10The Tar Heel Monday, August 24, 1987
Give roommate a chance, a friendship may result
By MICHAEL JACKSON
Staff Writer
If the term "college life" were
to be found in Webster's Diction
ary, the definition would probably
begin with the words: "a very big
change . . ." And perhaps one of
the biggest changes freshmen will
have to face will be learning to
share a small dormitory room with
another person.
And in this situation at one time
or another, disputes between
roommates are bound to occur.
When conflict situations come
up, the housing staff is there to
help, including resident assistants
(RAs), assistant area directors
(AADs) and area directors (ADs).
According to Bruce Lillie, an
RA in Stacy Dormitory for the
1987-88 academic year, RAs
receive a lot of training in the area
of roommate conflicts.
"Much of RA training focuses
on communication skills, espe
cially sitting down with room
mates to find out what problems
there are," said Lillie. "Just doing
that often solves many of the
problems because usually the
roommates have not confronted
each other with their problems."
Sometimes RAs will make sug
gestions such as a written agree
ment signed by the roommates,
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said Lillie, and when a rule is
broken, it is brought out in the
open and settled.
If nothing seems to help bring
about peace in your living situa
tion, you can try to change rooms
or even dormitories.
According to Don Collins, area
director of Olde Campus, a
Room Area Change Application
can be filled out if no settlement
can be reached between
roommates.
However, Collins said, no room
changes will be considered for
approximately the first two weeks
of the semester, until occupancy
reports are complete. The only
exception is a direct room swap
which requires the agreement of
all parties involved.
Also, no room changes will be
considered until all temporary
triples have been dissolved, he
said. If rooms are available,
however, room changes will be
considered after the applicant
meets with an AD.
"We want to find out how we
can help and come up with the
best solution for the student and
everyone involved," Collins said.
"It is real important for a
student not to make hasty judge
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to get to know the roommate and
give the situation some time."
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received from a visit to The Rat.
Memories of yesterday, including
autographed footballs and auto
graphed basketballs, also add to
the atmosphere, not to mention
the tradition. Pictures of former
UNC superstars give way to
reflections about past seasons and
numerous championships.
Other than the main dining
room, there are four "special"
rooms scattered about the place,
each with its own unique
personality.
The "Circus Room" is a good
spot for the kids. Mirrors are
everywhere, and brightly painted
animals cover the walls. The
"Train Room" is the home of The
Rat's most popular table, which
gives a clear view of the Franklin
Street sidewalk above. Next comes
the "Lautrec Room" (as in Tou
louse), which was painted in
imitations of the artist's famous
murals. Finally, there comes "The
Cave," which looks exactly like it
sounds.
Another important room to The
Rat is the bar, located to the
immediate right as you walk in the
door.
Pitchers of beer, very popular
on football weekends, are $2.95 for
the small and $5.50 for the large.
A mug of beer is $1.10, domestic
bottled beer $1.35 and imported
bottled beer beer $1.75.
Whether you visit The Rat as
a student, alumni or visitor to
Chapel Hill, in this writer's opin
ion, it will be one of the most
enjoyable and memorable meals
you will ever eat. I would also bet
that youH feel the urge to return
even before you open the heavy
wooden door to leave.