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Ehr Baihi four Hrrl Potluck living a grab bag BY ANN NGUYEN STAFF WRITER College is a circus. The first in the ring? The roommate. And while some believe that living with someone random is as essential to the freshman experi ence as the dreaded walk to North Campus, going potluck is ultimate ly risky. For freshman Brittini Harbin, going potluck despite knowing many people from her high school coming to Carolina was part of "■hat she hoped to be the true col lege experience. “When we first met, she seemed shy but nice," Harbin said. “I didn’t think we would have as many prob lems as we did." What started as a mutual indif ference between the two developed into a full-fledged catfight. Because her roommate had an 8 a-m. class three times a week, she constantly left her alarm clock ring ing at 6 a.m. while in the shower and “accidentally" slamming into Harbins lofted bed. "I would wake up at 6 a.m. on a day I didn’t have classes and just think. ’l’m going to kill her right now,” Harbin said. “During a meeting with the community director, her main beef with me was I liked the Red Sox too much, I’m not neat enough, and my LQuisejClbeck PROPERTIES, INC. ■f Management ■yflK 1 Investments Your Home is l • Just a Click Away! View exterior & interior photograph* ... LouiseßeckProperties.com COME VISIT US AT THE HOUSING FAIR! | *■ Mtota kmm hi .v- Does your room-mate... ft neatly * am P out on * he couch with a special friend -a LOT? own Breathe I If you answered "yes," to one or more of y these questions—it’s time for a change Find a home that reflects your lifestyle. 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But going potluck doesn't always end with someone wanting to wrap a curtain cord around his room mate’s throat “My current roommate and I were potluck roommates our fresh man year," senior Alison Helmink said. “We were inseparable for the rest of the year and decided to live together our sophomore year also. Now we joke about how if we weren’t randomly put together freshman year, we might not be as good as friends as we are now, or even friends at all." So the moral of the story is no one can really predict how a room mate situation works out for bet ter or for worse. Freshman Lucas Darden, one of the few on campus with a coveted room in Old East, found himself PTH Housing Guide living in a triple with a teammate from the Ultimate Frisbee team and the teammate's friend. “We never really had any major problems," Darden said. “They never left the room, though. One roommate played Halo 24/7” A couple months later, Darden said, his Halo-playing roommate gradually stopped attending classes and dropped out of UNC while his other roommate from the Frisbee team moved out this semester in order to work at a different North Campus dorm. “I’d say picking my own room mates worked out pretty well," Darden said. For the most part, the consen sus on picking a roommate versus going potluck simply depends on the luck of the draw . But as amusing as some of the potluck roommate horror stories are to hear, experiencing them oneself is a completely different story. Contact the Features Editor at features@unc.edu. Want a Franklin Street Address? The Retreat is a newly renovated 40-unit condominium complex located near the M Siena Hotel and close to both University Mall and UNC. 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Here’s what to do when you get stuck with a broke, leaky or "discon nected anything: if you have internet access ■ Go to housing.unc.edu and TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2008 click “Room Repair." ■ There is a form to fill out, which requires an Onyen and con tact information. ■ The housing department aims to send vour request to the appropriate group within half an hour. For personal contact ■ Each residence hall has a res ident adviser for even floor. In the high-rise South Campus buildings, most floors house two RAs. ■ If you have a problem during the day, it’s best to seek out your floor RA. ■ Your RA can get in touch with the community director and the appropriate group for your problem. ■ Every night, an RA is on call for each community. ■ If you have a problem at night, the RA on-call number should be posted on each floor's bulletin board. It’s also available at the front desk. Consider this first Framing Doesn’t Have to be Painful! 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