Abstract This paper examines the expenses and social benefits of living on campus: Renting an apartment, staying in the dorms and buying a home. The author recommends living in the dorms for the first year because it gives students a chance to get to know schoolmates. It suggests that the following year a place can be rented off-campus with friends. The paper includes comparison tables of expenses.
From the Paper "The first option is for Sarah to live in the dorms. This is the most hassle free thing to do ? it will give her a chance to meet new people with whom she might want to live with next semester or next year. Meals on campus are $875 a semester for 18 meals a week and 950 for 21 meals a week. I?d suggest you go with the previous meal plan; I must have made it to breakfast maybe five times, maximum, my freshman year of college!"
Abstract This paper tries to find a viable solution to the current prohibition of pets being allowed in student's dorm rooms on university campuses. It examines each of the classic arguments against the allowing of pets - allergies by other students, phobias of different types of animal, safety (against attack), health risks, noise and liabilities. The writer attempts to solve each of these problems in order to create a new policy relating to pets on campus.
From the Paper "For most freshmen, the start of college means leaving home. And leaving home also means leaving home a treasured friend. That friend may be a gerbil, cat, dog, or iguana. These are the best types of friends because they do not judge. They give unconditional love and able to comfort without saying a word. Sometimes, you just want comfort."
This paper discusses one of the most pressing public health issues on college campuses today, the quick spread of meningitis in the college-age population.
Abstract This paper explains that colleges with large and diverse populations that intermingle frequently in large public areas and with a high number of individuals living in dorms and shared rooms are especially at risk for meningitis epidemics. The author points out that a form of prevention is vaccination, although not all strains of meningitis have a vaccine; many campuses require college students to receive vaccinations that are available for the common strains. The paper concludes that appropriate antibiotic treatment of most common types of bacterial meningitis can reduce the risk of dying from meningitis to less than 15%.
From the Paper "But how do you know someone has the disease, you ask? Some of the symptoms are a high fever, headache, and a stiff neck. Other symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, discomfort looking into bright lights, confusion, and sleepiness. Of course, all of these can be simply symptoms of stress and other college lifestyle issues. Yet these lifestyle issues are also stress-related causes that make an individual potentially more susceptible to contracting the ailment. It is important, therefore, to be aware when one has all of the classic symptoms of fever, headache, and neck stiffness that it may be more than stress or the flu."
Abstract This paper examines the events of January 19th, 2000 during which three freshman college students were killed when a fire broke out in their dormitory building in Seton Hall University. The paper looks at which organizations investigated the cause of the fire and their findings of misconduct.
From the Paper "The actual alarm was sounded at 4:28 A.M., and South Orange (NJ) fire department trucks appeared within minutes. The actual fire was confined, reports now indicate, to three foam sofas in the third-floor students' lounge, but it was the heavy smoke from the blaze which forced the student evacuation. "The fire was small but intense, sending thick plumes of blinding smoke throughout the third, fourth, and fifth floors of the building." (Sterlin, p. 2) "
Abstract Over 50 percent of Americans are obese and many of these obese Americans can be found at college. One of the reasons that college students are obese is the type of food found at the cafeteria, in the dorms, and in the educational buildings. Pizza, hot meals, cold sandwiches, ice cream, and soda pop all have one thing in common. What? They usually are found at college. Nutrition is a serious problem at American colleges. This paper examines the problem of obesity among American university students and the factors contributing to this problem. The paper suggests that the traditionally unhealthful types of food sold on college campuses are a primary cause of this epidemic of obesity amongst American college students.
Abstract This paper discusses the legal and ethical consideration of colleges demanding random drug tests of students in residence halls. The paper begins by discussing the legality and ethics of random drug tests in the workplace and then discusses if there are any additional considerations to take into account regarding the testing of college students. It concludes by discussing possible students' reactions to drug tests and the effectiveness of the testing.
From the Paper "These restrictions were also for underage students, all of whom were minors, unlike college students who compose a mix of minors and adults. Also the students in question in the Supreme Court cases were participants in involuntary activities. Although the proposed regulation might be for a dormitory, to argue that for a residential college that requires all freshman live in a dorm unless they live at home and draws forth a student body from all areas of the country has a voluntary residence policy in the dorm is untrue and absurd. Most students have little choice whether they live in a test-free environment or not."
