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Post by FULL_MONTY on Aug 26, 2024 9:49:31 GMT -8
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Post by panammaniac on Aug 26, 2024 9:57:10 GMT -8
I'm probably showing my age, but I don't remember college move-ins being as crazy and chaotic as they are now. When I moved in I showed up with a suitcase full of my clothes and a couple boxes of belongings. I moved my daughter in at NMSU a couple weeks ago. Luckily she's in the band so she got to move in a week early for band camp and avoid the craziness, but you seriously see people pulling up to the dorms with U-Haul trailers full of crap now. I stayed in a hotel about 1/4 mile from campus and the hotel parking lot the night before official move-in day was all clogged up with U-Hauls. Just insane! It's like where do you plan on putting all of that stuff? I saw people moving actual pieces of furniture in, like big dressers.
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Post by zurac315 on Aug 26, 2024 11:43:19 GMT -8
I'm probably showing my age, but I don't remember college move-ins being as crazy and chaotic as they are now. When I moved in I showed up with a suitcase full of my clothes and a couple boxes of belongings. I moved my daughter in at NMSU a couple weeks ago. Luckily she's in the band so she got to move in a week early for band camp and avoid the craziness, but you seriously see people pulling up to the dorms with U-Haul trailers full of crap now. I stayed in a hotel about 1/4 mile from campus and the hotel parking lot the night before official move-in day was all clogged up with U-Hauls. Just insane! It's like where do you plan on putting all of that stuff? I saw people moving actual pieces of furniture in, like big dressers. Back in 1970 I pulled up with what I could fit in the backseat of my VW Beetle. |
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Post by sdsualumn2011 on Aug 26, 2024 12:16:39 GMT -8
Damn. None of those guys look like sizes of D1 college football players. The difference between G5 and P5 I guess. |
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Post by panammaniac on Aug 26, 2024 13:05:55 GMT -8
I'm probably showing my age, but I don't remember college move-ins being as crazy and chaotic as they are now. When I moved in I showed up with a suitcase full of my clothes and a couple boxes of belongings. I moved my daughter in at NMSU a couple weeks ago. Luckily she's in the band so she got to move in a week early for band camp and avoid the craziness, but you seriously see people pulling up to the dorms with U-Haul trailers full of crap now. I stayed in a hotel about 1/4 mile from campus and the hotel parking lot the night before official move-in day was all clogged up with U-Hauls. Just insane! It's like where do you plan on putting all of that stuff? I saw people moving actual pieces of furniture in, like big dressers. Back in 1970 I pulled up with what I could fit in the backseat of my VW Beetle. My daughter's roommate actually brought her dresser from home. That's crazy. Fortunately they're in a new dorm building that's only 5 years old and the rooms are good sized, and they only put two to a room there. They had plenty of space for it. But if my daughter had also brought a piece of furniture with her they would have had a problem. The other thing these days is these kids find out who their roommate is several months before move-in, which gives them a chance to coordinate who's bringing what. For example my daughter's roommate committed to bringing a mini-fridge which left us to buy a microwave. They spent the summer coordinating what color bedding they'd have and little details like that. Back in the day you met your roommate when he/she just opened the door and walked into the room on move-in day. You didn't even know your roommate's name until then. The other thing that surprised me is how coed the dorms have become. I was in school in the mid 80s. Back then, dorms were gender separated by building, or by floor, or by hallway etc. You wouldn't be caught dead in the opposite gender's part of the dorm unless you had an opposite gender escort with you, and even then it was only permissible during certain hours. Now they're all intermixed. My daughter has guys literally right across the hall from her. Not that it's a bad thing or there's anything devious going on - it's just an observation of how things have changed. We had one dorm that was nicknamed "the virgin vault." It was major trouble if a guy got caught in there, except between the hours of 10 AM and 8 PM and only when escorted by a female resident. It's still there, but it's now a fully coed dorm with both genders occupying the same floors and the same hallways. I assume SDSU isn't a whole lot different. |
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Post by sdsustoner on Aug 26, 2024 13:08:57 GMT -8
Back in 1970 I pulled up with what I could fit in the backseat of my VW Beetle. My daughter's roommate actually brought her dresser from home. That's crazy. Fortunately they're in a new dorm building that's only 5 years old and the rooms are good sized, and they only put two to a room there. They had plenty of space for it. But if my daughter had also brought a piece of furniture with her they would have had a problem. The other thing these days is these kids find out who their roommate is several months before move-in, which gives them a chance to coordinate who's bringing what. For example my daughter's roommate committed to bringing a mini-fridge which left us to buy a microwave. They spent the summer coordinating what color bedding they'd have and little details like that. Back in the day you met your roommate when he/she just opened the door and walked into the room on move-in day. The other thing that surprised me is how coed the dorms have become. I was in school in the mid 80s. Back then, dorms were gender separated by building, or by floor, or by hallway etc. You wouldn't be caught dead in the opposite gender's part of the dorm unless you had an opposite gender escort with you, and even then it was only permissible during certain hours. Now they're all intermixed. My daughter has guys literally right across the hall from her. Not that it's a bad thing or there's anything devious going on - it's just an observation of how things have changed. We had one dorm that was nicknamed "the virgin vault." It was major trouble if a guy got caught in there, except between the hours of 10 AM and 8 PM and only when escorted by a female resident. It's still there, but it's now a fully coed dorm with both genders occupying the same floors and the same hallways. I assume SDSU isn't a whole lot different. Lived in Zura mixed genders from 94-95. My first F buddy ever lived across the hall. |
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Post by junior on Aug 26, 2024 15:42:17 GMT -8
If you think move in is crazy with all the stuff, you should see the all the "junk' they "trash" at move out time… First World Problems. And this is "a state school"… can't even imagine the move-in/move-out at the high octane places.
