Housing Guide 2011

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Don’t Get Stranded Find your dream living space with this guide and at Wednesday’s Housing Fair.

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inding the perfect place to live can be difficult. There’s so many variables to consider, like living on campus or off, in a residence hall, apartment or house or moving out of mom and dad’s place. Deciding who to live with is also something to consider. Thankfully, The Shorthorn has made finding the right place a little easier with the Housing Fair on Wednesday, by bringing several housing options to campus.

In addition, the guide you hold in your hands is full of stories to help with the process and beyond, like how to find the perfect roommate and how to make a grilled cheese sandwich with an iron. — Dustin L. Dangli

GUIDE TO THE HOUSING GUIDE • Get the scoop on the Housing Fair. Page 5 • Learn how to find the perfect roommate. Page 7 • Make the choice among houses, apartments and dorms. Page 8 • Never done laundry? Learn how. Page 11 • No kitchen, no problem. Tips for cooking without a kitchen. Page 16 • Eat healthy on a small budget. Page 17 • Creative decorations for your living space. Page 21 • Don’t forget the essentials when you’re moving. Page 24 • Consider safety when choosing your living space. Page 27 • Using energy efficiently can pay off. Page 28

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Housing Fair brings housing options to campus Apartment and housing representatives gather to entice resident seekers.

By Allen BAldwin The Shorthorn staff

An event Wednesday aims to give students the resources to find housing on or near campus.

The third annual Housing Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the University Center Palo Duro Lounge.

Dondria Bowman, The Shorthorn student ad manager, said the Housing Fair was started because of the increases in enrollment.

“There are waiting lists for housing, and we wanted to offer students a service they needed,” the interdisciplinary studies senior said.

Bowman said the fair has averaged an attendance of about 3,500 students each year.

“We’ve gotten glowing tes-

timonials from participants at the housing fair,” she said.

Bowman said the Palo Duro Lounge will be filled with 31 booths with representatives from apartments and furniture stores.

Bowman said groups give away prizes, including televisions and iPads. The UTA Bookstore will also offer a gift card as a prize.

Teddy Abdelmalek, Johnson Creek Crossing manager, said the Housing Fair should help students because oncampus housing might be tough to get with high enrollment.

“I understand that the exposure and the relationship you have with the university is important,” he said. “The Housing Fair is a good conduit to express what we’re trying to offer.”

Abdelmalek said he hopes to reach out to students that don’t know that Johnson Creek Crossing is close to

campus.

“The greatest value is that we’re very close to the UTA campus, so you don’t have to worry about driving to class,” he said. “You can get to campus easily. With the location, you’re not going to have to fight traffic.”

Undeclared freshman Diana Pham said she wants to move into an apartment so she can leave home.

“I have a strict dad, and he thinks I should stay home until I get my bachelor’s degree,” she said. “I just don’t want to live at home.”

Pham said that she plans on attending the Housing Fair because it will give her information that she needs to pick an apartment.

“All I know is that I want to move out,” she said. “Give me prices. Give me phone numbers. Give me options.”

wHen And wHere What: Housing Fair Where: University Center Palo Duro Lounge When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Wednesday Attendance to the fair is free. Anyone can come.

wHo’s AttendinG? More than 30 apartment, housing and furniture organizations will be at the fair.

Civil engineering freshman Erica Hinojosa talks to the Wells Fargo representative about their accounts during the 2010 Housing Fair in the Palo Duro Lounge.

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Students, professionals share ‘perfect’ roommate advice UTA residents: Open dialogue, responsibility are musts in roommate situations.

By StepHanie Knefel The Shorthorn staff

Finding and maintaining the perfect roommate is just one obstacle several college students face.

Residence Life Director Mari Duncan said she recommends students not live with friends but with someone new.

“The reason why is that your friends actually increase,” she said. “You’ll meet your friend’s roommate and your roommate’s friends.”

Duncan said relationships are damaged sometimes when those living together spend too much time together.

