On October 17th, Chrabby published our previous blog post. The opinions and feelings of Chrabby were met by slight resistance, therefore we have decided to take a different approach this time around. We shall present simply true, short factual statements to describe the last encounter we deemed noteworthy.
Fact #1. On August 16th, when Chrabby first arrived in their room, their beds were stacked on top of each other. Chrabby communicated via a strategically placed and angled mirror on the desk shelves next to their beds.
Fact #2. On October 14, in order to ease communication (and also eliminate the terror of trying to climb down a bunk bed in the dark and without coffee) Chrabby de-bunked their beds and pushed them next to each other. The top bunk is around one mattress height taller than the bottom bunk, so the beds touched each other, but had a “step” in the middle.
Fact #3. On October 31, Chrabby was informed that the administration had ordered that their beds be moved apart.
Fact #4. On November 1, Chrabby was reminded to move their beds, this time with the explanation that they were “inappropriate” for dorm living.
Fact #5. On November 2, Chrabby had separate meetings with the dean, in which they were ordered to move their beds with the explanation that “it’s weird” and “it looks bad."
Background Fact #1. The Student Handbook does not mention any rule about students having their beds next to each other. The administration openly admits that there is no rule against parallel beds.
Background Fact #2. Chrabby personally knows other PHC students who have had their beds pushed together and have not been ordered to separate them.
You realize that you just admitted that you violated the PHC Student Life Manual.
ReplyDelete4.6.3. Furniture
"PHC will provide an extra-long twin bed, chest of drawers, desk with shelves, mini blinds, and
wastebasket. Furniture may be rearranged in the room, but it is not to be removed from the room
or disassembled. The fine for disassembling furniture is $500."
By taking a bunk bed down/apart, you've disassembled it, and should have to pay the $500 fine.
Mr. Anonymous,
ReplyDeleteMaking two beds out of a bunk bed should not be classified as disassembling. Im sure that when you rearrange say your dresser you take your drawers out to make it easier or take the shelves out of a book shelve for the same purpose. If every PHC was subject to your interpretation of the the word "disassemble" there would be a whole lot more $500 fines going around.
Sincerely,
Anonymous #2
Dear Anonymous #2,
ReplyDeleteI would partially agree that it is a strict interpretation, however, we all know that PHC is known for its strict adherence to rules regardless of their sensibility.
Also, I moved in without pulling out the drawers or shelves. Just to note that it's possible.
Blessings
Anonymous #1
Taking the top bunk down is not disassembling the bed. Dozens of rooms have done that and there is no problem. If it was, practically all of the girls rooms on campus would have to pay the $500 fine...
ReplyDeleteWell, maybe if you two weren't just obviously lesbians then this wouldn't be a problem. ;)
ReplyDeleteI resent that!
ReplyDeleteDear Anonymous #1 (I apologize if I jumped to Mr. incorrectly),
ReplyDeleteI wholeheartedly agree with you on the strictness of PHC. I just have one question: how strict is strict? When I change my bedsheets (which I will admit I don't as much as I should) is that "disassembling"? When I remove a shelf from my desk so that one of my overly large books can fit, is that "dissembling"? I agree that a college must be strict to maintain order, but there is a point where words can become legalistic. Thank you for the conversation. :)
Cum Deo,
Anonymous #2
wow
ReplyDeleteSinceriously Yours,
Anonymous #3
I kinda agree with Anonymous #1. We are such a legalistic college. The whole "fire hazard" reason is enough for them to make you put the beds back. But then if you include the legalistic argument, they can charge you for non-compliance with fire standards (which the fire department regulates [which I think can be up to $2500 per offense]) and then a $500 fine for "disassembling" the bed.
ReplyDeleteAll to say that you probably should just put the beds back. :)
Actually, de-bunking the beds is *not* classified as disassembling. I asked Mr. Hall and he said so.
ReplyDeleteI have my bed de-bunked. When I got here, the school already had them that way. So obviously they don't care if you have the beds de-bunked. That isn't the issue at hand. The issue is whether it's inappropriate or not, which it isn't. And other people get to do it, but not you two. Weird, weird. Needless to say, I miss your awesome room arrangement.
ReplyDeleteStrategically placed mirror = brilliant idea!
ReplyDeleteWow, that is just bizarre. Outrageously ridiculous, in fact. The administration of this college constantly goes all out to ward off any slight potential of any kind of appearance of a scandal; just to make itself look good and protect it's own rear end. It sickens me, it really does.
ReplyDelete...and one more comment I shall make! I suspect that the reason you two have been singled out in this disgusting manner is that you are the only two girls that everybody sees dancing together at the school dances, which makes you different. When you are different, you stand out like a sore thumb. When you stand out like a sore thumb, people pick on you and ostracize you, even your own brothers and sisters in Christ who are Biblically commanded to treat you like close family, no matter how weird or unlikable you are. I know this all too well from personal experience. For the record, I like both of you just the way you are, and consider you sisters in Christ. No one else has ever been singled out for having their beds next to each other. Student life was way out of line.
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