<p>I am getting a tad concerned about the mental condition of two of my floormates. I frequently find them wrestling and chasing each other back and forth down the hall. Except I have now noticed, it seems to be in some sort of ritual, as their third roommate informed us last night that the three of them are actively saving the world by keeping energy locked up in a cage in their room. It appears the loud running and wrestling and falling on the floor and other various things they do are somehow involved...</p>
<p>It would be one thing if it was a floor joke, but I not quite sure why they need to run back and forth to both ends of the hall and slam themselves into the window. Plus the noise level is getting rather loud. They were just going at whatever it is they do right in front of my door. And the other day, my roommate and I were very nearly knocked over waiting for an elevator. Neither of them seemed very concerned that they might end up injuring or annoying the rest of the floor.</p>
<p>I'm hoping it'll die down in a week or so...Has anyone ever experienced anything similar to this???</p>
<p>thank god my floor was all girls last year, the boys sections of the coed floors had hundreds of dollars of damage, and in one section, the damage was so bad, that each of the guys had to be billed $600 at the end of the year</p>
<p>I think that one should speak up a bit about all of this to the weirdo-s in question. Colleges make scads of money off the dorms and you pay too much to have to contend with all of this, fiddledd. I mean, think of your nic, what would Scarlette O Hara do, man? Speak up to the weirdo-s and complain to whoever in the heck runs the dorms.</p>
<p>Skateboarding/scooter down the tile floors (if you haven't tried it, you go really fast) is common. And one night around like 1 am, there were like 20 of us on the girls wing hurling people down the hall on a rolling chair. People were diving into rooms to avoid getting hit, and we put a huge dent in the girls' side water fountain.</p>
<p>... until someone gets hurt. I reported my RA for doing crap like this last year. Not only did he not stop the other kids from doing ridiculous things like this in the hall but he joined in. Extreme hall games. I reported him to the campus housing coordinator. He lost his position. Sorry. Don't act like a fool when you're in a position of authority. I would first go to the resident assistant but then the hall director or whatever. You shouldn't have to tolerate those types of things outside of your door.</p>
<p><em>That is why I would never live in a dorm.</em></p>
<p>Same here, everyone says how great dorm life is, until junk like this happens. Commuting FTW!</p>
<p>ANyway, the worst part of all this is that if these kids got hurt doing stupid stuff and sued the University, they'd probably stand a good chance of winning... -_-</p>
<p>i always wanted to go through the whole "dorm experience" and i still do, but damn, why do people have to act so stupid...you're in college now!</p>
<p>Yes. A stuck up prude. I'll take that as a compliment but don't you think that's a bit harsh? That's just how I am and I'm sure that's why I have gained great respect from employers, gotten numerous offers to do research with professors, and had the dean of my college offer to write me my letter of reference. My friends are mostly like me... we follow the rules. Being a "badass" isn't such a good thing. Hall games destroy property, disrupt study hours, and can cause injury to those not involved. Do I regret getting the guy kicked out of his position? Yeah... but only a little. It's not like I hadn't warned him that I was going to say something. He knew I didn't appreciate the slip and slide games in the hallway(where they flooded the tile hallway and used plastic bags to slide down the hall, infront of my door... spashing water into my room)</p>
<p>If they are being physically obnoxius and rude, pretty soon, someone else is going to get hurt and breaking things</p>
<p>Just because a jerk can run around like a giant 5 year old doesn't mean its right...we expect better behavior from 3rd graders that some posters here expect from grown men</p>
<p>Man, enough with the name calling and whatnot. All you guys and gals who have to live in the dorms pay a lot of money to live in those little rooms. Get your moneys worth. Do not put up with someone almost running into you while playing a stupid game fit for a five year old. Do not put up with someone playing slip and slide in the dorm hallways and splattering water in your room. Colleges make a great deal of money off the dorm rooms, do not allow yourself to get ripped off.</p>
<p>Think of what your parents have done for you to go to college and live in the dorm rooms. Think about it: they either saved, sold a house, or got a big old loan. Right? Why "pee pee" on that? Stand up for yourself. Acting like a five year old does not cut it if you live in a condo or apartment, so why allow it in a little dorm room?</p>
<p>I have my own house. If I walked about my neighborhood acting like some of the folks you people are complaining about, I would be locked up. The folks acting up like morons in the dorms are doing it, because they figure they can get away with it. But, they cannot really. You have to stand up for your rights, eh?</p>
<p>Uh, just letting everyone know that this "game" or "ritual" has now seemed to turn into a group activity and also seems to involve portals. I don't know if people on the floor are going along with it because it's funny or...Um. Haha. Yes. Yes it is totally hilarious being in my floormates room and overhearing a conversation about portals and energy. Until they start ramming into things...</p>
<p>But I don't think I'm going to report them. At least not for the time being. We're still to busy trying to figure out what possessed three freshmen at a top university to pretend that they are saving the world.</p>
<p>Well, at least its not your roommates. I know someone at Princeton whose roommates smashed all the furniture in the room into smithereens using baseball bats.</p>
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"So it sounds like typical college fun"</p>
<p>... until someone gets hurt. I reported my RA for doing crap like this last year. Not only did he not stop the other kids from doing ridiculous things like this in the hall but he joined in. Extreme hall games. I reported him to the campus housing coordinator. He lost his position. Sorry. Don't act like a fool when you're in a position of authority. I would first go to the resident assistant but then the hall director or whatever. You shouldn't have to tolerate those types of things outside of your door.
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Boohoo.</p>
<p>It's part of the experience. In the real world, there are always going to be people who act stupid/crazy, are loud, break things, generally cause mayhem, and, I guess most importantly, disrepsect you. You have to learn how to deal with it. If they want to risk hurting themselves, it's their body and their risk. You can't live if you live by the rules all the time.</p>