Anonymous wrote:You can’t open a basement window stupid!
Anonymous wrote:OP here and that is exactly what I was hoping for DC. A single is not what would be best at this point and time-located at end of a hallway and not central. But, all we can do is file for a change and keep fingers crossed that someone wants a single so badly they are willing to live without a healthy dose of natural light and in the basement right next door to the bathroom and everything that brings!!Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Advice: find out process for requesting accommodations. Get doctors note if needed to justify AC based on asthma or whatever. Submit for room change.
I think a housing accommodation is what it is going to take for any substantive change.
I’m just so disappointed in DC for not filing the housing change request right away-I would have never accepted such a raw deal without a fight.
A single as a freshman is a pretty amazing position to be in. Nothing raw about this deal.
If can be difficult for some people who are shy and don't do well trying to find a group. Having a roommate can sometimes help.
Of course, if you have a terrible roommate, it's awesome to have a single.
But, if OP's DC didn't request a change immediately, then maybe they aren't as concerned about this as the parent.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is Southern CA folks so your blithe attitude about AC is unfounded. School can more than afford to provide it too. The basement part is what gets me the most-how a school of this caliber can get away with throwing kids in a dungeon and pretending that’s ok is beyond me!
Is this San Diego or Pomona? San Diego is on the coast even during the heatwave it’s in the 70s. Now Pomona can get into the 100s.
My kid is at Berkeley this summer with no AC and it isn’t a problem. It was 105 degrees less than an hour inland and 73 at Berkeley.
but even in the summer in Pomona, the temps go down significantly at night. That's how desert temp works.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:People lived without air conditioning for thousands of years. Your snowflake will survive.
Studies done *on college students* show that sleeping in temperatures that are too warm cause lower math scores on tests. Authors compared math scores from students in dorms with A/C and dorms without.
So this is academically important. A/C is not a frivolous demand these days.
Anonymous wrote:It's a basement, test for mold hope it comes back positive. California has very strict rules around housing and mold
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:People lived without air conditioning for thousands of years. Your snowflake will survive.
Studies done *on college students* show that sleeping in temperatures that are too warm cause lower math scores on tests. Authors compared math scores from students in dorms with A/C and dorms without.
So this is academically important. A/C is not a frivolous demand these days.
I'm so curious about this. Can you cite the study?
Some questions I would have:
1. Who funded the study?
2. Was it peer-reviewed?
3. Did it control for other variables?
4. What was the magnitude of impact on test scores?
DP: I found the study: https://content.tcmediasaffaires.com/LAF/lacom/summer2016.pdf
OK, I read the first paragraph and am already laughing:
We followed 44 students (mean age = 20.2 years; SD = 1.8 years) from a university in the Greater Boston area, Massachusetts in the United States living in AC (n = 24) and non-AC (n = 20) buildings before, during, and after a HW. Two cognition tests were self-administered daily for a period of 12 days (July 9–July 20, 2016), the Stroop color-word test (STROOP) to assess selective attention/processing speed and a 2-digit, visual addition/subtraction test (ADD) to evaluate cognitive speed and working memory. The effect of the HW on cognitive function was evaluated using difference-in-differences (DiD) modelling.
Sample of 44 who tested themselves for 12 days.
Oy (this made me LOL)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is Southern CA folks so your blithe attitude about AC is unfounded. School can more than afford to provide it too. The basement part is what gets me the most-how a school of this caliber can get away with throwing kids in a dungeon and pretending that’s ok is beyond me!
Is this San Diego or Pomona? San Diego is on the coast even during the heatwave it’s in the 70s. Now Pomona can get into the 100s.
My kid is at Berkeley this summer with no AC and it isn’t a problem. It was 105 degrees less than an hour inland and 73 at Berkeley.
Anonymous wrote:This is Southern CA folks so your blithe attitude about AC is unfounded. School can more than afford to provide it too. The basement part is what gets me the most-how a school of this caliber can get away with throwing kids in a dungeon and pretending that’s ok is beyond me!
OP here and that is exactly what I was hoping for DC. A single is not what would be best at this point and time-located at end of a hallway and not central. But, all we can do is file for a change and keep fingers crossed that someone wants a single so badly they are willing to live without a healthy dose of natural light and in the basement right next door to the bathroom and everything that brings!!Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Advice: find out process for requesting accommodations. Get doctors note if needed to justify AC based on asthma or whatever. Submit for room change.
I think a housing accommodation is what it is going to take for any substantive change.
I’m just so disappointed in DC for not filing the housing change request right away-I would have never accepted such a raw deal without a fight.
A single as a freshman is a pretty amazing position to be in. Nothing raw about this deal.
If can be difficult for some people who are shy and don't do well trying to find a group. Having a roommate can sometimes help.
Of course, if you have a terrible roommate, it's awesome to have a single.
But, if OP's DC didn't request a change immediately, then maybe they aren't as concerned about this as the parent.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Advice: find out process for requesting accommodations. Get doctors note if needed to justify AC based on asthma or whatever. Submit for room change.
I think a housing accommodation is what it is going to take for any substantive change.
I’m just so disappointed in DC for not filing the housing change request right away-I would have never accepted such a raw deal without a fight.
A single as a freshman is a pretty amazing position to be in. Nothing raw about this deal.
If can be difficult for some people who are shy and don't do well trying to find a group. Having a roommate can sometimes help.
Of course, if you have a terrible roommate, it's awesome to have a single.
But, if OP's DC didn't request a change immediately, then maybe they aren't as concerned about this as the parent.
Anonymous wrote:^^^Sure-if they don’t value any natural light and don’t mind sweating like a pig it’s an amazing situation.
You people have no understanding whatsoever.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Advice: find out process for requesting accommodations. Get doctors note if needed to justify AC based on asthma or whatever. Submit for room change.
I think a housing accommodation is what it is going to take for any substantive change.
I’m just so disappointed in DC for not filing the housing change request right away-I would have never accepted such a raw deal without a fight.
A single as a freshman is a pretty amazing position to be in. Nothing raw about this deal.