I am living at home and commuting this semester, even though I could have lived on campus.
This is why I no longer wish to live on campus: Noise Pollution. I'm referring to the people in the residence halls that play their stereos too loud.
For the last three semesters, (Spring 97, Fall 97 and Spring 98) I lived in Moffett Hall. I was constantly being disturbed by not only my suite mates (whose taste in music differed radically from mine) but by several other people in the hall that really cranked their
stereos. (I'm not naming any names, but you know who you are.)
Not once did I see any of these people written up by the RA, even though they played their music loudly during quiet hours, and a lot of the time it could be heard outside the building.
I know there is a school policy against this, so why wasn't it enforced? And I also know Moffett wasn't the only offending building, since when I walked through campus I could hear music coming from some of the other buildings as well.
Plus, a friend of mine in Washington Hall (again, not naming names) had similar complaints to mine about the people living across the hall from her.
Are the rules about noise being enforced anywhere on campus? Was I just unfortunate enough to be plagued with inconsiderate neighbors? Or is it simply a matter of campus-wide noise pollution? I'm sure I'm not the only one that would like to see this problem solved.
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Name: Helene Comments:
To the RA that responded: I did confront the neighbors, and did so rather civilly (or so I thought) and not only did they not turn the music down over half the time, they also swore at me, and started doing other nasty things like ripping things off my door, throwing things at my door when it was closed and into my room when the door was open, and banging on my door at all hours of the night. Therefore, handling the problem on my own wasn't a viable solution; it only led to more trouble.
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I would like to say that this is a campus wide problem with the noise pollution, but it is one that is hard to solve. I am an RA, and definitely one that is tired of the noise that is caused by people in my building. What I think that other students do not realize is that we, RA's, can only do so much. One of the experiences of being at college on your own, is to be able to handle your own situations. So my question to you is, "Did you ever confront your neighbors with this problem?" To tell you the truth, a lot of us (RA's) are told to leave the situation alone and let other residents try to solve the problem on their own. Another thing, the other reason why you probably have not seen the other residents charged by an RA is because part of our job is to keep all information about other residents confidential. So please consider on learning how to take care of your own problems, you are now and adult and should not rely on others to do your dirty work!
Name: Helene Comments:
I did report it to the RA, she told me to ask the people to turn it down, and they wouldn't listen to me.
Name:Kristin Jones Major: Elem Ed Comments:
If the noise bothered you so much, how come you never reported it to the RA. There really isn't loud music played on my hall, and I wouldn't care much if there was. I'm not a very picky person. But if I ever had a problem as such, I would always go to the RA and let them handle the situation.
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noise pollution is crazy...i dont mind a few groovy tunes..but when it starts interupting my study time-that sucks. Down at hunters ridge the walls are like paper anyway.-That was a cool article Helene
Name: Jen Comments:
I agree with you. I find that often, as long as the RA likes the music that's being played entirely too loudly, he/she doesn't do a thing about it. I know that I can hear rock from the other end of the hall and my RA ignores it, but when my roommate or I play Loreena McKennitt too loud, we hear about it before the song's over.
Name: Helene Comments:
Basically, I confronted the people that were offending the worst, and they responded with nasty expletives. OK?
Name:Paul Comments:
I'm sorry to hear that your taste in music was different than ours. You should have came and told us and we could have arranged something like turning the music down or I'm sure that we would have at least taken some requests. I don't remember you confronting us with the matter. Moving back home and complaining a year later about what should have been done is not the way to deal with your problems. Confront the source and if that doesn't work, talk to the people that can.
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Perhaps those that are complaining about this article feel guilty?
Name:Josh Major: Pre major Comments:
I think you need to stop complaining
Name:Chris T. Almighty Major: divinity Comments:
sorry about the bs at the top, but I i justed wanted to be a little more anonymous. I think that your problem with noise pollution is a bit selfish. but i do sympathizie a little. You have to un derstand that i lived in pokie where if the noise was louder than a pin dropping that were all over you. I like to live on campus but i like to hear my tunes, and video games to, and just once in a whil let go, especially like the middle of the day when people are in class or just shooting the shit any way. Im not saying your wrong but i wish that so many people would get their sticks out of their asses and let lose . not worring so much. Think if we all had to get along and do somthing that wouldn't offend others, then wed all be pretty boring and life would be duldrum.
