[Parent-Network] More dorm comments

Tue May 24 12:30:36 PDT 2011

This link is great! http://www.willamettecollegian.com/. Thanks for sending
it. The Past Issues link has crime reports, and they are a great way to
check out the campus climate.

My son also lived in Shepard (substance free) for 3 years, and this had been
a good choice for him. Willamette is not Party Central (as the link
demonstrates), but this stuff goes on, and it is great that Willamette has
an option for students who just didn't want to deal with substance issues.

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> Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 12:51:21 -0700
> From: Mary Ann Fiechtner <maryannf at san.rr.com>
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> My son was a freshman this past year and chose a single in Shepard. He felt
> good enough about it that he requested his same room again next year. Shepard
> is one of the smallest of the dorms, and a substance free environment. He is a
> very private person, and an athlete who wanted to specifically avoid the party
> scene. He was able to achieve this easily living in Shepherd. His comments
> about it were, "No one throws up in our bathrooms, or hallways and I don't
> have to put up with smoke in the stairwells, or loud music at odd hours." It
> is also a smaller dorm, so the regular coming and going noise issue was
> reduced as well. His only criticisms were that with it being so close to the
> hospital, the sirens were a little disturbing sometimes, and the
> heat/temperature is nearly impossible to control in the rooms. He slept with
> his (ground floor) window cracked open almost all year. This might be a
> security concern for a girl. Another resource you might want to consider is
> the Campus n
>  ewspaper safety report available here at this link, during the year.... right
> now there's nothing listed. Our son said it contained some very "entertaining"
> reading sometimes, though. http://www.willamettecollegian.com/
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> Again, Welcome to Willamette! It really is a great place.
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>> Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 10:17:09 -0600
>> From: Sue Tennant <sueellen2002 at msn.com>
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>> My son has lived in Kaneko for two years and has loved it.  He never
>> mentioned train noise, maybe just due to the location of his room.  It is a
>> nice facility but is across the sky bridge, he didn't seem to mind.  In the
>> second year his dorm room had it's own bathroom which was also very nice.
>> All the furnishings are new, it has nice light through windows and has air
>> conditioning.  It has nice lobby areas where kids can hang out and play
>> games, etc.  The washer and dryers seemed to work well for him too.  I think
>> the kitchen facilities for snacks are very good as well as having it's own
>> cafe.  
>> 
>> I don't know much about the substance issues everyone seems concerned about.
>> I just assumed that since they are generally underage, making it illegal, and
>> it is against school policy that would be enough to deter most people but
>> maybe I was wrong.  He has way too much to lose as far as scholarships and so
>> I am not concerned about his choices.  He has enjoyed Kaneko also because of
>> the TIUA students who attend Willamette from Japan.  Their activities often
>> include these students and this been an area of interest for him as well.
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>> It sounds like everyone has their own loyalties and most of the news is
>> overwhelmingly good.  I agree, Willamette has been very very good to us.  You
>> and your student will love it!
>> 
>> Sue
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>> Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 11:43:57 -0500
>> From: "Marj Atkinson" <germang33k at gmail.com>
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>> My daughter has been in Kaneko for 2 years and never hears the train. (I
>> used to live with a train track in my back yard and got so used to it I
>> never heard them.)  Don't be deterred by that.  It is the farthest from
>> campus (a whole 5 minute walk, vs. her old campus in Texas which was 20 min
>> from class), but is the newest and the wing she is in now has the biggest
>> rooms than most dorms.  Great community there too from what I hear.
>> 
>> Marj Atkinson
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