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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Communication! 
College is the first opportunity many kids have had to deal with conflict resolution.
Time to talk to roommate gently to explain:
- it's not ok to wake up or be disruptive from midnight to 7am, unless a fire alarm or emergency
- not ok to disrupt homework either.
 and get earplugs and perhaps a sleep mask.

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This is the type of thing I have talked to her about. Unfortunately the roommate (who I do feel badly for as she’s clearly struggling) claims these ARE emergencies. Like “I coughed up blood in  the bathroom do you think I should go to hospital” “yes!” “No, I don’t want to, but I can’t really breath so maybe? ” and on and on. And then the miracle improvement Thursday-Sunday am. [/quote]

"Is X an emergency, do you think?"

"Yes - you had better go and tell the RA right away, because I don't have the skills to help you."

"Well, can you come with me?"

"No, because in a real emergency you need more professional help than I can give, and you don't need me in the way.  I can call the RA / the campus police / the front desk / 911 for you.  Which one do you want me to call?  You pick or I'll pick, but this is out of my league."

Lather, rinse, repeat.  Eventually RA and front desk will get _very_ tired of this and something will change.[/quote]

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