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Eastern website assists in hall choice

By Stephanie White Entertainment Editor | @DEN_News Several variables go into deciding which dorm best fits a student's style or preferences. Especially for those who have never been on campus or have intimate knowledge of each hall, deciding can be tricky.

Mark Hudson, director of housing and dining services, said a few factors can make the decision easier on the student.

Hudson said choosing a residence hall can be difficult; even more difficult for people who have no experience living outside their home or families.

“Going on the housing site on Eastern’s web page is a start. That is where you will find the descriptions on each building,” he said. “Some students have said that has helped them narrow down what kind of building they want.”

He said the site also offers a blueprint of the rooms so students can get a better idea on how the general layout of the room is, which can help in the decision making process.

“Some students want a certain style room rather than a type of building, so the blue prints help those type of students,” Hudson said.

Other factors that go into choosing a residence hall range from location to parking, visiting hours and if the hall is co-ed.

He said the way the male and female students are divided has been a big decision maker in the past, which is why Eastern has a variety of buildings to try to accommodate everyone.

Some people like to live in one gender-oriented buildings. For men, there is Douglas Hall, which is the only all-male building on campus. For women, there is Pemberton, Andrews and Lincoln Hall.

“Most of our buildings are still divided between males and females. They just live in the same building,” Hudson said. “Take Lawson Hall for example.

It was recently changed from an all women dorm to a co-ed dorm. But each floor is a different sex, one floor being males-only, the next females-only.”

He said Eastern does that so more people can live on campus.

“Students who do not want to live with the opposite sex can still feel comfortable in this kind of living situation,” he said.

The ‘Triad,” which includes McKinney, Ford and Weller Hall, has a different living situation, Hudson said.

“About two years ago, McKinney was renovated with co-ed individual-style bathrooms so the

whole building can be mixed sexes,” he said. Women cannot live with men in the same room, but they live next to one another. “People seemed to have liked this living arrangement a lot and was recommended we do it in more halls so last summer, we renovated Ford Hall so it has the same arrangement.”

Weller Hall has not been renovated yet he said, so they have the original arrangement where men live on one side of the building and women live on the other. Plans on renovating that hall are soon to commence, he said.

“You have to think about the kinds of people you want to be possibly living with for the school year,” he said. “If you feel somewhat uneasy about a hall, double and triple check to make sure you will be happy. I say the best way is to visit Eastern and ask the students who are currently living there that way you know for sure if it is really the right place for you.”

Living arrangements on campus can affect your college experience greatly, so choosing the right place to live is more important then one might think, Hudson said.

Stephanie White can be reached at 581-2812 or at sewhite2@eiu.edu.

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Where should you live next year?

Deciding where to live can change the environment and tone of your year. Eastern offers many options, and while there are exceptions within each choice, typical characteristics are

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Do you have the option and funds to buy extra supplies, such as bathroom amenities and extra appliances?

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Shop savvy when decorating for off-campus housing

Megan Ivey After signing a lease for an apartment or house and securing the deposit, the fun begins -- decorating and furnishing.

In a residence hall, not much decor can fit. Residents cram a full closet, personal care products and school supplies into half of a room.

In an apartment and house there are designated spaces. However, that also means first-time renters will need to purchase items they normally do not think twice about. Organization and properly portioning budgets is key to getting the most of the money.

From personal experience, I have a list of items you should live with (save), put some money into (spend) and buy without the price tags in mind (splurge Save: furniture Many apartments come furnished (some even include beds). If sharing lounging items with the stranger who rented previously sounds alarming, discuss the lease with the lessor; the items can usually be removed before move-in for a fee. Call family members and go through some of their attics or extra furniture they are willing to get rid of. Become an avid yard sale shopper and find items from neighbors.

Either way, do not spend hundreds of dollars for a couch that will either be worn or too small by the graduation time.