“You don’t want to ruin a friendship over living arrangements,” she said.

Duncan said they train resident assistants by role playing so they can see what it’s like to mediate.

“We try to make it as realistic as

possible,” she said.

Nursing junior Christopher Kolleade lives in a house with four roommates in Roulette, Texas.

He said his living situation works because he can be open with his roommates.

“We all try and take care after ourselves, but we all have the mind set that the house needs to be clean,” he said. “Everybody respects one another, asks before eating things out of the fridge and letting people know before other people come over.”

Broadcast communication senior Jorge Colmenares said his housing requirements are simple: Have a car and internet. He also said students should not just look at what your roommate can bring to the table but what they can.

“It’s not just what you can look for. It’s also about what you have to be,” he said. “You have to be as equal about a lot of things and open to each other’s differences.”

Colmenares also said if students have plans to move out or expand finances, it’s also crucial

to incorporate roommates’ future plans.

“I want someone who is financially stable, especially if I want to keep upgrading from apartment to apartment,” he said.

Cynthia Sauceda, Trinity House office assistant, sees students put in requests for new roommates, and she advises students to plan in advance.

“If students know any friends that they can talk to, then they can sign up in advance together and check out the place so that they know the environment,” said Sauceda, a Spanish and international business administration junior.

Broadcast communication senior Joel Barron said students should look for someone who is financially responsible.

“If you’re broke, you’re obviously not going to be able to pay rent, and that is obviously the most important thing to have,” he said.

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Living at home vs. living on their own Students weigh differences between saving money and freedom of moving out.

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Depending on where a student lives, time in college can be an enriching experience, but it can also be a stressful one.

Students choose between residence halls, apartments, houses and living at home, each of which leads to a different college journey.

Living with three or more students can have a detrimental effect on a student’s academics, psychology professor Paul Paulus said.

“One negative to living on campus is living with other students,” he said. “Studies have found greater difference in the GPAs of students living in dense housing conditions as opposed to having a room.”

He said having a private room and more personal space led to

less stress and distractions, thus to academic achievement.

Accounting junior Clarence Graves said living in a residence hall is a good idea.

“Everything is already paid for, so you don’t have to worry about paying monthly bills,” the Arlington Hall resident said. “I live right on campus and don’t need to worry about being late for class.”

Paulus said living on campus is better for students socially because they are more involved with the college.

“I lived on and off campus when I went to school,” Paulus said. “I think it’s harder to integrate when you live off campus.”

Graves said he likes living in a resident hall because he gets to interact with other students.

“There is a sense of community.

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Students living alone tackle laundry challenges for first time er and said washing clothes isn’t as difficult as some people make it Doing laundry can be one of the out to be. simplest tasks a person can do. To “The only reason I washed my avoid white shirts coming out pink son’s clothes was to save on money or jackets coming out two sizes by washing everyone’s clothes tosmaller — read the labels. gether,” she said. “It never crossed Business junior Michael Brown my mind that he had never done moved out of his parents his own laundry.” home two years ago. He Sarah said she rememnow lives alone near cambers giving her son one For pus at Maverick Place. piece of advice that evlaundry “My mom used to eryone should use — read wash everything,” Brown the labels. tips, said. “I didn’t wash my “The labels tell you see page 13 first load until I moved whether to wash it in cold out, and it was interestwater or hot. They also ing.” tell you to wash with like Brown said it initially took him colors or if you should use bleach,” a few hours to figure out how to she said. separate his clothes by color and Sarah said there isn’t a magic fabric. trick to washing clothes. The best “There were some clothes that advice anyone can receive begins needed to be dry cleaned, and then and ends with reading the labels there are some clothes that have and machine settings. to be washed at certain tempera“Now, there are special detures,” he said. “It got better with tergents and powders that claim time.” that they can make your clothes Brown’s mother, Sarah Brown, laundry continues on page 13 is a former home economics teachBy JoHn Harden

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Laundry

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1. Sort the clothes into piles by fabric and color.

