Order Day changes students' study environment

By Meredith Mayberry
Edited by Kelly Morse and Sarah Schuch

Ann Laszczyk said she misses her couch.

“It was such a comfortable couch,” the Sterling Heights sophomore said. “I would read on it and take naps. Now it’s in my roommate’s garage.”

Order Day was enforced around the campus on Sunday, April 20, and required that students remove couches, carpet, televisions and anything that took more than two people to carry.

The rooms have to be in the same condition they were when students arrived in August, said Andrea Purrenhage, Resident Hall Director at Larzelere Hall.

“It’s about quiet hours,” said Jenna Brusie, North Branch sophomore. “If people want to move out during finals week, other residents don’t want to hear them pushing their furniture down the stairs.”

Brusie said quiet hours are precious during finals.

“Obviously it’s important for study habits to stay the same, so we need as much silence as we can get,” she said.

Brusie said Order Day gives residents an opportunity to get ready for the final move in little ways, too.

“I had my mom take home all of my winter clothes and the movies I’ve watched a hundred times already,” Brusie said. “All the stuff I don’t want to deal with when I move out next week is taken care of now.”

Laszczyk said changing students’ comfortable studying areas seems illogical to her.

“It’s just that I’ve gotten used to studying in my room and now everything’s different,” Laszczyk said. “I’ve been going to the library more, but I think people would do more studying if they still felt comfortable in their own rooms.”

Despite the difference of opinions, Purrenhage said Order Day has its purpose, even if no one enjoys it.

“I know you’re all excited,” Purrenhage said to her residents with a sarcastic smile.