You thought the day in the life was bad…it only gets worse from here. 

Avid Bwog fans will remember an article from last semester chronicling the horrors of a day in the life with all the wonderful (or lack thereof) amenities that 620 has to offer. Well the horrors don’t stop there, in fact, it may be worse at night. 

I go to get ready for the night by grabbing my toothbrush when I see that, “Oh! The facilities staff is actively doing construction on my dorm (they kicked us out from 10 am to 5 pm during the day) and have left my stuff scattered across the room.” My toothbrush is on one side, and my toothpaste? Nowhere to be found. Must be under the bed. No matter, I borrow my roommate’s. 

I finally get to my bed, clambering to find my charger. Here’s the situation: my bed is against a pillar, oddly placed and leaving a weird space to my left that is too small to fit a nightstand and too big to place anything there. I’m left with an awkward extension cord that is way on the ground, so I have to reach and hope for the best. God forbid anyone thinks about functionality when making a dorm room!

I go to sleep, only to be awakened an hour later sweating. I forgot! The radiator works overtime at night, so the room is boiling. So. Hot. It may be 10 degrees outside, but inside I can’t tell if I have a fever or if the room is so hot I just can’t breathe. And it’s not just the heat; no, the room is stuffy and dry and essentially a purgatory created to give you the worst night’s sleep possible. I head over to the window and open it just a crack; it is literally snowing outside. No matter. I head back and fall into the most troubled sleep of my life. 

I awake in the morning to find the room freezing cold, because, of course, leaving the window open all night in a snowstorm will do that. I go to close the window when I find snow has fallen inside of our room! How magical! I wipe it off and trudge to get ready in the morning, knowing I will have to do it all again this night and every. Night. After. 

But at least I’m close to campus.

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