<p>I guess I will need a good fan for the first few weeks of school.
Thanks</p>
<p>My son is currently in Keeney right now at <a href=“mailto:Summer@Brown”>Summer@Brown</a>. His room is small, dark and oppressively hot. The steam radiator under the window looks to be circa 1945. I guess you have to remember it’s not about the accommodations.</p>
<p>A good fan is a must. Especially if you’re from the south and used to AC: Once it tops 90, a fan is the only way to keep cool, in addition to spending as little time as possible in your actual room. However, last year I found that it never really got hotter than it was during move-in week (besides the extra week I stayed in spring, when it got up to 95). For me, being from Phoenix, it wasn’t bad so long as it was under about 85, and if it got too hot or stuffy I’d just go to the SciLi or some other, AC-cooled building (most academic buildings). And all but maybe a couple nights, so long as I left my window open I was able to sleep without getting too warm.</p>
<p>chsowlflax, I see that Brown rents fans for summer students. Do they do that for the year?</p>
<p>Yes I believe so. But you won’t need them beyond the first 1 or 2 weeks after school starts.</p>
<p>Funnything, great summary of the dorms - thanks!</p>
<p>^Eh, my roommate and I used our fan every day, but mostly because it’s a great white-noise generator, and I’m pretty sure both my roommate and I have always slept with a fan on (he was from the south too), so the airflow was nice.</p>
<p>Renting advantage: you don’t have to store the fan. Disadvantage: it’s only about $20 to get a fan, and there are better fans you can get for <$30 or so than the ones BSA has.</p>