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Several variables go into deciding which dorm best fits a student's style or preferences. Especially for those who have never been on campus or have intimate knowledge of each hall, deciding can be tricky.

Mark Hudson, director of housing and dining services, said a few factors can make the decision easier on the student.

Hudson said choosing a residence hall can be difficult; even more difficult for people who have no experience living outside their home or fami-lies.

“Going on the housing site on Eastern’s web page is a start. That is where you will find the de-scriptions on each building,” he said. “Some stu-dents have said that has helped them narrow down what kind of building they want.”

He said the site also offers a blueprint of the rooms so students can get a better idea on how the general layout of the room is, which can help in the decision making process.

“Some students want a certain style room rather than a type of building, so the blue prints help those type of students,” Hudson said.

Other factors that go into choosing a residence hall range from location to parking, visiting hours and if the hall is co-ed.

He said the way the male and female students are divided has been a big decision maker in the past, which is why Eastern has a variety of buildings to try to accommodate everyone.

Some people like to live in one gender-oriented buildings. For men, there is Douglas Hall, which is the only all-male building on campus. For wom-en, there is Pemberton, Andrews and Lincoln Hall.

“Most of our buildings are still divided between males and females. They just live in the same build-ing,” Hudson said. “Take Lawson Hall for example. It was recently changed from an all women dorm to a co-ed dorm. But each floor is a different sex, one floor being males-only, the next females-only.”

He said Eastern does that so more people can live on campus.

“Students who do not want to live with the op-posite sex can still feel comfortable in this kind of living situation,” he said.

The ‘Triad,” which includes McKinney, Ford and Weller Hall, has a different living situation, Hud-son said.

“About two years ago, McKinney was renovat-ed with co-ed individual-style bathrooms so the

whole building can be mixed sexes,” he said. Wom-en cannot live with men in the same room, but they live next to one another. “People seemed to have liked this living arrangement a lot and was rec-ommended we do it in more halls so last sum-mer, we renovated Ford Hall so it has the same arrangement.”

Weller Hall has not been renovated yet he said, so they have the original arrangement where men live on one side of the building and women live on the other. Plans on renovating that hall are soon to commence, he said.

“You have to think about the kinds of people you want to be possibly living with for the school year,” he said. “If you feel somewhat uneasy about a hall, double and triple check to make sure you will be happy. I say the best way is to visit Eastern and ask the students who are cur-rently living there that way you know for sure if it is really the right place for you.”

Living arrangements on campus can affect your college experience greatly, so choosing the right place to live is more important then one might think, Hudson said.

Stephanie White can be reached at 581-2812 or at sewhite2@eiu.edu.

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Where should you live next year?Deciding where to live can change the environment and tone of your year. Eastern offers

many options, and while there are exceptions within each choice, typical characteristics are

found in people who choose living on campus vs. living off, and living in a residence hall vs

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Would you consider yourself an independent person?

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Residence hall Apartment HouseWhether you are new to campus or not, living in the residence halls gives you the greatest accessibility to Eastern. There are 11 total residence hall buildings, each with its own sense of community and various options. Visit the Housing and Dining section of the Eastern website for more information.

Apartments are a middle ground between living in a residence hall and a house. Although there is less space in an apartment than a house, you will still have a kitchen and your own bedroom. Eastern also offers U-Court, which are apartments paid through Housing and Dining if you prefer to live on campus.

If you are looking for a space for multiple friends, a house is a good fit. Many houses available for rent offer three to six bedrooms, so although you might not be as close to your neighbors, you will still have plenty of company. There are options for housing on either side of campus, and are often close to classes.

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After signing a lease for an apartment or house and securing the deposit, the fun begins -- decorating and furnishing.

In a residence hall, not much decor can fit. Residents cram a full closet, person-al care products and school supplies into half of a room.

In an apartment and house there are designated spaces. However, that also means first-time renters will need to pur-chase items they normally do not think twice about. Organization and properly portioning budgets is key to getting the most of the money.

From personal experience, I have a list of items you should live with (save), put some money into (spend) and buy with-out the price tags in mind (splurge

Save: furnitureMany apartments come furnished

(some even include beds). If sharing lounging items with the stranger who rented previously sounds alarming, dis-cuss the lease with the lessor; the items can usually be removed before move-in for a fee. Call family members and go through some of their attics or extra furni-ture they are willing to get rid of. Become an avid yard sale shopper and find items from neighbors.

Either way, do not spend hundreds of dollars for a couch that will either be worn or too small by the graduation time.

