjusted, but it is not a bad thing. I like it, and all the people here make it a little easier."
Freshman Muhammad Basha says he is getting comfortable.
"I have two roommates, and we all get along pretty good," Basha said. "My stay has been enjoyable. I can't complain."
Study, of course, is still a query for some dorm students. While most of that is left up to the individual and his or her personal study preferences and habits, Basha says it is sometimes difficult to concentrate.
"Well, study is OK, but I can't study hard. If I have to study hard, or a lot to do, I have to go somewhere a little more quiet, like the library. Just somewhere without a TV on."
As for Smith, he is having no problems getting his homework done in his dorm room.
"I can study in the living room just fine. I don't have any problems with it," Smith said.
Basha went on to discuss the features of the dorms, the nicest of which he believes is the security.
"It is more secure. Without your ID you cannot get into anything," he said. "You don't have to worry about a key or anything. You just swipe your card and that's it."
There is no doubt that the new residence hall has opened doors of opportunity. Besides livening the city of Flint, they have allowed for a greater influx in both national and international students to the campus.
"There are a lot of other people who can come here now and live in the dorms, and go to the University, and they couldn't before, so yeah, it is a really good thing," Basha said.
Long believes the dorms add benefit for more than just the students living in them.
"You know, everyone is always so down on Flint. The dorms make it better for all of us," Long said. "We have this awesome college in Flint and no one seems to know about it. I lived in inner-city Flint my whole life and never knew about the campus. I think the dorms bring a little back and let people know Flint is a good town."
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