Campus Life Versus Village Life: A Follow Up

So the results from last week’s poll are in. Of the respondents, 37.5% said they thought dorms were better and 62.5% thought village was better. It seems the dorms are more popular than one would think, even if still being the minority choice of living. However, no investigation would be worthy of being called complete if it weren’t looking at all aspects. As most everyone should know, there are staff that live on campus. So what about them? What do they think of living at school, and what do their contemporaries think as well? Wow, I am so glad you asked. 

Campus living

On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate living on a school campus and why?

“Around a seven. There are many pros to living on campus, but it comes with the trade off of never getting away from work fully and not having much privacy for your family time.” – Emily Patterson

What would you say is the biggest advantage to living on campus?

“I have a cafeteria in my basement for when I don’t have groceries, my driveway is always plowed when it snows, my commute can’t be beat, I get to come home for lunch  everyday and there’s even a post office in my backyard!” – Roxanne Force

What do you dislike the most?

“When you live where you work, there is a feeling of never being “off duty.” Additionally, as spring arrives, it’s hard at times to not have any private outside space. It would be nice to host a family BBQ or play some cornhole. The positive trade-off is that this whole beautiful campus is like our yard, and there are amazing people who take care of it.” – Emily Patterson

“I would say the biggest negative is that privacy is pretty low since people can always see directly into my windows and backyard. Also, I can’t walk my dog in my PJs.”

– Roxanne Force

Non-campus living

What do you imagine living on a school campus would be like and why?

“I feel like it would be a constant reminder that I am old and not a cool college student anymore. I would also want to make sure my curtains were always closed so students wouldn’t see my dance-cleaning routine.” – Taryn Rouse

“The only advantage would be getting to work earlier. The disadvantage would be getting to work earlier.” – Anonymous

What’s one thing you think would be nicer about living on campus?

“It would be nice not to have to drive to work and to also have the cafeteria so close. I would also love the opportunity of schooling students in a game of Spikeball at any time of the day or night. Our dog, Tucker, would also love chasing all of the squirrels on campus.” – Taryn Rouse

What would it take for you to move to on-campus housing?

“It would take a penthouse apartment on the 6th floor of the Dick Building with a private elevator and below-ground parking.” Anonymous

Sammy Ortiz is a junior

nursing major from

Orlando, Fla.