Spend: throw pillows and blankets

Freshen up the used furniture by buy-ing new throw pillows or covers. Pillows can be found for as low as $10 each, and it will instantly brighten the room and give a desired color scheme.

Save: cableIf not included in the rent, skipping

the cable could be a monthly save. A col-lege student’s schedule hardly match-es with prime time TV anyway. Go to the channel’s website and see if they offer streaming the show online at your conve-nience.

Splurge: streaming TV or media player

Going along with the entertainment theme, TVs with Internet capabilities are a student’s best friend. It can be purchased as a built-it feature to a TV, or can be bought separately. The cost is about $100, but it is a one-time fee and opens the door to Netflix, YouTube, Pandora, Hulu and more streaming on something bigger than a 15-inch laptop screen.

Spend: additional lightingIf renting from an apartment complex,

chances are not every room offers natural lighting. Buying lamps and string light-ing offers a less harsh form of light when studying in the late hours of the night, and also is an easy way to add color and personal touches. String lights and lamps and lamp shades can be found decent-ly priced (under $40) at department re-tailers like Walmart, TJ Maxx, Ross and Marshalls.

Spend: dishesIn the residence halls, students can get

away with owning one bowl for the oc-casional instant noodle meal. That phi-losophy will not work in an apartment or house full of roommates and guests. This does not mean someone needs to buy ex-pensive china found at department stores.

Make compromises. If washing dishes ev-ery day is not realistic, buy with quantity in mind. If using a dishwasher constantly, consider buying dishes with better quality that will hold up for the long term. Com-plete sets can be found at retailers like Tar-get for under $30.

Splurge: an extra applianceEvery person has an extra amenity in

the kitchen they use often. It could be a blender for smoothies, a panini maker for the sandwich lover, or a instant coffee maker for the late night studying student.

There is no right or wrong option,

but if the appliance helps with cooking at home and saving money from constant takeout, the one-time cost is worth it.

Save and spend: Decor Items bought simply for the sake of

decoration should be done so sparingly. They might look appealing in the store, but without use, they are empty purchas-es. Make sure the items that are purchas-es serve two purposes: decoration and or-ganization.

Save on the majority of these purchases by making artwork for the space yourself. Use Pinterest as a guide and include per-

sonal pictures.Buying decorations and amenities

for an apartment should be a summer-long process. Keep in touch with the fu-ture roommates and divide the list of items to buy. Research expensive purchas-es, and do not buy until certain it is the best deal for the quality of the item. Have fun making a space your own, but do not start off the year as a broke college student in doing so.

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By Kate QuillStaff Reporter | @DEN_News

With incoming students typically a bit overwhelmed by the new environment, people and course schedule when they first move to a university, some are opt-ing to live alone in the residence halls.

Mark Hudson, the director of Hous-ing and Dining, said he believes having a roommate can make the transition to university life easier; however, the office has noticed that more students at East-ern have requested to live in a dorm room by themselves.

“The percentage of people living in single rooms has not increased, but be-cause our enrollment has dropped some, we have less people in doubles as singles than we used to,” Hudson said.

This year, 3 percent of incoming fresh-men requested to live in a double room as a single. About 9 percent of transfer students also asked to live in a single.

“Percentage wise the number of sin-gles has stayed pretty constant,” Hud-son said.

Lauren Stehlik, an associate resident director at Eastern, said students choose to live by themselves strictly based on a personal preference.

“There are those who like having a roommate and having someone to come home and talk to,” Stehlik said. “But there are also those who are in harder classes and majors that want their own

quiet space.”Hudson said most college students are

not used to sharing a close space with someone else. This is usually why East-ern students prefer to live alone.

“This is why Housing and Dining of-fers extra space to students,” Hudson said.

Hudson said it is important for stu-dents to socialize with peers in their resi-dence halls to feel more comfortable and meet new people.

However, Hudson said living alone has several advantages.  

He said new students often view their dorm room as a comfortable, familiar place when everything else in college ap-pears to be new and scary.

“But as you get more involved in your college career, more places on campus become comfortable for you,” Hudson said. “Once you know campus more, your room becomes a place that you don’t mind being alone in.”

Stehlik said students who return to the residence halls are usually the stu-dents who ask to live alone.

“It’s pretty common for upperclass-man to live in singles,” Stehlik said.

Although Hudson said roommates are important to socializing in college, he understands why students want their own space to call home.

Kate Quill can be reached at 581-2812 or kmquill@eiu.edu.

