West side is the best side.
It’s like a whole new college.
I see things this year that I never saw my freshman and sophomore years.
When I was a freshman I lived in Xavier Hall. The walk from there to Founders was treacherous. And don’t even get me started on the walk to the Dixon Center.
By the time you would arrive at the gym you would already have a workout under your belt.
It made me not want to go to the gym.
Now that I live in the Cabrini apartment complex, it’s so much easier to walk places. Not to mention the geese don’t come our way.
I can’t tell you how many times that stupid goose would attack me on my way to going into East res to see my friends.
Then when you finally got by the goose you would have to wait to be signed in.
Getting signed into other buildings was THE WORST.
Now if I want to go see my friends who live in West res, I can just sign myself in.
At first I thought I had a magical ID that would let me into any building but I was sadly mistaken.
The only thing that was magical was the west side of campus. Everything is so much better here.
The rooms we live in actually have walls that aren’t made out of plywood.
I live right across from Mike Mullen who is an assistant director of residence life. I won’t lie, I was worried at first. Last year I lived in the Maguire house and if you cracked a beer the whole house would hear it.
This year is a completely different story. Mike has no complaints and says he thinks we are relatively quiet. In fact I don’t think anyone has any complaints.
Well actually there might be one teeny detail that I am not very fond of.
The service.
Let’s be honest, you could get better service in the middle of a rainforest.
My computer gets service in my living room but not in my room. My phone gets service in my room but not in my living room. I just want to fall asleep watching a movie on my computer but I simply can’t.
Simple, I’ll just go to my living room. Everything is going fine and then my mom calls.
So I have to physically get up and go into my room to talk to her.
By the time I’m off the phone I don’t even want to watch a movie anymore.
Aside from the falling acorns and the bad service, the west side of campus is ideal for students who are looking to live on campus their junior and senior years.
I would advise any student to look into living in the apartment complex or west res. It was the best decision I’ve made and it will be the best decision for you too.
