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Off-campus Apartment |
Residence Hall |
| Utility deposits required. |
None. Your utilities are already paid. |
| Landlord slow to make repairs. |
Report the problem and we'll usually fix it within 48 hours. |
| Pay a phone hook-up charge. Pay extra for special services. |
Free call waiting, call forwarding, six-way conference calling and voice mail. No hook-up charges. You'll pay only for your long-distance calls. |
| Buy answering machine. |
Your phone service includes voice mail for on-campus and off-campus calls. You even get different messages for off-campus callers ("Hi, Mom and Dad. I'm at the library studying. Leave a message.") and on-campus callers ("Hey guys, I'm going to the rec center - meet me there!"). |
| All-macaroni diet, unless you have the time and talent to cook. |
Always at least three entrees at every meal. If you want to bake cookies or prepare a special meal, use your hall's kitchenette. |
| Off campus equals loneliness. |
On campus equals instant friends. There's always someone ready for fun.
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| No study buddies. |
Form your own study group and compare notes. Some halls even hire tutors.
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| Boredom. "Full House" reruns. |
Intramural sports, mud volleyball, haunted houses, floor parties and more.
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| Internet access - billed by the hour - ravages your savings account. Slower modem connections. |
It's $20 a semester for all-the-time, always-on, super-fast Ethernet connection that allows access to Southeast's mainframe and/or Unix system and the Internet which will allow you access to e-mail, newsgroups, FTP, listserves, the World Wide Web, and gopher from the comfort of your own room. |
| Have to buy furniture. |
Furnished at no additional cost.
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| Can't afford a Soloflex. |
It's a short walk or shuttle ride to the Student Recreation Center, with new cardio equipment and the best facilities in town. |
| Haul your dirty laundry across town. |
Southeast Missouri's cheapest (and cleanest!) laundry machines are right in your hall. No smoking in the residence halls, so your clothes won't smell like smoke. |
