<p>Gee
A water bottle sounds like steps to expulsion.</p>
<p>Seriously, I can't believe some of the suggestions. Remember two wrongs don't make a right. The high road always wins. </p>
<p>The only solution is a meeting of the kids with the dorm head or other referee. I would bet the RM has complaints too.</p>
<p>My d has grown alot in having to deal with her RM. In fact, I am now glad she has a RM instead of a private room. Dealing with people may be just as important as learning calculus.</p>
<p>A roommate switch took place about a week ago. I have a different kid...it's amazing what sleep will do. He's back to himself. Life is good.</p>
<p>Princessdad - as far as we and my son know, his rm did not complain about my son, although he maintained he was getting up early to study even though he didn't actually get up and as you probably found out, there is no "too early" time in the rules to be getting up. Smartie me, asked the advisor "so my son could get up at 4 am?...what about 3 or 2...?" I was told to ask the "administration" that one. I didn't... :)</p>
<p>Linda: SO GLAD TO HEAR. Whatever the school, they listened. My son had problems with his the 1st year too.</p>
<p>Is there anyone else who will try the water bottle. When I was in high school we sometimes smuggled small Windex spray bottles and cheap water pistols onto the bus. One guy, a couple years ahead of me, took the brunt of the attacks when he boarded the bus each morning. He was a good sport about and when he retaliated, he got us good. He pulled out a pHisoderm bottle. Remember those big green cylinders? With the nozzle that flips up? Well, if one of those bad boys is filled with H2O instead of pHisoderm and your adversary can squeeze it hard enough, it's exactly like what I imagine it would be like to stand in front of the main hose of Ladder Truck 2 from your local volunteer fire department. Our leaky little pistols and spray misters were no match. So, the bottom line is that if you really want to test whether using water bottles to get a roommate's attention will lead to disciplinary action at BS, you need to arm your child with a pHisoderm bottle.</p>
<p>How about a marshmallow shooter? They shoot mini-marshmallows. Unlike the water bottle, there would be evidence aka mouse food, so it may not work best for the dorm room. Still, there is something "fun" about someone getting stung by a marshmallow.</p>