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FIND COMPATIBILITY IN POTENTIAL ROOMMATES
ILLUSTRATION BY BRITTANY THIESING/ARSAN
Being a good roommate does not always have to be about taking care of each other. Roommates should respect each other's space and be considerate of what they are doing.
ALLISON KITE
akite@kansan.com
While many students find it easy to decide with whom they want to live, for other students, it is more of a challenge. Picking among your friends can seem daunting, and you don't want feelings to get hurt. Many students find that it is important to look for a roommate with particular characteristics that they want in their relationship.
Macey Hundley, a student who lives at Hawks Pointe III and works in the Hawks Pointe leasing office met her roommates the day she moved in. Beforehand she said they tried to get to know each other.
"We all exchanged Facebook information so we could stalk each others' pages," Hundley said. "So that was a really good way to see if someone is kind of similar to you."
ILLUSTRATION BY BRITTANY THIESING/KANSAN
She described her ideal roommate as someone who has a balance between going out and studying.
"I need people who like to have fun but can also keep me grounded during the weekdays to be able to be motivated to study," she said. Someone who is going to go to the library with me on the weekdays but who would like to go out on the weekends."
Kyle Osinski, a leasing agent with First Manage
ment Inc., feels the same.
Allie Abilez is a student and both a resident and employee at Legends Place apartments. She feels that it is important for roommates to communicate and understand each other, and recommends searching for someone willing to do that.
"I was just looking for someone that was going to have a good time but was responsible enough to keep the apartment clean, not damage anything, and overall be a good person to live around," Orinksi said.
August, it is important for the student to consider what kind of characteristics they look for in a roommate.
"I would say somebody that's just more or less understanding." Abilez said. "There's going to be certain conflicts that arise but I guess just chalking it up to a roommate situation versus taking anything personally."
Additionally, Abilez believes that patience is an important roommate characteristic.
I think just working here in the once, people have the best luck when people are just understanding and they don't blow up little things, so if somebody doesn't take the trash out, it's totally okay if it happens one or two times," Abilez said. "It's not necessarily something that you have to make an extreme situation or cause a huge fight over."
Ultimately, compatibility is important when considering potential roommates. Students
Whether a student is living with their best friend of a dozen years or someone they met in
should be cautious to rush into a roommate relationship without first considering what is important to them.
Edited by Jordan Wisdom
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3. Background or Knowledge Across Fundamental Areas of Study
3 units
4. Cultural Understanding & Global Awareness
2 units
5. Social Responsibility & Ethical Behavior
1 unit
6. Integrate Knowledge & Think Creatively
1 unit
72 hours
36 hours*
differ
*Students will need 36 hours if all units are satisfied by three-credit-hour classes. Some KU Core courses simultaneously satisfy major requirements. Students may elect approved learning experiences to satisfy some goals.
, which will help
The new KU Core will require all students to take 36 hours of general credits, which accomplishes six
CLAS students are required to take 72 general education credits, which Danny Anderson, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, said disengages CLAS underclassmen
"Students are having to take an unrealistic amount of general education requirements."
"Many students chose to leave KU because of this," Anderson said. "Others never came in the
HANNAH BOLTON Student Body President
"Students are having to take an unrealistic amount of general education requirements," Bolton said. "It's the largest number I've heard of in the Big 12."
be able to take advantage of the KU Core, the University's new common curriculum courses, set to go into effect for this fall's incoming freshmen. With the hope of boosting student retention, the KU Core aims to reduce the overall number of required general credit hours, said Hannah Bolton, student body president.
because they spend their first two years in non degree-specific classes.
Anderson said the common curriculum change will give students greater flexibility as the six learning outcomes can be met by a variety of classes.
Source: Dean's Office of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
"Many top
Many top students who decide to go to other universities do so in part on the basis on our current curriculum." Anderson said. "We have updated our curriculum and curricular structure to meet the needs of 21st
with freshmen retention, as most first-year students are initially admitted to the CLAS before applying to a professional school at the University.
As for current students, Bolton said only current freshmen may be eligible to opt into the KU Core.
"This year's freshmen need to meet with their adviser to see if they can make it work." Bolton said. "It will be a lot more feasible to graduate in four years, especially students who are double majoring or switching their major."
Edited by Paige Lytle