Word: fdo
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Michael C. Zweber '91 says he requested a smoke-free room on his housing application form, but one of his four roommates smokes. The FDO "should stress the smoking situation more. Second-hand smoke really bothers me," says Zweber, who says that four or five people in his assigned smoke-free entryway smoke on a regular basis...
...FDO is also hampered because its information often becomes outdated. "People change, too. We try as hard as we can to get a sense of a person, but sometimes you can't predict how this place is going to affect someone," says Worth, adding that these changes can often cause a great deal of stress in a rooming group...
Because the roommate matching system has its flaws, the FDO makes an effort to help freshmen deal with their roommate troubles. "Most problems can be solved by mediation. We avoid a lot of problematic situations that Way," Worth says...
Despite his complaints about smoke, Zweber says he will not ask for one of these singles. "I have a hard time finding a common bond in our room. But [the FDO] succeeded if they were trying to be diverse. We're learning to deal with each other's space and how to put up with each other. We're growing. I can't complain...
...FDO did a good job with her rooming group, they still have some criticisms of the process. Freshmen suggested several alterations to the housing application, including the elimination of the neatness scale and the addition of space where incoming frosh could request certain physical characteristics for their rooms, such as fire-places or private baths...