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Roommate Love and Hate: Maintaining Peace in Your Dorm
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Roommate Love and Hate: Maintaining Peace in Your Dorm

By Megan Melone Photography from My Friends from College and eBaum’s World Do you wake up in the middle of the night and see your roommate and think who is this person? We’ve reached the middle of the semester, and the honeymoon phase between you and your roommate is about over, if it didn’t end a while ago. At this point, most students are experiencing burnout. They’re tired from studying for midterms and are quickly coming to the realization that they have another month and a half of schoolwork and extracurricular activities. In the midst of the exhaustion it can be hard to keep the peace between you and your roomie, no matter how much you like them. Whether it's clutter, chores, guests or space, you will find something annoying about that person. And that’s normal! It’s hard to ...
Dear Bogey: Muddled McKendree Bearcat
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Dear Bogey: Muddled McKendree Bearcat

Dear Bogey,  I am very confused and conflicted about how my roommate and I are acting. We've been rooming together for the whole first semester, so about eight weeks, and I go through phases of how I feel about him. Depending on the day, he is my best friend or my worst enemy. I feel like sometimes our personalities just don't blend well together. He likes to be the loudest person who talks the most in conversations. I like to be a contributing member of the group, but often I get interrupted and can't even finish what I am saying/talking about. I'm torn between being quiet and just rarely talking or confronting him about it. What's the best course of action for me to take to have a great friendship and rooming situation?  Sincerely, A Muddled Mckendree Bearcat  Roommate prob...