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Seren YOUR English Language University Newspaper December 2005 UNIVERSITY OF WALES BANGOR
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HALLS OF SHAME
By JAMES AINSWORTH
The halls situation has been noticeably worsening over the last three years and the signs are that further cut backs and significant increases in halls fees are to continue next year. While it is generally agreed that residents of the newer style halls, especially on the Ffridd Site, are relatively happy with their living conditions, there is a definite gulf of opinion when it comes to the satisfaction of the residents in the old style halls of the Ffridd Site, Rathbone and Normal Site. In recent weeks there have been major problems with a lack of running hot water for a period of five days and the yearly problem of leaking windows to name but a few.
Without intentionally assuming a Ffriddoedd site-centric view, it is the Ffridd site that is CWB’s ‘flagship’ accommodation site. It is here that prospective students are bussed en masse for a brief glimpse into the living quarters of students. Parents and potential students alike are shown around the new style Ffridd site accommodation and led to believe that the room they are looking in is representative of ALL the university accommodation. Current students who open up their rooms for the visitors to look around are even told not to mention the “other older and unsightly accommodation” by the Marketing Department. Imagine the surprise when you arrive during Freshers Week and you step into the murky underworld of say, Emrys Evans for example, that you never knew existed from your previous visit. Rooms with just the one plug socket to cater for all your electrical needs, damp and fixtures and fittings that have been around for decades. Even some of the newer halls have problems that are neglected by maintenance staff even when several forms have been completed. On moving into Cefn-Y-Coed last year, a student was forewarned by the cleaner that their room has a terrible problem with condensation and that having the bed up against the wall may result in a build up of black residue. Advice was given to keep the bathroom fan on throughout the day to help clear the room. A representative of Greenberg Glass,
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