Spend: throw pillows and blankets

Freshen up the used furniture by buying new throw pillows or covers. Pillows can be found for as low as $10 each, and it will instantly brighten the room and give a desired color scheme.

Save: cable If not included in the rent, skipping the cable could be a monthly save. A college student’s schedule hardly matches with prime time TV anyway. Go to the channel’s website and see if they offer streaming the show online at your convenience.

Splurge: streaming TV or media player Going along with the entertainment theme, TVs with Internet capabilities are a student’s best friend. It can be purchased as a built-it feature to a TV, or can be bought separately. The cost is about $100, but it is a one-time fee and opens the door to Netflix, YouTube, Pandora, Hulu and more streaming on something bigger than a 15-inch laptop screen.

Spend: additional lighting If renting from an apartment complex, chances are not every room offers natural lighting. Buying lamps and string lighting offers a less harsh form of light when studying in the late hours of the night, and also is an easy way to add color and personal touches. String lights and lamps and lamp shades can be found decently priced (under $40) at department retailers like Walmart, TJ Maxx, Ross and Marshalls.

Spend: dishes In the residence halls, students can get away with owning one bowl for the occasional instant noodle meal. That philosophy will not work in an apartment or house full of roommates and guests. This does not mean someone needs to buy expensive china found at department stores.

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Make compromises. If washing dishes every day is not realistic, buy with quantity in mind. If using a dishwasher constantly, consider buying dishes with better quality that will hold up for the long term. Complete sets can be found at retailers like Target for under $30.

Splurge: an extra appliance Every person has an extra amenity in the kitchen they use often. It could be a blender for smoothies, a panini maker for the sandwich lover, or a instant coffee maker for the late night studying student.

There is no right or wrong option,

but if the appliance helps with cooking at home and saving money from constant takeout, the one-time cost is worth it.

Save and spend: Decor Items bought simply for the sake of decoration should be done so sparingly.

They might look appealing in the store, but without use, they are empty purchases. Make sure the items that are purchases serve two purposes: decoration and organization.

Save on the majority of these purchases by making artwork for the space yourself.

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Buying decorations and amenities for an apartment should be a summerlong process. Keep in touch with the future roommates and divide the list of items to buy. Research expensive purchases, and do not buy until certain it is the best deal for the quality of the item. Have fun making a space your own, but do not start off the year as a broke college student in doing so.

Megan Ivey can be reached at 581-2812 or mkivey@eiu.edu.

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With incoming students typically a bit overwhelmed by the new environment, people and course schedule when they first move to a university, some are opting to live alone in the residence halls.

Mark Hudson, the director of Housing and Dining, said he believes having a roommate can make the transition to university life easier; however, the office has noticed that more students at Eastern have requested to live in a dorm room by themselves.

“The percentage of people living in single rooms has not increased, but because our enrollment has dropped some, we have less people in doubles as singles than we used to,” Hudson said.

This year, 3 percent of incoming freshmen requested to live in a double room as a single. About 9 percent of transfer students also asked to live in a single.

“Percentage wise the number of singles has stayed pretty constant,” Hudson said.

Lauren Stehlik, an associate resident director at Eastern, said students choose to live by themselves strictly based on a personal preference.

“There are those who like having a roommate and having someone to come home and talk to,” Stehlik said. “But there are also those who are in harder classes and majors that want their own

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quiet space.”

Hudson said most college students are not used to sharing a close space with someone else. This is usually why Eastern students prefer to live alone.

“This is why Housing and Dining offers extra space to students,” Hudson said.

Hudson said it is important for students to socialize with peers in their residence halls to feel more comfortable and meet new people.

However, Hudson said living alone has several advantages.

He said new students often view their dorm room as a comfortable, familiar place when everything else in college appears to be new and scary.

“But as you get more involved in your college career, more places on campus become comfortable for you,” Hudson said. “Once you know campus more, your room becomes a place that you don’t mind being alone in.”

Stehlik said students who return to the residence halls are usually the students who ask to live alone.

