Light-switches and Heat Control: A Rant by Barbara Jean

I love our apartment. Don't get me wrong, there are just certain elements that I am fairly certain do not meet code.  First of all, unlike the luxury duplexes, our apartment does not have central heat, we have radiators.  This would not be a problem except for one teensy-weensy glitch. My room does not have a radiator control. Why you ask? I am fairly certain it is a cruel joke the university is playing on me.   Not only do I not have a closet, but no heat control too? Seriously the universe has dealt me a hateful card.  Ok so I don't have heat control, no big deal, I thought to myself in early September...little did I know that my room would soon turn into an inferno with no cool air in sight! Im dead serious, its at least 10 degrees warmer in my room than in the rest of the house and there is absolutely nothing that can be done. I suppose I shall have to suffer in silence.

On another note. Whoever built our apartment was most definitely organizationally challenged.  When I first opened the door to my room this past August, I immediately reached for the light switch, which I assumed would be right next to the door, only to find nothing.  After a thorough inspection of my room, I found the switch directly in the middle of one of the side walls.  While this may not seem like a problem to some, for me it is a travesty. Not only can I not flip the switch when leaving my room, I have to turn the lights off before I get into bed.  So uncool DePauw University, for making what was supposed to be a closet into a room.

Seriously, I'm not complaining, I love the harry potter sized cupboard of my room but for a University who is concerned with hanging lights (ie: Christmas lights) being a fire hazard, you would think they might make sure their living units are up to code.

That is all for now, more from the others later!

XOXOX,

Barbara Jean