We Are All Soundbites, Double Negatives And Passive Voice Now

NYU students “aghast” — simply aghast — at mixup that forces some to resort to double negatives:

Many of the students affected by May’s mixed-sex housing mix-up — in which a handful of male students were mistakenly assigned to share their dormitory bedrooms with females — obtained new room assignments from NYU and were able to hang on to their residence hall and same-sex roommates of choice.

Leslie Faylor, a rising GSP sophomore, learned through a Facebook group that men would be sharing her Coral Towers suite this fall. Recently, however, NYU reassigned Faylor and her roommate, rising CAS sophomore Jae Honey, to the same numbered room on a different floor.

“The mix-up didn’t create any major problems for us,” Faylor said. “Overall, the change was smooth, and I am pleased that I was not moved to a room that I wouldn’t prefer.”

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Though some freshmen predicted dorming doomsday scenarios on Facebook housing groups when they first noticed the mix-up, many seem to have overcome the crisis.

Nate Hess, a rising CAS sophomore, was initially “aghast” about the problem.

“If the internet can simply mix up my room assignment, think about what other ‘system failures’ can occur,” he said.

Hess’ reassigment, however, was to the same room in the same dorm, and the females were moved.

“I’m still sort of aghast. But, I’m glad I got to stay in Thirteenth Street — in the room I was initially assigned to — and I look forward to living there next year,” Hess said. “The situation has been remedied.”