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Post by zurac315 on Aug 26, 2024 15:56:28 GMT -8
My daughter's roommate actually brought her dresser from home. That's crazy. Fortunately they're in a new dorm building that's only 5 years old and the rooms are good sized, and they only put two to a room there. They had plenty of space for it. But if my daughter had also brought a piece of furniture with her they would have had a problem. The other thing these days is these kids find out who their roommate is several months before move-in, which gives them a chance to coordinate who's bringing what. For example my daughter's roommate committed to bringing a mini-fridge which left us to buy a microwave. They spent the summer coordinating what color bedding they'd have and little details like that. Back in the day you met your roommate when he/she just opened the door and walked into the room on move-in day. The other thing that surprised me is how coed the dorms have become. I was in school in the mid 80s. Back then, dorms were gender separated by building, or by floor, or by hallway etc. You wouldn't be caught dead in the opposite gender's part of the dorm unless you had an opposite gender escort with you, and even then it was only permissible during certain hours. Now they're all intermixed. My daughter has guys literally right across the hall from her. Not that it's a bad thing or there's anything devious going on - it's just an observation of how things have changed. We had one dorm that was nicknamed "the virgin vault." It was major trouble if a guy got caught in there, except between the hours of 10 AM and 8 PM and only when escorted by a female resident. It's still there, but it's now a fully coed dorm with both genders occupying the same floors and the same hallways. I assume SDSU isn't a whole lot different. Lived in Zura mixed genders from 94-95. My first F buddy ever lived across the hall. I lived in Zura circa 71-72. Room C315. I had one of the very few single rooms which was fortunate for me but they were TINY. I visited about 12 years later and nothing had changed regarding the furnishing, etc. It looked very dated. Floors back when I was there were gender specific except for certain hours of the day. Their were many more girls in that dorm than guys which was fine by me. |
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Post by PAC12 Aztec on Aug 27, 2024 8:01:13 GMT -8
Lived in Zura mixed genders from 94-95. My first F buddy ever lived across the hall. I lived in Zura circa 71-72. Room C315. I had one of the very few single rooms which was fortunate for me but they were TINY. I visited about 12 years later and nothing had changed regarding the furnishing, etc. It looked very dated. Floors back when I was there were gender specific except for certain hours of the day. Their were many more girls in that dorm than guys which was fine by me. I mentioned a while back, I did a job walk at one of the dorms for some repair work. I was utterly grossed out by the dorms that I was in. The older ones should be demolished. Honestly, I would be hesitant to let my kids stay in the dorms that I was there for a job walk. FYI, one of the kids from Carlsbad High just did a move in at State. The student was so grossed out and disgusted she went home and said she refused to live there. It was that bad. I am not sure how the school handles those types of situations. I just heard through one of my boys she was shocked and would not live in the assigned dorm. Now, for my job walk, my SDSU escort didn't have a single good thing to say about the dorms. The escort said the rooms are not set up for more than 1-2 students and State is forcing 3 per room. I think my closet is bigger than these dorm rooms. Now as I walked through, the furniture was ripped, stained, etc. In the bathrooms it still says for a good time call AzTex and Zurac315. 😂. You two still have quite the reputation and your legacy lives on. My point is these dorms that I was walking through are disgusting, tiny, never been updated, destroyed furniture that could tell stories, etc. I know every school has them, but it was just crazy to see it in person all these years later as a parent. |
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Post by panammaniac on Aug 27, 2024 10:28:52 GMT -8
I lived in Zura circa 71-72. Room C315. I had one of the very few single rooms which was fortunate for me but they were TINY. I visited about 12 years later and nothing had changed regarding the furnishing, etc. It looked very dated. Floors back when I was there were gender specific except for certain hours of the day. Their were many more girls in that dorm than guys which was fine by me. I mentioned a while back, I did a job walk at one of the dorms for some repair work. I was utterly grossed out by the dorms that I was in. The older ones should be demolished. Honestly, I would be hesitant to let my kids stay in the dorms that I was there for a job walk. FYI, one of the kids from Carlsbad High just did a move in at State. The student was so grossed out and disgusted she went home and said she refused to live there. It was that bad. I am not sure how the school handles those types of situations. I just heard through one of my boys she was shocked and would not live in the assigned dorm. Now, for my job walk, my SDSU escort didn't have a single good thing to say about the dorms. The escort said the rooms are not set up for more than 1-2 students and State is forcing 3 per room. I think my closet is bigger than these dorm rooms. Now as I walked through, the furniture was ripped, stained, etc. In the bathrooms it still says for a good time call AzTex and Zurac315. 