Word: barth
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...trying to add something to the educational experience,” Nye Barth said, “not find people who will live happily ever after...
...Barth, for instance, says she has put people together because of their shared love of The Onion or because she thought they would make a good band. But students’ shared interests could be far less specific, like a general interest in politics or a desire for a quiet, neat atmosphere...
Mancall, Nye Barth, and Dingman all say they are opening, not closing, windows of opportunity. Once a student receives the slip of paper announcing their roommates, they say, the students themselves are responsible for determining what their freshman years will be like...
...deans do, however, have a recipe for success. Mancall and Nye Barth said that “students who come into the college saying, ‘This will be a great opportunity to meet new people and learn from them and do something new,’ will have a good experience...
...dorms are all different,” Nye Barth said. “Students become very upset and worried about perceived inequalities [between dorms or different room sizes]. But they should pay attention to the fact that it is what you make...