2. Don’t wash towels and sheets together.

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Undeclared freshman Sarah Garcia lives at Silver Lead Villas and has to use a community washroom to do her laundry.

“There are a lot of students who don’t have their own machines,” she said. “There’s more to washing clothes when you have to share machines with other people.”

Garcia said to make sure washers and dryers are free from other people’s clothes or whites may ended up a little darker.

Garcia also recommends making sure pants and jacket pockets are empty.

“I’m a student, so I’m always putting pens and snacks in my pockets,” she said. “I’ve had many times where I would take my shirts out of the dryer, and they would have ink stains. I’ve lost many shirts.”

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Anthropology senior Diane Knauf said she likes living at Centennial Court apartments because she can be more independent. “They have cookouts and get-togethers, and I can go swimming and to the clubhouse, which you can’t do at home,� she said. “I don’t have a workout room or pool table at home.�

She also added having a kitchen and being able to cook to her list of likes.

History freshman Joni Bartlow said she chose to live in a fourplex near campus because there were fewer rules. A fourplex is a building containing four apartments, usually all on one floor. “There are not a lot of restrictions and I can have over whoever I want, whenever I want,� Bartlow said.

She said she chose to live in a nonUTA apartment because she got a better value for money. “I get a bigger, nicer apartment, and it’s cheaper,� she said.

Ali Khan, public relations and business junior, said there are pros

and cons to living at home, but said he made the right choice. “I’m really glad to live with my family,� he said. “At home, food is taken care of. Breakfast is ready. Life is good.�

He said one downside to living at home is less independence. “When I lived in an apartment, I did have freedom of time and proximity to the college,� he said. “Commuting from Irving is definitely a downside, but I’d rather live with my family.�

Knauf said another reason she chose to live in an apartment because she wanted to be close to campus. “When I moved here, not knowing the city, I wanted to walk across instead of having to fight over parking spots,� she said.

Paulus said there is no rule of thumb for what would suit a student.

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Residents save through energy reduction

BY JOSH BOWE The Shorthorn senior staff

College students living on their own have enough expenses to worry about. Books, classes, gas, food and bills can all add up.

The energy bill can be the most difficult for some students to manage, but at UTA, students, like public relations senior Sara Scarborough, are finding ways to battle the bill and conserve energy to save money.

Scarborough lives at Meadow Run apartments and has been practicing tricks for conserving energy.

“I’m definitely trying to save money on anything I can,” she said.

“I turn off the lights when I’m done and use energy-efficient light bulbs in all my lamps.”

The light bulbs appear to pay off. According to the Department of Energy, energy-efficient light bulbs use 75 percent less energy and last eight times as long as traditional light bulbs. TXU Energy recommends them to all custom-

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Accounting sophomore Amber Smith lives in Brazos House. Despite residing in the residence hall, she still tries to keep energy costs down out.

Smith still turns the lights off whenever she can and shuts off the air conditioner if she knows the rooms are empty.

“People who live in the dorm have no obligation toward paying the energy bill, but it’s kind of like if you were staying in a hotel,” Smith said. “You’re still going to turn out the lights when you leave the room, usually.”

Even with no direct energy bill to pay, Smith said that if more people follow suit and save energy, students will find better prices for housing down the road.

“If it helps the housing department from charging us monthly for electricity, that’s great,” Smith said.

For the most part, energy companies are doing their best to keep their customers informed. TXU and Reliant Energy are two of the

bigger energy companies in Texas, and both offer frequently-asked questions and tips for ways to be more cost effective.

Some tips include what Scarborough and Smith already practice.

Others include unplugging unused electronics, like TVs and cellphone chargers, because they use energy even if they are switched off.

Billy Miller, criminology and criminal justice senior, said he lives outside of Arlington city limits and has to use more gas in getting to and from campus. He said it is even more incentive to keep any costs he has down.

