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highplainsdem

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31. Gives me claustrophobia just reading about it.

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How small is too small? Dorm paused over "worrisome" size , 265 sq ft for 3 paying $600 each (UCLA) [View all] Demovictory9 Sep 2023 OP

My freshman dorm room was smaller WestMichRad Sep 2023 #1

Mine was a little smaller too. Had one roommate who stayed in the room watching tv Demovictory9 Sep 2023 #2

You had TV? relayerbob Sep 2023 #11

She had a tv she brought with her..the only freshman who brought one. It was awful Demovictory9 Sep 2023 #12

The Dorms Where I Went Were, Too ProfessorGAC Sep 2023 #46

Lol. I lived out of a 12sqft locker and a 10sqft rack for 4 years. haele Sep 2023 #3

That sounds like my shared barracks room! slightlv Sep 2023 #6

Same Here NowISeetheLight Sep 2023 #45

Damn that's crowded. 🤯 Demovictory9 Sep 2023 #56

The USSR average living space per person was a bit under 90 sq ft. Igel Sep 2023 #4

I recall the old Co-op in Westwood had 3 person rooms about that small DBoon Sep 2023 #5

Floorplan Celerity Sep 2023 #15

this is the definition of a first world problem Snooper9 Sep 2023 #7

I lived in a quad room smaller than this, in 1976 mn9driver Sep 2023 #8

A refrigerator? LudwigPastorius Sep 2023 #9

Our dorms for 2 were about 150 sq ft. relayerbob Sep 2023 #10

Here is how the dorm room might look like Demovictory9 Sep 2023 #13

those girls look happy orleans Sep 2023 #17

They were told to smile or else!!! Demovictory9 Sep 2023 #57

thanks for the laugh! nt orleans Sep 2023 #62

Looks pretty nice relayerbob Sep 2023 #22

It would suck to be on the top bunk an adult can't even sit upright on. intheflow Sep 2023 #28

Honestly that seems like sufficient space for 3, this is whining about nothing Tarc Sep 2023 #63

For me, the size of the room didn't matter as much as having it to myself. meadowlander Sep 2023 #14

Nailed it! SO very important for one's mental health. And the very point these students are making. ancianita Sep 2023 #16

You think that's torture, try 50 sailors in Emile Sep 2023 #24

You chose to be a sailor and were PAID to be crammed in there. intheflow Sep 2023 #29

Are they forced to live on campus? LudwigPastorius Sep 2023 #32

At Penn State, all freshmen had to live in dorms. After freshmen year, it was your choice. debm55 Sep 2023 #42

That was the policy at my college too. meadowlander Sep 2023 #54

I recall the Tyler Clementi story..so horrible. I wandered the campus..i.e. hid Demovictory9 Sep 2023 #58

Yes, that would be torture for autistic people too meadowlander Sep 2023 #52

At times during my university education I lived out of a P.O. box and a locker. hunter Sep 2023 #18

Good lord, another post with "back in my day..." replies. intheflow Sep 2023 #19

+1 WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2023 #20

I feel the same way Bettie Sep 2023 #21

Well, many of us are old. And that's what the situation was. MineralMan Sep 2023 #25

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Thank you Mineral Man I agree with your post. debm55 Sep 2023 #43

That's one reason Facebook sucks... Sky Jewels Sep 2023 #34

I missed being Gen X by a year or so. intheflow Sep 2023 #40

So you're a young Boomer? Sky Jewels Sep 2023 #50

I agree it is stupid treestar Sep 2023 #47

Exactly. And it's kinda pathetic how proud of themselves they are Sky Jewels Sep 2023 #53

The difference is that when I was in a class dorm - haele Sep 2023 #64

Lawn Dart Survivor Magnet stuck in the middle Sep 2023 #66

Ha ha! Too funny. Sky Jewels Sep 2023 #69

Yeah. n/t demmiblue Sep 2023 #35

Spot on. n/t Xavier Breath Sep 2023 #38

Unrec ProfessorGAC Sep 2023 #55

+1 tenderfoot Sep 2023 #61

My children and their cousins suffered similar crowding... hunter Sep 2023 #65

Like several people have said, my freshman dorm room was a lot smaller MineralMan Sep 2023 #23

Did your small dorm room have a window? intheflow Sep 2023 #27

Where did you see where they lacked windows? sl8 Sep 2023 #39

My bad. I was conflating the two stories. n/t intheflow Sep 2023 #41

OK, thanks. nt sl8 Sep 2023 #49

It did, yes. MineralMan Sep 2023 #67

So if you want to Mr.Bill Sep 2023 #30

Yes, you have to hang two ties off of the doorknob outside. LudwigPastorius Sep 2023 #33

Gives me claustrophobia just reading about it. highplainsdem Sep 2023 #31

I have a similar story to some here... albacore Sep 2023 #36

If I couldn't study in my room,... LudwigPastorius Sep 2023 #37

Same here debm55 Sep 2023 #44

How much space do they provide for UCLA football or basketball players? LiberalFighter Sep 2023 #48

Don't know but their dining room had table cloths!!! Demovictory9 Sep 2023 #59

This message was self-deleted by its author pinkstarburst Sep 2023 #51

These days students enjoy more common spaces in dorms lindysalsagal Sep 2023 #60

Kind of a misleading headline madville Sep 2023 #68