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MADem

(135,425 posts)
9. It's a she said/she said assertion. When someone tells you it's "OK" and it really isn't,
Sat Mar 3, 2012, 07:06 PM
Mar 2012

( and I'll bet that's what the roommate will say, and I would not be surprised if the plaintiff didn't make herself clear about her feelings and expected the roommate to "figure it out" ), or even that the annoyed roommate's interpretation of events is faulty, the school is at an impasse. You want them to favor one student's interpretation of what transpired over another--they just can't do that. It's only a problem if one roommate doesn't like it--that's the rule. The roommate has to SAY something, though.

They have two students--one is pissed off, the other happy. The pissed off one is the one who needs to move.

The school offered to give her new accommodation. If she wanted a single, she could always have paid for one, like most people who want a single do. She had enough money to go to a hotel, but she couldn't cough up for a single? Please.

This isn't a freshman, either--we're talking about a senior. If she can't handle a less-than-optimal roommate, how is she going to handle the real world?

We'll see what happens as this plays out--to me, knowing Stonehill's excellent reputation for accommodating people who are disabled or learn differently, this smells like a money grab.

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