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Interview with Students

https://youtu.be/8kMuKG59cfs   https://youtu.be/nAmtQ_2uvdk How well do you and your roommate get along? What do you think are the biggest issues if there are any? Do you wish you could have picked your roommate?

Interview with Resident Assistants

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwr0DCaVmIw&t=1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fWe59zqCVE How well do you think the random roommates work out? Do you think it would work out better if first-years could pick their roommates? Why or why not? Do you notice a difference between roommate problems with girls and guys? Why do you think this? What is the most common roommate problems?

Interview with Res Life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN1X435igV0&t=1s What made residence life choose to use random roommates? How come the survey sent out is so general? How much do you consider the survey when pairing roommates? What is the biggest problem among roommates that do not get along? Do you think there are more problems with guys or girls? Why do you think this?

Observation Photo

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The image depicted is a boys room, it is clear that for the most part everything is kept in place and one is not more organized from the other.

Observation Photo

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In this photo, both roommates keep the room fairly neat and neither of them has an issue with keeping their stuff organized.

Observation Photo

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Shown in the photo on the top is both of the roommate's desks, one very organized the other not.  The photo on the bottom shows the entire room and it is clear one roommate is neater than the other.  

Observations

Set One- Jogues 3 rd Floor- Honors Living Learning Community(Female) The roommates seem to get along for the most part. They have had a couple of disagreements. Rearranging the furniture→ one roommate didn’t like where the other roommate moved her wardrobe to They both agree on most things and have similar opinions about things. They have the same major. They are also both pre-med. Additionally, they are both Italian and love to eat Italian food. The roommates get meals together and do homework together in their room often. One roommate enjoys partying while the other does not. There have been conflicts about the partying once when one roommate was out and the other was locked out→ the roommate had to leave the party to go unlock the door For this group, they feel that random roommates worked out well. However, they would have prepared to pick their roommates. Set Two- Gonzaga Third Floor(Female) These two roommates do not exactly get along b...