I even took a friend with me, but we couldn't room together. All roommates but one preferred to walk around in their underwear or nothing at all. Now, walking around in your underwear is OK in the locker room, but not in a hotel room with a bunch of strangers. I cannot even express how uncomfortable this made me. I couldn't imagine what an entire year of nudity would have been like.
Roommates are a touchy issue for many people.
College is supposed to be the greatest time of our lives, not the absolute worst. It is the job of the residence hall directors to provide a safe environment for each and every student. Jessica Bittner is a freshman in journalism and mass communication from Council Bluffs. Copyright 1998 by the Iowa State Daily Publications Board. All rights reserved.