<p>With a priority number of 52xx, I probably will end up housing in one of the worst dorms on the campus. I have been doing research and I keep hearing how some dorms which I'll probably end up at (Smith, Kellum, and some others) are nasty, no further explanation.</p>
<p>Can anyone please explain why these dorms are labelled as "nasty"?</p>
<p>Also, are they being renovated?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>I think you got it all wrong qwerty. Nasty is actually something good. </p>
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<p>Smith renovated its baffwooms last summer so thats a BIG plus. Trust me. If you do end up in Smith however, you will have lotsa fun with us. Heh heh</p>
<p>Smith hall isn’t that bad. But I’m hoping for one of the better dorms next fall still.</p>
<p>I keep hearing how Smith smells all the time and has roaches. Is it bad as it sounds? </p>
<p>How is Dorman btw?</p>
<p>To be honest, they are pretty bad. I feel claustrophobic every time I’m in those dorm rooms(Deviney, Smith, Kellum).</p>
<p>size isn’t really a problem for me (it is but I can live with that). I just want to know if it’s infested with bugs and has a weird smell.</p>
<p>I haven’t noticed any smells or bugs since I’ve been hear. Though I have only been in Smith hall since the beginning of Spring '10, it may just be that it has been too cold for the roaches to be out in full swing. There are palmetto trees around the main door of Smith Hall which is well, stupid. Palmetto bugs look like roaches, people say they’re different but whatever, if it looks like a roach then it’s a roach to me and I can’t stand bugs, I’m so much of a girl when it comes to that. </p>
<p>So, there’s no smell…and no roaches (at least in Spring semester) that I’m aware of. Though I have seen a pest control sign up sheet in the lobby that some people have signed up for at different times, but I’m inclined to believe that is just because their rooms are nasty, probably leaving food out and what not.</p>
<p>how about kellum?
although im trying for honors but just in case</p>
<p>Just FYI: Palmetto bugs are American Cockroaches and prefer the out-of-doors. They like moist, dark places like leaves/pine needles/mulch. They generally do not come indoors for food and in the south, you will find them in the cleanest houses. They come in to escape: excessive heat, excessive cold, excessive wet, and drought. They don’t care about food because they will eat dryer lint, wallpaper paste, etc. Human food is too much trouble for them, unlike the German cockroach.</p>
<p>I’m able to squash ANY kind of roach with a single pound of my shoe! Smith, Kellum, Diviney and Dorman are all okay and are not as bad as some people paint them. For some students that are used to living in big, new, fancy homes in gated communities with maids at home etc, those dorms do probably look a little frayed. They are not however full of rats and roaches crawling all over you in your dorm bed at night.</p>
<p>I was just at the preview today, and I actually kind of liked Kellum. Also, Deviney wasn’t too bad, either. I just really didn’t like Salley. It looked like a dungeon.</p>
<p>Some rooms in every dorm are going to have a bug problem at one time or another. There should be a sign up sheet at the hall’s front desk for people to come and spray your room.</p>
<p>My boyfriend lived in Kellum last year. He’s saying they had an issue with water damage. The top floors are more prone to leakage than the lower ones. When the remnants of the tropical storm were over Tally their top floor flooded out to the point people were carrying umbrellas. The water damaged leaked down to some of the lower floors as well. So mold is a pretty big problem. They only paint over mold damage.</p>
<p>I have a hard time believing administrators at FSU would be so derelict as to allow unhealthy or unsafe conditions in its dorms. I think much of the negative stuff about the older dorms is hearsay, exaggeration, fabrication or misinformation. The school isn’t so stupid that it would invite lawsuits or injuries because of unhealthy mold in the dorms, or poor electrical wiring that might cause a fire, unsafe levels of asbestos, or having roaches and rats running all over the place. There may be problems like leaks once in awhile, but I’m sure FSU would fix the problem and clean up properly any unhealthy mold problem. If they can’t, they should close the dorm. I think most of the problem with the older dorms is simply that they are older, dated and not as functional as the newer and renovated dorms and students would prefer to be in the newer dorms.</p>
<p>Mold really is a problem- mostly if you are allergic. This IS Florida after all. Hail damage is to Texas as water damage is to Florida. There was even water damage in the ceiling in my room in Gilchrist from a previous leak. Many, many rooms in Gilchrist had leaks in that same week Kellum was getting rained on. For the most part ours were minor enough to put towels over until they were addressed later- my room was leaking through the window into a nice sized puddle on the floor. I knew of one set of girls who had their room flood. The older dorms that haven’t been renovated have more trouble when some of florida’s bigger and longer-lasting storms hit. Kellum is much more known for mold due to its previous prominent issues with water damage (the joke about the ‘kellum cough’). The point is some dorms have sustained more water damage than others. I’d keep out of Kellum’s top floors if you are allergic to mold. :)</p>
<p>Some of FSU’s parking lots have trouble with days of heavy rain too. The campus will let you know though if it is advised that you move your car.</p>
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<li>There is even a spot on my dorm ceiling right now that looks like water damage that has been poorly painted over. I’m not allergic to mold, so it doesn’t bother me.</li>
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<p>If I am allergic to mold, could i transfer to a better floor or dorm?</p>
<p>Well at Kellum I at least know now it’s maybe best to get a mid-level floor room because of leaks and mold in upper floors, and roaches are worse in lower floors. If there are rats you can get a case of 24 rat traps at Home Depot for under $30 which should be enough for a 12’x15’ dorm room.</p>
<p>I’m sure if my doctor signs a paper that a dorm room is making me sick the housing office will give me a different room.</p>
<p>Very funny lizard, I’ve never heard of rats. 
Just common Florida pests. I never had a bug problem in Gilchrist. I did have a short ant problem here in McCollum. Little black ants would trail their way from my bathroom behind the sink- probably from my neighbor- over to the wall behind my desk. It was trivial enough I didn’t want to get my entire room sprayed over it. When they showed up for a second stint I bought a package of Terro ant baits that seemed to do the trick. Haven’t seen them since then. </p>
<p>Most students accept and take pride in whatever accommodation they receive. If you do end up having an allergy problem, major roommate issues, ect. FSU seems to be really good with housing transfer requests. I wouldn’t worry too much.</p>
<p>No dorms are that “nasty” they are all clean. The only thing is that they are REALLY small</p>
<p>where are the bathrooms in a community style? like do you share them with the room next to you or is it down the hall?</p>