“I use my computer for everything – work, gaming, watching movies and TV shows,” Miller said.

“I always unplug it whenever it is shut off because not only does it use energy, it makes my room hot, which requires the air conditioner to work harder.”

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• Incorporate more daylight into your living space by using light-colored or loose-weave curtains on windows.

• Timers can save electricity by turning lights off when you’re not using them. Dimmers also save electricity when used to lower light levels.

• Turn off machines, such as computers, when they’re not in use.

• Consider buying a laptop, instead of a desktop computer. Desktop computers use much more energy than laptops.

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Industrial engineering sophomore Holly Lane said online statistics were the difference between accurate and inaccurate information in her recent apartment search.

“At one place, the lady told me they never had any trouble at all,” she said. “Then you check the police reports and they had like 15 arrests in the last two weeks, and some of them were bad.”

Gomez said each person has to evaluate for themselves what types of crimes they’re willing to deal with.

“If you have break-ins, that’s people who don’t live there for the most part, and they’re coming from outside,” Gomez said. “If there’s just a lot of violence that’s occurring, that should be a signal that you may not want to be living there.”

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Money is at the forefront of many students’ minds, but far from the only thing students have to think about when apartment hunting.

Assistant police chief Rick Gomez said checking crime statistics should be at the top of a student’s list.

“First of all, I would ask the manager for the number of criminal incidents that have occurred in their complex,” Gomez said.

“Also, I would check to find out the local jurisdiction. The local police department should have their crime stats posted on their website.”

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commute 15 minutes to school in order to stay in a gated community where she felt safe.

“I’m going to end up living in a gated community because crime is my parents’ biggest concern, and mine, too,” she said. “I went off police reports and online reviews.”

Bliss Scott, Maverick Place leasing manager, said students who visit in groups usually overlook the most.

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Scott said apartment management is not permitted to call their property “safe,” but they do explain what measures are taken to ensure safety.

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Making a checklist pays off Moving into a new place can be a hassle if a student is unorganized.

BY VALLARI GUPTE The Shorthorn staff

During the first week of the semester, a new student visits the bathroom and realizes he or she forgot something crucial — toilet paper.

A good way to avoid forgetting essentials a student may need is by making a checklist.

David Hernandez, Arlington Hall resident assistant, said toilet paper is one of the things that people forget most.

“Bring lots and lots of toilet paper, Bounty, detergent and an alarm clock for classes,” he said.

Hernandez also said a folder and a flash drive are necessary to organize schoolwork.

On his first day at UTA, Hernandez said he realized he hadn’t brought a bedding set.

“I had to go back and get my

sheets and pillows,” he said.

Nursing sophomore Tina Nguyen said cleaning products and personal hygiene items are integral.

“Detergent for clothes is a must,” she said.

Nguyen bought all her school supplies beforehand from her hometown of Palacios, Texas.

“Bring your own school supplies because the bookstore is expensive,” she said.

Nguyen said a chest of drawers from Walmart compensates for the lack of storage space in residence halls.

Psychology sophomore Irene Chan said students should make sure they have some snacks like chips and chocolates, because she takes night classes and often skips her meal at the cafeteria.

“The Connection Cafe closes at eight so if you are hungry in your room, a snack is the best,” she said.

Nguyen said students should bring winter clothes, too.

“It’s a five-hour drive from where I live, so I can’t go home during the weekend to bring clothes,” she said.

Chan said she regrets leaving her winter gear at home in Plano, Texas.

“I went home after spring break and put all my clothes back, and I kind of wish I brought them with me,” she said.

Another thing students often rely on to get away from the books is catching a few of their favorite TV shows.

“If you don’t want to watch MTV in the common room, it is better to have your own TV,” Chan said.

Chan makes instant food in her room and has disposable plates and bowls at hand.

“If you make instant food, it is definitely handy if you want to make even a bowl of cereals,” she said.

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also suggested changing lighting conditions with dimmer switches if possible.

