<p>So I received a package from the Office of Residential Life. I live in Hedrick Summit and apparently I must read Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder. It's not a big read, but come on, I was really hoping I wouldn't have "homework" this summer -_- Does everyone living in dorms have to read this book? Just curious, what happens if we don't read it?</p>
<p>what the?</p>
<p>are you on a themed floor or something?</p>
<p>what the ****</p>
<p>how can a dorm make you read a book??</p>
<p>i mean, i got last minute reading from a professor before, but not from a DORM.</p>
<p>o_O</p>
<p>You could use the book as a door stopper just to **** your RAs off.</p>
<p>wait ill be in hedrick summit and i didnt get any reading material</p>
<p>Never heard of anything like this.</p>
<p>I didn't sign up for a themed floor! It doesn't say anywhere that I'm in a themed floor! That is ********! Nobody has heard of this?! ARGH!! I'm in the 9th floor, seriously, what's up with this?</p>
<p>WHOA! I got the package too! what the freak! 9th floor too. </p>
<p>"We are enclosing a free copy of the book Mountains Beyond Mountains and ask that you read the book prior to your arrival at UCLA, as we will be using it to guide your community experience this year. We know that there are only a few weeks before your arrival. Completing the reading will help you prepare for the fast pace of the quarter system."</p>
<p>I didn't sign up for themed either.</p>
<p>lmao (10 chars)</p>
<p>i got the book too. i dont think you have to read it. what are they going to do? kick you out of housing?</p>
<p>You won't have to read it if you don't want to. Take it as a gift. It just means less money for your floor (or whichever floors are partifipating in this program) for other floor activities.</p>
<p>There probably will be a point where it will be used, probably if you participate in floor gov.</p>
<p>xasiangirliex, are you on summit 9 too?</p>
<p>this is honestly the first time ive ever heard of anything like this...</p>
<p>yeah im on summit 9</p>
<p>Hahahahahahahaha</p>
<p>Woot for a free book! I guess</p>
<p>Scratch that, it says "you will be passing the book along to another student at UCLA!"</p>
<p>I'm assuming they're starting with the 9th floor and working their way down the floors lol.</p>
<p>^ LMAO!!</p>
<p>Why the hell do they start doing it this year?</p>
<p>Never heard of such a thing...Weird.</p>
<p>I just got my copy today. I'm on 2nd floor. This is weird.
The letter says we will be having discussions about the book with our floor led by our RAs...</p>