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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the sharing dorm rooms is ridiculous (my kids never spoke to their freshman year roommates after move-out) but I get it. Space concerns aside, if every freshman had a single a lot of suicides, overdoses, depression & social withdrawal would go completely unnoticed.[/quote]

So far this is the only post that mentions one of the most basic (potential) benefits of room-sharing: a possible safety net.  Yes, there will always be people who don't notice or care what their roommate is doing, but many kids would realize if their roommate hadn't been seen for a day or two, or was on a downward personal spiral, and some will follow it up with a compassionate conversation or a question to the RA.  Yes, there will be fellow readers here on this board who don't see that as offsetting the innumerable inconveniences and annoyances of forced proximity in a small space, but regardless of whether people are living in doubles, singles, or suites, we need to teach students the value of community care.  A kid doesn't need to be - and shouldn't be - responsible _for_ their roommate, but they can learn to be responsible _towards_ their roommate.  That kind of elemental sensitivity towards others is an aspirational value of adulthood.

--College prof [/quote]

Good Lord. This is a function of parents, social workers & RAs, not a student. [/quote]

Correct, and there is a high chance that a student might alert an RA if they notice that their roommate hasn’t gotten out of bed in 5 days.[/quote]

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