You Will Never Believe This
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“Take Her Off The Wall”: Why all RAs should have Facebook….
After getting myself back together from laughing hysterically, I proceed to tell my residents to ...
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Smart Freshman
Those darn duty boards, so hard to notice.
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The Sleepwalking “Urinator”
Futons are multifunctional!
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The Importance of Having a Bathrobe
Another day, another fire alarm story to share.
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There’s Oil In That There Room!
Jed Clampett would be proud! Maybe....
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Magic Doors
It's good to be an honors resident!
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“What’s in your pants?”
One of my most memorable nights as an RA was my first night on duty ever as an RA.
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Hey … Mr. Norris
She asked if I could help her do the two o’clock round which marks the end of the visitation hours (no opposite sex in the rooms).
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She Wanted a View of the Water
I'm a Lead RA in our residence hall,
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Scary Tampon Drawings
In my year as an RA, I saw a lot of crazy things!
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“Dirty fundraising”
I was doing rounds recently this semester, and dorm storming at the same time.
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“I’ve only had a teaspoon of Nyquil!”
While hanging out at the front desk with a fellow RA I had a resident ...
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Toxic Flip Flops
Door tag danger- who knew?
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Those are my feet and legs…not the Urinal!
Thinking that maybe a resident needed his help,
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And luckily for Jim, I do love my job!
Much to my surprise, the master key wasn't working either. So I had to call Emergency Maintenance to let them know that ...
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Water and Ramen … Perfect Together
When I got downstairs, I knocked on the door and the resident answered followed by billowing smoke.
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Short Circuiting Window Fans are Never A Good Idea
I was walking back to my hall after a date,
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Hot Tub Anyone? It was silly but pretty darned creative!
He decided that he wanted to have a hot tub in his room.
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Before the RA Position Stories: Cutting
Last semester, I lived in an apartment style residence hall, and shared my room with four other girls.
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Peanuts Everywhere!
My first night on duty was painful!
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Streaker! An Interesting First Fire Drill
We of course start laughing, until we look over at our boss!
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You can be trained forever and not be prepared for everything…
My second day on the job ...
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Drunk and Naked!
I of course had to write up the situation, which ended up giving the whole housing department a laugh.
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Safety in Numbers
Funny how residence lifers tend to stick together isn't it?
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Shower Stories
Who doesn't love a good shower story?
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Line of Duty
With friends like these ...
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Cover Your Eye and Repeat these Words
Those freshman come in handy!
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Hearts and Roses
"mischievous" residents! You don't say?
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Sometimes Residents Just Need A lot of Assistance…
Being an RA takes a lot of patience…
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Finding Bambi on the Couch
Dear me!
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There Are Teachable Moments Everywhere…
Rounds on a Monday night!
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Never Wear Your Good Khakis When On Duty
I was a mid-year hire into the resident assistant position,
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January 11…Let My Floor Never Forget
Last year I was a Floor Coordinator,
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Why Does it All Happen When You Are Tired and Not On Duty?
I had gone out with some friends, and came back around 2am ...
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“Sparks”…Everywhere!
I found a rather large collection of fireworks ...
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“Like A Rabbit from a Hole…”
My duty partner and I were on rounds on a Saturday night,
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The Late Night Rapper
Never in my wildest dreams
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The Negative Impact One Resident Can Have On Others…
Bathroom etiquette is a needed skill set!
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He’s Got the Wedding Bell Blues…”
What happens in Vegas ...
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It Was, “Some Kind of a Leak”!
I was woken up at 4:30 am ...
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My Weekend Duty from Hell
Ahhh ... sometimes the fun never stops!
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Other “Goat” Duties As Assigned
DING! I am the lucky winner. Yes, I found the goat!
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“Uh, I needed to get inside…”
The lockout conundrum!
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It’s A Wonderful Gift!
When the residents call a floor meeting ...
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The boy knew how to drive a tractor!!
Climb up on that big green tractor!
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Naked Man Alert!
Say What?
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MonKEY Business
To Key or not to Key?
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“Ssshhh”, it’s the RA…
People inside the room whispered, “Ssshhh, it’s your RA,”
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A “Tighty-Whitey” Alert!
“Tighty-Whitey”?
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Satisfying Those Late Night Cravings…
It was 1:30 am and I had crew practice in ...
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Early Morning Calls
And the telephone rings?
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Recognizing difficult situations
During my first year as an RA I had a resident move onto my floor mid-year and,
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The Princess and the Pot
I have a resident that we call our 'princess' given that she wears Armani pj's and ...
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What happens when you do not “practice what you preach”…
A couple of years ago as an RA I had a resident ...
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The Amazing “Houdini”
As a first year RA, it's apparent that training prepares one for a lot. However...
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