“It’s pretty common for upperclassman to live in singles,” Stehlik said.

Although Hudson said roommates are important to socializing in college, he understands why students want their own space to call home.

Kate Quill can be reached at 581-2812 or kmquill@eiu.edu.

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Jarad Jarmon For the most part, I would consider having a room mate to be a bad idea.

A lot of complications can arise with having a room mate. Even if that room mate is your true love or your best friend, problems and hostilities will come up.

Having a room mate is possible though. It all comes down to picking someone you know you will mesh with and defining boundaries and rules far to both.

When alone, trash and staying clean fall on one person, and normally they are comfortable to the amount of trash.

With two or more, it is different.

Room mates can be helpful and fun to be around. it is important, though, to prepare and decide what goes into rooming with someone

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Katie Smith I know a lot of people who live alone and spend their time hanging out on campus because they’re lonely, but not me.

Once I got involved at the newspaper and a few other RSOs, I needed a space to come home to where I could be alone, do my homework and binge watch “Law and Order” without anyone judging me.

If you want to live by yourself, especially off campus, you need to be able to be around yourself for long stretches of time. The upside? If I don’t want to do the dishes (I don’t), then I don’t have to.

For me, living my myself was the perfect solution to a hectic schedule.

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TIPS, ADVICE FOR 2015 MOVE-IN

Move-In Day can overwhelming for new and transfer students. All freshmen and transfers are required to move in separate from the returning students, which allows for extra time to get situated on campus.

Returning students, designated as Panther Pals, faculty and Resident Assistants will be present and prepared to help students move in. They will be easy to spot, for most will have big, blue bins to carry multiple boxes at once.

There are steps that can be taken before and during to make the process as streamlined as possible. Check out the list provided below and consider implementing them into the move-in process.

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Mark Hudson, director of university Housing and Dining, said about 1,000 students will be moved in early once the residence halls officially open. Hudson also noted 2014 changes, such as new bathrooms in Ford Hall, new water bottle filling stations in Tower dining in Stevenson Hall and Resident Select, a free service streaming movie service.

7 TIPS FOR AN EASY MOVE-IN 1. COME EARLY

With so many people coming on one day, it is important to get to the campus early. It is hard to unpack with so many others trying to unpack as well, but it is especially hard later in the day. The campus gets very busy around noon.

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2. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHES

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Scott Stevens, an instructor in the Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences, helps a student move in to Andrews Hall on Aug. 21 during campus move in day.

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Move-in Day is not a day to look good to other people or to look cute. It is to move in. If you look really fancy or good, chances are you will look ridiculous. Sweating is inevitable, so wear clothing that breathes.

Wear tennis shoes or work boots. You feet will thank you.

3. USE PROPER CONTAINERS

Anything mesh or plastic should not be used when moving in, or else people will be seeing your bags full of things tear and dump on to the floor. It is recommended to you as sturdy a material as possible like hard plastic

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Ashley Howard, a senior psychology major and member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, helps students in the Gateway Program move into Taylor Hall on Aug. 19, 2014. The Gateway Program is an admissions program for students who do not meet the regular admissions requirements.

4. EAT AND HYDRATE BEFORE 6. COORDINATEWITH ROOMMATES Some time into unpacking, exhaustion and hunger will be the only thing on the mind.

To alleviate these feelings, eat right before moving. It will leave focus to moving faster and getting done early.

Make sure roommates are not bringing up the same things unless it was planned before hand. There’s not enough room for duplicates of big items like refrigerators.

Plan what to bring to Eastern.

5. BUY STUFF IN CHARLESTON 7. ENJOY THE DAY WITH FAMILY Not everything needs to be brought up on the trip. Charleston, like many other towns, has a Wal-Mart along with many other stores that might have what is needed for the room. Buy non-reusable items in Charleston like soap and detergent.

For many, this is the first time away from the family. Make sure to enjoy these last moments with them because the first night alone can be weird.