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Living in the residence hall, I feel a sense of belonging. There are so many activities

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that build community.

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It's really easy to go to classes in the morning; it's only a 10-minute walk. There's

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tons of food options available.

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I think I like the closeness to the actual academic buildings and all those other things,

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and then I'm more engaged.

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As a transfer student, I knew the value of being on campus in the action.

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Living on South Campus is very convenient because there's the Marketplace on one side,

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The Union on the other.

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Siebert Hall has a learning community, the FYC, which stands for First Year Collegians.

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There's kind of a more personal community, you get to know more of the people. I wanted

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to live on South and then the idea of living in an Honors dorm sounded really nice, too,

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and so Bradley was my first choice.

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I'm in a triple. We have one bed, one desk, one dresser and one closet space for each

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of us. We have it arranged where everything is against the wall and so we have a lot of

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floor space open in the middle.

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I live on a floor with all girls, but we also hang out with the guys on the top floor and

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there's guys on the bottom floor. My room is bunked and we have the tables connected

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together and there's closet space for each one of us. Then, we put up lights all over

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the room to add a kind of atmosphere. The bathroom has a community sink with private

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rooms with toilets and showers.

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On my floor there are two sets of four bathroom pods; and for each one there is a sink, a

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shower and a toilet and you can lock the door and it's like your own personal bathroom.

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I actually chose to live in Drackett based off recommendations from my cousins who are

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both Ohio State students. I have three other roommates since we live in a quad style set-up.

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The common area has four desks. There's two built-in desks on one side and two moveable

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on the other side. The bedroom has a pair of bunk beds, four closets, two are built

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in and there's one at each end of the bunks. We also decorate our room. I'm a huge sports

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guy so we have sports posters up. My bathroom has a shower, a sink and a toilet, two shelves,

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as well as four racks to hang towels. I'd say the biggest thing that's made Drackett

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a home away from home is getting involved in Drackett Tower Community Council. As part

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of my role, I have to go to different floors and hang up flyers announcing different events.

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I have a small group that I work with. Just being able to help out and doing something

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that I love doing really helps make it feel more like home.

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I think the best part of living in Lincoln is the common area. It's a place to bring

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the group together. We leave our door open, we meet new people, we have a community of

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friends; it's like coming home to your family. There are four rooms per suite and two to

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four residents live per room. Our common area is one big collaboration of all the different

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lives that each of my suitemates lead. The bathroom in Lincoln is set up with a few stalls,

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two showers and enough room for all the residents I live with. My study area is very calm and

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peaceful; very work-focused and oriented so, you know, we can get down to business when

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we have to. And then in my bedroom there is a set up with two beds, dressers, closet space

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and loftable beds provided.

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There is regular housekeeping and maintenance staff.

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A full-time live-in hall director

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Then there is laundry, washer and dryers

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Every hall has the Buckeye Readership Program where one can access newspapers.

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We have Internet access

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There's cable TV

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There's also a microfridge where we can do Mac-and-cheese.

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There's a swipe key, so you must use your student ID card to get into the building.

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The front desk is there to help you. They can get you games, movies, kitchen supplies

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and they can help you with your pick up and delivery.

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I like to study on the floor because there's a futon right outside. There's also a lounge

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space where I can study within my own comfort zone.

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There's a whole separate private study area behind a glass wall. There are more kind of

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private desks with chairs for people to study.

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People come to the lobby space and kitchen space to hang out.

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People come to watch the football games, or once a week we have a movie night.

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The lobby space has a piano, has a TV, has a ping-pong table.

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Resident advisors are assigned to every floor to help with the transition to college.

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The RAs are always friendly and helpful. The senior staff is easy to talk to.

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My RA was kind of the glue that bonded all the girls together.

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For me, I thought the transition moving onto campus was actually pretty easy and pretty

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smooth. I really felt that I've gotten to know a lot of the people on my floor. We do

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a lot of activities together.

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As a transfer student, it was just so exciting to be a part of such a proud and excited school,

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like everyone here is so ready for their future.

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I think living here and just being a part of the OSU community really helps you realize

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that you do belong. It's like coming back home to a second home.