😂. You two still have quite the reputation and your legacy lives on. My point is these dorms that I was walking through are disgusting, tiny, never been updated, destroyed furniture that could tell stories, etc. I know every school has them, but it was just crazy to see it in person all these years later as a parent. My daughter has been exchanging dorm pics with some of her other friends who have just moved in at various universities. Quite a few at SDSU, and other campuses including UCLA, Cal, Chapman, Oregon, and Hawaii to name a few. It's been interesting to compare, but by and large you find that the situation isn't any better at most schools. Most college dorms seem to be well beyond their years, with furniture that should have been replaced 20 years ago. UCLA's accommodations aren't any better than SDSU's. Hawaii's are very old and institutional looking. Chapman has by far the nicest accommodations out of this list. NMSU is a close second - most of their dorm buildings have been torn down and replaced within the last 10 years, and the ones that weren't replaced were completely gutted and renovated. They also have on-campus apartment villages. Freshman have to live in the "classic dorms" but after that you can move into the apartments, which are slightly cheaper than off-campus apartments. While I understand universities wanting to move more to the live on campus model, the reality is that a lot of universities just aren't set up for that. SDSU is an impacted campus and built more for the commuter model than for having everyone living on campus. NMSU is a land grant university with a crap ton of real estate to house students on. There it makes sense to have the majority of students living on campus. At SDSU and UCLA, not so much. You just can't compare a land grant school to an impacted campus in the middle of a busy metro area. To me it's kind of a travesty that some of these schools are making it mandatory to live on campus but not making it comfortable or desirable to live on campus. |
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Post by dlangford9 on Aug 27, 2024 13:51:40 GMT -8
My daughter's roommate actually brought her dresser from home. That's crazy. Fortunately they're in a new dorm building that's only 5 years old and the rooms are good sized, and they only put two to a room there. They had plenty of space for it. But if my daughter had also brought a piece of furniture with her they would have had a problem. The other thing these days is these kids find out who their roommate is several months before move-in, which gives them a chance to coordinate who's bringing what. For example my daughter's roommate committed to bringing a mini-fridge which left us to buy a microwave. They spent the summer coordinating what color bedding they'd have and little details like that. Back in the day you met your roommate when he/she just opened the door and walked into the room on move-in day. The other thing that surprised me is how coed the dorms have become. I was in school in the mid 80s. Back then, dorms were gender separated by building, or by floor, or by hallway etc. You wouldn't be caught dead in the opposite gender's part of the dorm unless you had an opposite gender escort with you, and even then it was only permissible during certain hours. Now they're all intermixed. My daughter has guys literally right across the hall from her. Not that it's a bad thing or there's anything devious going on - it's just an observation of how things have changed. We had one dorm that was nicknamed "the virgin vault." It was major trouble if a guy got caught in there, except between the hours of 10 AM and 8 PM and only when escorted by a female resident. It's still there, but it's now a fully coed dorm with both genders occupying the same floors and the same hallways. I assume SDSU isn't a whole lot different. Lived in Zura mixed genders from 94-95. My first F buddy ever lived across the hall. I was in Zura 92-93, lot of fun. A608 I think? Only had room for a suitcase of clothes. Then we made our beds into bunk beds so we could have room to "borrow" a couch from the hallway! |
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Post by johneaztec on Aug 27, 2024 14:03:39 GMT -8
I lived in Zura circa 71-72. Room C315. I had one of the very few single rooms which was fortunate for me but they were TINY. I visited about 12 years later and nothing had changed regarding the furnishing, etc. It looked very dated. Floors back when I was there were gender specific except for certain hours of the day. Their were many more girls in that dorm than guys which was fine by me. I mentioned a while back, I did a job walk at one of the dorms for some repair work. I was utterly grossed out by the dorms that I was in. The older ones should be demolished. Honestly, I would be hesitant to let my kids stay in the dorms that I was there for a job walk. FYI, one of the kids from Carlsbad High just did a move in at State. The student was so grossed out and disgusted she went home and said she refused to live there. It was that bad. I am not sure how the school handles those types of situations. I just heard through one of my boys she was shocked and would not live in the assigned dorm. Now, for my job walk, my SDSU escort didn't have a single good thing to say about the dorms. The escort said the rooms are not set up for more than 1-2 students and State is forcing 3 per room. I think my closet is bigger than these dorm rooms. Now as I walked through, the furniture was ripped, stained, etc. In the bathrooms it still says for a good time call AzTex and Zurac315. 😂. You two still have quite the reputation and your legacy lives on. My point is these dorms that I was walking through are disgusting, tiny, never been updated, destroyed furniture that could tell stories, etc. I know every school has them, but it was just crazy to see it in person all these years later as a parent. Too funny. |
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