For wall decorations, Boles advised stringing a clothesline over the wall and pinning up photos and other adornments.

Erin Wheat, nursing junior and Cooper Park resident, had her own way of dressing up bare walls.

“One of my friends went to the clearance rack at the fabrics store and stapled up fabrics on her wall,” Wheat said.

“And Walmart does large photo prints that you can hang up and drive back the white-wash attack.”

Education freshman Jessica Rushin dressed up her Arlington Hall room with multi-colored pipe cleaners and glow in the dark stars. She has a small section of wall dedicated to clippings from The Shorthorn commemorating her first year.

“I was up late with my roommate and we decided to look

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at what all we had,” Rushin said. “I’m an education major and hoping to be a kindergarten teacher, so I’m used to working with these kinds of things.”

Her friend, undeclared sophomore Kathryn Bledsaw, has her own way of demonstrating UTA pride.

“We have this bulletin board,” Bledsaw said. “We grab silly posters around campus and put them there. It’s a way to kind of show our spirit.”

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Dime decorations at local stores can brighten rooms a bit of color and personality to a room.

Those with less money and more time can turn to more creative avenues. Students and faculty offered

By Tory BarrinGer their own advice for no-budget decoThe Shorthorn staff rating.

“Typically, painting is the cheapFor young adults living on their est thing you can do,” said own, decorations someRebecca Boles, architectimes take a backseat to online ture assistant professor and necessities like food or interior design program electricity. But with a little How do director. “I know not all bit of effort and creativity, you decorate apartments let you paint decorating can be done on your living space? Share the walls, but consider a budget. color. Color is cheap.”

Those wanting to find your story at For those whose leases deals on decor can shop theshorthorn. forbid painting, Boles reconline. Stores like Walmart com. ommended getting color and Target offer decorations on clearance, with items like pillows through rugs and bedspreads. She or quilts selling for as little as $5. dEcoRations continues on page 22 These reduced-price items can lend

Apartment and housing restrictions lead to creativity to liven up white space.

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Education freshman Jessica Rushin decorated her Arlington Hall room with multi-colored pipe cleaners and glow in the dark stars.

Rushin said she was looking for stuff to decorate with and found pipe cleaners and said “why not?”

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microwave recipe Microwavable pineapple upside-down cake

continued from page 16

Students were able to make rice crispy treats and cookies with their microwaves, she said.

According to the recipe website yumyum.com, college students can cook a good-tasting meal in less than 30 minutes.

The website offers microwavebased recipes for meals such as: chicken breast marsala, braised pork chops and a 9-minute microwavable pineapple cake.

“Of course, we have all attempted to make a grilled cheese sandwich with an iron before,” journalism sophomore Heather Francis said.

“But with a little bit of an imagination, your options are really limitless.”

Francis said she only uses the microwave or a crock-pot because she does not know how to cook.

“It is so simple,” she said. “All you do is throw the ingredients into the crock-pot, add some water and wait.”

Feitoza said non-perishable items are also a good call when it comes to eating in a residence hall room.

“I have the most ridiculous supply of fruit snacks in my dorm,” he said.

For breakfast, Feitoza suggests students mix oatmeal, dried fruit and a spoonful of peanut butter.

“That one really gets me through my morning classes,” he said.

Ingredients 6 oz. sliced pineapples 1/2 cup brown sugar 5 teaspoons butter 6 Marashino cherries 1/2 box white cake mix 1 egg Directions: • Using a bundt microwave pan, spray with non stick vegetable spray.

• Melt butter and pour into bundt pan.

• Spread brown sugar in bottom of pan on butter.

• Place pineapple slices around on top of brown sugar.

• Save the juice.

• Slice the cherries and place in and around the pineapple slices.

• Mix pineapple juice and one egg in the half of boxed cake mix.

• Pour over pineapple slices, cherries and brown sugar.

• Bake in microwave on high for 9 minutes.

