Housing 2020

“Don’t take 8 a.m. classes.” “Start drinking coffee.” “Don’t live with your best friend.”

hree years ago, members of The Daily Californian interviewed five campus freshmen about their housing situations and checked in with them every year following. This year, the Daily Cal re-interviewed the five students, now campus seniors on the brink of graduation, for the last time in this series to find out what they have learned over the past four years.

As plans were crystalizing, I ran through the sexy checklist in my head: Clean the room, brush your teeth, shower, put on nice cologne, start spinning that vinyl record and text your roommates.