<p>You seem to be going ALLLL over the forums =P</p>
<p>No, but really, it wasn’t a problem. I got my question answered. 
I was just kind of confused as to how so many posts could have been made after my last visit, and I realized the reason why was because you all were no longer talking about the housing status. =P</p>
<p>so did anyone find out about housing??</p>
<p>haha samster said that at orientation someone said that we should be finding out on July 15ish. It should just be any day now. I check the Housing Status page like twice a day. I’m assuming that it will just say on the main Housing Status page where we’re living when it’s announced? Is that correct? Or will I have to go to bath and hall choices and such?</p>
<p>i’m really nervous about which hall i’m in…anyone know about their’s??</p>
<p>You will all find out at the same time, so if you don’t knwo they don’t know.</p>
<p>this is soo frustrating!!! i wanna know right now (even though it’s not really a big deal)</p>
<p>I called dhfs and they said we would all find out in the next wk and a half…</p>
<p>lame! i’m sure i’ll get jester anyway…</p>
<p>the next week and a half is definitely the END of july not the middle x.x</p>
<p>i’m seriously hoping it will be on the website tomorrow</p>
<p>We are working on room assignments this week. We hope to have them posted next week. Jul 20 -24.</p>
<p>Seriously?
<em>groan</em></p>
<p>is the person who posts with the username “UTHousing” an official correspondent from dhfs?</p>
<p>think so…</p>
<p>Yes UT housing is real. I am judging by the wealth of quality info they have posted in the past. I strongly believe they are legit, helpful, and accurate</p>
<p>I agree. The user UTHousing said once that he/she worked in the UT housing office, and everything this user has ever posted has been solid.</p>
<p>The Castilian staff guy called me to check up on the confirmation fee and when I asked him politely “In a situation that your roommate is gay, could you change rooms if you don’t feel comfortable living with him?” and he replied with “We don’t discriminate anyone.” Now I was trying to explain him how it is not a matter of discrimination but he kept on babbling about some B.s that did not answer my question. I am guessing he didn’t had the authority to say yes or no. Anyways, in that case, do those guys usually let you change rooms?</p>
<p>Most places will not let you switch roommates simply because of the fact that your roommate is gay. </p>
<p>You not wanting to stay with a gay roommate is discrimination, plain and simple. You can try to explain it however you want but you are still discriminating against them for the simple matter of their orientation.</p>
<p>You might have a gay roommate for an entire year and never know it–not every gay is out of the closet.</p>
<p>If your roommate’s behavior is unacceptable, such as makin sexual advances on you, that would be an acceptable reason to change roommates. Otherwise, they are just a person and you should get along with them as best you can. Their orientation doesn’t even need to enter into your discussion in the slightest.</p>
<p>It would be the same reaction if you asked them to switch you if you ended up with a black roommate–it’s the same situation. Or if another person asked to switch out of your room because they didn’t want to stay with an Arab, before they even knew you–how would you feel about that?</p>
<p>Beat me to it, Ranger. You have to judge your roommate based on his behavior, not because of some preconceived notion you have about icky homos. It’s discrimination whether you call it that or not.</p>
<p>If you do get matched with a gay guy, look at it as a learning experience. We won’t bite, I promise!</p>
<p>My oldest son had a gay roommate at A & M of all places. Although he was not thrilled with the idea at first, it was not a problem. Believe it or not, if you are straight, a gay roommate will not be interested in you anymore than you will be interested in him. It might take some getting used to and you probably will not have the same tastes in alot of things, but that’s the worst of it. Keep an open mind, if it happens, you might just make a new friend and be the better man for it.</p>