<p>If I were you I would demand a roomate change as soon as it could be done. I would in no way want to live with a person who could act in such a way. College is not the type of place to act like you're 12 year old pre-pubescent boy desperate to make friends, even if it's by acting rude. Definitely print out that myspace for permanent evidence as well as email the web address to and RA or the Director of Res. Life. You do not want to be paying 10k a year to room with a prick. Also, they might try and hold a mediation between the two of you if they cannot switch you... That's what they did at my school. Good Luck!</p>
<p>can u give us a link to his myspace to evaluate him?</p>
<p>Does he post your full name on there? Does he write about everyone he knows on there? Is it possible that you use a call-tracing or something to see the phone number of the person who called you?</p>
<p>I would wait until the start of the semester and if after a while there's no problem, I'd just ignore it.</p>
<p>Umm... I know people who basically write about everyone around them positively or negatively on their online blogs. it's so troublesome if the blogs are private.</p>
<p>^^ The Myspacers don't seem to realize that 'nothing' posted on the internet should be considered private including Blogs and emails.</p>
<p>wow so this is what the world has come to.</p>
<p>Or a head to the chest, Zidane style.</p>
<p>^ lol</p>
<p>don't be violent. you can either talk to him ot ask for a new roomate if ou really think that this guy is trouble. if i were you i'd just get a single bedroom..so freaks with you who could be disturbed and try to suck your blood in your sleep with a knife and straw.</p>
<p>If Housing acts in an appropriate way, the roommate may lose his acceptance or may be forced to live offcampus. I'm sure that the college has rules against harassment. It's true that the OP needs a different roommate. The current roommate, however, doesn't need to be rooming with anyone on campus or even living in campus housing. Think about it -- would you want to be assigned that person as your roommate? Frankly, I wouldn't even want to sit in class next to such a person.</p>
<p>to my knowledge, legally you cannot use myspace as grounds to expel someone from a university just because they said something bad. I mean you can say whatever you want on the internet especially your blog and usually not get in trouble. However, say there were pictures of him at some kegger doing a beer stand and the fact is that he's only 18, then you have something against him. Worst case scenario is that housing will tell him to just work it out w/ his roomate.</p>
<p>Please follow Citygirlsmom's advice. It is entirely appropriate to question your safety under these circumstances. It is true that schools are loathe to change housing assignments, but I believe you have good reason.</p>
<p>Tennisfan -- I don't think that's correct. If the kid used Myspace to harass another student, then it's harassment -- whether the harassment occurs on the internet, by email, by phone, or in person is irrelevent.</p>
<p>well what I read so far was that he just called the other kid some bad things. First ammendment clause clearly states freedom of speech. however if I did perhaps skip something about harassment which I'm not sure I saw, than yes perhaps it is another matter. If the roomate was saying how he was going to do things to him when he arrived than we have something to expel him on. I am definitely not taking the side of the rude roomate. Perhaps if we all saw waht exactly was on the myspace, we could actually have something to go on.</p>
<p>Freedom of speech doesn't mean that someone can libel or harrass another person. </p>
<p>Colleges also are perfectly free to create rules that would have consequences for such behavior.</p>
<p>Similarly, freedom of speech exists, but that doesn't mean that a company can't fire someone for writing or publishing (including on a blog) info that is racist, sexist, homophobic or that indicates that the person hates their company.</p>
<p>A reminder that this is what the Constitution says about the First Amendment:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."</p>
<p>Note: The amendment has to do with what Congress can do. Schools, companies, your parents, etc., can make their own rules.</p>
<p>Examples of colleges' rules against harassment:</p>
<p>Bryn Mawr:
"Racial and Sexual Harassment
Bryn Mawr College has explicit policies against harassment. All incidents will be dealt with according to established procedures. Messages which harass an individual or group are strictly prohibited."</p>
<p>From Texas A&M's web site's list of conduct that the college prohibits:
"24.3.4 Harassment. Conduct (physical, verbal, graphic, written, or electronic) that is sufficiently severe, pervasive or persistent so as to threaten an individual or limit the ability of an individual to work, study or participate in the activities of the university. </p>
<p>24.3.4.1 Sexual Harassment.
(See Texas A&M University Policy on Sexual Harassment, Sec. 47)</p>
<p>24.3.4.2 Racial and Ethnic Harassment.
(See Racial and Ethnic Harassment, Sec. 31)</p>
<p>24.3.4.3 Stalking.
Any repeated conduct directed specifically at another person that causes that person [or a member of that persons family or household] to fear his/her safety. Such conduct includes following another person and acts that threaten or intimidate another person through fear of bodily injury or death of self or members of that persons family or household or an offense being committed against that persons property...."</p>
<p>and as I said, Andy here needs to give us a bit more information like what college he is going to and exactly what was on the Myspace. Those phone calls would do squat and could not be used to prove it as harassment b/c a) he has no proof it was him and b) not exactly harassment in the first place. seriously we need Andy to show us the myspace.</p>
<p>just get a different roomate..that's it.</p>
<p>When does Andy move in? I would love to read an update on his situation (Andy?).</p>