JASON HOWELL | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS Helen McNeil, a freshman biological sciences major, studies for a final exam nearing the end of the spring semester.

The freedom of one Students buying out rooms to live alone

Katie Smith Jarad Jarmon

Living with Roommates No Roommates

For the most part, I would consider having a room mate to be a bad idea.

A lot of complications can arise with having a room mate. Even if that room mate is your true love or your best friend, problems and hostilities will come up.

Having a room mate is possible though. It all comes down to picking someone you know you will mesh with and defining boundaries and rules far to both.

When alone, trash and staying clean fall on one person, and normally they are comfortable to the amount of trash. With two or more, it is different.

Room mates can be helpful and fun to be around. it is important, though, to prepare and decide what goes into rooming with someone

I know a lot of people who live alone and spend their time hanging out on campus because they’re lone-ly, but not me.

Once I got involved at the news-paper and a few other RSOs, I need-ed a space to come home to where I could be alone, do my homework and binge watch “Law and Order” without anyone judging me.

If you want to live by yourself, es-pecially off campus, you need to be able to be around yourself for long stretches of time. The upside? If I don’t want to do the dishes (I don’t), then I don’t have to.

For me, living my myself was the perfect solution to a hectic schedule.

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FILE PHOTO | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WSScott Stevens, an instructor in the Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences, helps a student move in to Andrews Hall on Aug. 21 during campus move in day.

FILE PHOTO| THE DAILY EASTERN NE WSAshley Howard, a senior psychology major and member of Delta Sigma Theta soror-ity, helps students in the Gateway Program move into Taylor Hall on Aug. 19, 2014. The Gateway Program is an admissions program for students who do not meet the regular admissions requirements.

T I P S ,A D V I C E F O R 2015M O V E - I N Move-In Day can overwhelming for new and transfer students. All freshmen and transfers are required to move in separate from the returning students, which allows for extra time to get situated on campus. Returning students, designated as Panther Pals, faculty and Resident Assistants will be present and prepared to help students move in. They will be easy to spot, for most will have big, blue bins to carry multiple boxes at once. There are steps that can be taken before and during to make the process as streamlined as possible. Check out the list provided below and consider implementing them into the move-in process.

FILE PHOTO| THE DAILY EASTERN NE WSMark Hudson, director of university Housing and Dining, said about 1,000 students will be moved in early once the residence halls officially open. Hudson also noted 2014 changes, such as new bathrooms in Ford Hall, new water bottle filling stations in Tower dining in Stevenson Hall and Resident Select, a free service streaming movie service.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR2015 MOVE-IN DATES*

RESIDENCE HALLS

UNIVERSITY APARTMENTS

UNIVERSITY COURT

Aug. 20 7 a.m.-2:45 p.m. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.9 a.m.

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7 TIPS FOR AN EASY MOVE-IN1. COME EARLYWith so many people coming on one day, i t i s impor tant to get to the campus ear ly. I t i s hard to unpack with so many others t r y ing to unpack as wel l, but i t i s especial ly hard later in the day. The campus gets ver y busy around noon.

2. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHESMove -in Day is not a day to look good to other people or to look c ute. I t i s to move in. I f you look real ly fanc y or good, chances are you wi l l look r id ic ulous. Sweating is inevitable, so wear c lothing that breathes. Wear tennis shoes or work boots. You feet wi l l thank you.

3. USE PROPER CONTAINERS Anything mesh or plast ic should not be used when moving in, or e lse people wi l l be seeing your bags ful l of things tear and dump on to the f loor. I t i s recommended to you as sturdy a mater ia l as poss ible l ike hard plast ic

4. EAT AND HYDRATE BEFORES ome t ime into unpacking, exhaust ion and hunger wi l l be the only thing on the mind. To a l leviate these feel ings, eat r ight before moving. I t wi l l leave foc us to moving faster and gett ing done ear ly.

5. BUY STUFF IN CHARLESTONNot ever ything needs to be brought up on the tr ip. Char leston, l ike many other towns, has a Wal-Mar t a long with many other stores that might have what is needed for the room. Buy non-reusable i tems in Char leston l ike soap and detergent.

6. COORDINATE WITH ROOMMATESMake sure roommates are not br inging up the same things unless i t was planned before hand. There’s not enough room for dupl icates of b ig i tems l ike refr igerators. P lan what to br ing to Eastern.

7. ENJOY THE DAY WITH FAMILYFor many, this i s the f i rst t ime away f rom the family. Make sure to enjoy these last moments with them because the f i rst n ight a lone can be weird.