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Eating healthy, affordable meals Nutritionist recommends small food portions and using resources well.

is limited between school and work, which makes it hard for him to do his own cooking.

“On the weekend, I try to

BY KEVIN CROUCH cook for myself and eat better,” The Shorthorn staff he said. “During the week, you The economy fluctuates up have to eat what’s here. Better and down, but the need for good options are far away.”

Chase said the best option nutrition never goes away.

As students get out of the when students must stay on house and are on their own, they campus is to pack a lunch and sometimes find it hard to afford some healthy snacks, especially healthy meal choices. Nicole fruit and yogurt.

She said when ordering out Chase, Urban Nutrition registered nutritionist, said students students should look for keyon a tight budget have many words that can make or break a great options, but must use their good deal on food. She said condiments and prepararesources well. tion can make the difShe said students ference in the nutrishould prevent food ONLINE tional value of a meal. waste by purchasing How do “Watch the dresssmaller quantities of you eat healthy on ing — that’s a huge foods, and freezing a budget? Let us calorie source,” she leftovers so they don’t know at said. “Anything baked, go bad. theshorthorn.com. broiled or grilled will “One of the biggest be the leanest choices.” hits to our food budget Whether students is food waste,” she said.

Medical technology senior eat at home or go out, the most Erica Enriquez is always mind- important thing is watching ful of her meals, even when eat- how much you spend and eat, ing in the Connection Cafe. She Chase said.

“One of the best strategies is said the $5 footlong from Subway is her meal of choice, but portion control,” she said. “It’s agrees that home cooked food is gonna save your budget as well as your waist line.” a better option.

Though at the time of pub“I think what’s best for them is to get food from the store and lication the website was under cook it themselves,” she said. construction, Chase said stu“Sometimes it’s cheaper at the dents can find out more about nutritional options at Urban store, anyway.”

Chase said students should Nutrition’s website, www.myalways look for coupons, but urbannutrition.com once it is should remember to check pric- updated. es against other brands before using them at the store.

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Students get creative with little resources

Biology freshman Randy Wolf (left), undeclared freshman Rachel Harif and music education sophomore Matt Mattox cook dinner in the kitchen at Trinity House on April 5. Wolf and Harif are making pasta while Mattox is frying bologna, and Mattox said they must coordinate their movements so everyone gets what they need.

The kitchen is shared with up to 236 residents and six resident assistants.

A mixture of common, non-perishable foods create quick, sustainable meals for resident hall students.

BY BIANCA MONTES The Shorthorn senior staff

The Shorthorn: Sandy Kurtzman

On season eight of Top Chef, the all-star chefs were let loose in a closed Target store and challenged to execute a dish to feed 100 people.

With an iron and a rice cooker, Chef Dale Talde took home $25,000 cooking exactly what he made in his dorm room at college — grilled cheese and tomato soup.

While students at UTA have several options when it comes to eating out, advertising junior Pablo Feitoza said he was tired of the university’s fast-food selections and wanted a home-cooked meal.

Feitoza said this is the second semester he has lived in a residence hall and has gained more than 15 pounds eating in the food court.

“After watching that episode on Top Chef, I realized there was so much I could make inside my dorm room,” he said.

BUDGETED COOKING TIPS 1. Condensed soup can be cooked using a coffee maker. Pour the condensed soup in the coffee pot and allow hot water to drip just as it would when making a cup of coffee.

2. Make a grilled cheese sandwich with an iron and aluminum foil. Put the sandwich together, wrap it in aluminum foil and press a hot iron down on the sandwich.

3. Heat up left-over cold pizza with a blow dryer. Put the pizza on a plate and loosely cover it with a paper towel. Hold the edges down and use the hair dryer to warm it up.

Source: ehow.com

Residence adviser Kirstin Coffman said students in Brazos House are only allowed to have a microwave and a single cup coffee maker in their rooms.

“Earlier this semester, we had a microwave war,” Coffman said.

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