<p>I'm a guy, I tend to use a small backpack or a leather folder with a notepad in it. I have a slick gunmetal silver briefcase that I may start using more, though, when I bring it to Duke.</p>
<p>i'll be busting out the jansport as well</p>
<p>as for other questions, what kind of bands perform at Duke? I read somewhere that Franz Ferdinand did back in April. Who else comes?</p>
<p>Death Cab was with FF, and they were awesome.</p>
<p>and for ldoc we had guster and rahzel (most amazing ever).
my freshman year for ldoc we had collective soul.</p>
<p>rahzel came to my high school junior year</p>
<p>Ben Folds has come in the past, and we had that Rolling Stones concert last fall.</p>
<p>lollerskates- if you're worried about using and abusing bags, and wouldn't mind getting a backback, Northface might be a good choice. That's why I haven't shelled out 100 some dollars on a longchamp or herve chapelier, so for the most part I just use my Northface to go to the library/carry a lot of stuff, etc. While it's not the most STYLISH bag or anything, a ton of people have them and they last through EVERYTHING. I mean, everyone I know has had theirs for like, 5 years now and they still look brand new. It's definitely a great brand for wear and tear.</p>
<p>i used victorinox or w/e and it was pretty sick nasty</p>
<p>i always kill threads <<sobs>></sobs></p>
<p>why am i a junior member!</p>
<p>Okay; I have a question about housing. I was thinking about signing up for the wellness residence hall. I don't drink but am not 'antagonistic' towards ppl who do. So I don't know if I would be able to live at a 'regular' dorm and still feel in place. Is it a given that everyone in regular dorms drinks/smokes? At the same time, I've heard only bad things about the wellness housing. Bad as in boring, geeky, dry, unpopular, etc. Are either of these generalizations true? Thanks for any help.</p>
<p>Sorry if there are any Brownies reading this, but everyone I know totally judged people upon hearing they were in Brown. I'm sorry, it's just sorta a fact of life. I had a few friends in Brown, and I thought they were awesome, but I'll admit that almost everyone I know (including myself) would hear that someone lives in Brown and go "Oh..." The Brown kids will tell you that they love their community, are so happy, etc. and that's awesome for them, but I'd be lying if I said that there isn't a rampant stereotype about them. Meanwhile, I had SOOOOOOOOO many friends in my dorm who never smoked or drank - it is definitely NOT a given. If you aren't "antagonistic," I'd personally suggest living in a regular dorm. I honestly can't even count off the top of my head how many friends I had in my "regular" dorm who were completely straight-edge. It had to have been at LEAST 15-20...at least. I actually knew very, very few people who partied really often and went crazy every weekend night. Most people who drink were pretty responsible about it and were good about moderating - I mean, I know that for the most part my roommate and I (and all of our friends) were that way. On some weekend nights you'll hear people out in the hallway talking/laughing loudly, but on every weekend night there will be a few people who have to stay in to study (it's inevitable) and they'll probably go outside and shut them up if the idea of that bothers you. Honestly, I just personally feel that living in a regular dorm is a better way to meet a lot of different people. Besides, think about it this way - because FOCUS housing overrules wellness housing, there will be plenty of kids who would have wanted Brown living in "regular" dorms because they signed up for FOCUS. That also happened a lot.</p>
<p>i <em>completely</em> agree.
there is a stigma about people who live in brown. you could be a super cool person and in brown, but as soon as someone finds out, they sort of go "ohh..." (great way of putting it). there's a strong sense of community in brown, and they probably all adore living there.</p>
<p>but, yeah, living in a regular dorm means that there'll be a wider scope of people. there'll be people who party all the time, people who drink three nights a week, people who drink once in a while, and people who never drink. i lived in pegram back when it was insane, and while there were kids getting stomachs pumped, there were also kids who never drank and still enjoyed living in pegram. if you're open to the fact that there will be kids partaking in underage drinking, then why not live in a regular dorm?</p>
<p>Thanks for all the input guys. It's been really helpful. I've been going back and forth about this for awhile; especially since they sent an email stating there were still rooms available at the wellness hall. And right after I read that, I saw on the 2010 facebook group ppl were teasing the ppl from this dorm. Lol, the stigma started already.<br>
Sidebar: Is it always Brown that's substance-free or don't they vary which hall it is each year.</p>
<p>No, it's always Brown thats substance free. </p>
<p>To put in my two cents:
A) There is definitely a stereotype about Brown people (boring, puritanical, etc). Also, there are a number of people in Brown who don't always follow the "ground rules."</p>
<p>B) I suggest living in a so-called "regular dorm." It's a more varied group of personalities which, I think, makes it alot more fun. As stated above, while you will have the random kid who parties non stop, most people are easy going people who party moderately when the opportunity arises. Also, there are a number of kids who drink rarely/not at all. In fact, my best friend at Duke didn't drink for almost the entire year, but he was still a part of everything we all did (even if we were all drinking). I doubt that you will find someone that will dislike you because you do not drink. If they do, well then they're just lame.</p>
<p>Agreed with the above. In every normal freshman dorm, you'll have the full range of students, including people who simply don't drink or smoke. In Brown, you'll lose some of that breadth of personality, so I'd recommend against it unless you really WANT that narrower experience. I never held Brown against anyone, or saw a stigma attached to it, but then again I only really know 2 people from Brown well, and I only met them because of PWILD. I think that if Brown is right for you, you'll feel that right off the bat, and if you're ambivalent or apathetic you're much better off in a normal dorm.</p>
<p>This conversation definitely reminds me of me, and I definitely am VERY 100% happy I lived in a regular dorm. It takes a little longer to find you niche, because many people will go out and party, especially during orientation and first semester when the frats and SLGs are trying to woo people, but once I found my group I couldn't have been happier. There were weekend nights when we'd go out and whatnot, and there were weekend nights when I would walk down to the study room and see my friends doing work, and I'd just pop my head in like "Hey can I come work with you guys." From someone who thought about doing wellness, I'm so happy I didn't and ended up with a diverse, amazing group of friends, who respects decisions I make and I respect theirs. It really worked out for the best.</p>