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Living on campus comes with many pros and

many cons for first years. This decision requires

an assessment of priorities: do you want to
cook? Do you need tutors? Do you already

know people at the university? And many other
questions need to come into play, as every

residence has different offerings.

illage 1

Pros

Village 1 offers a variety of room offerings, such as

private, double and interconnected. The cafeteria
has long hours that offer a variety of good options.
The residence offers a good sense of community,

plenty of study spaces, and living-learning
communities.
Cons

The cons of Village 1 are mainly in the building

design; the washrooms are a shared space, there is
not much natural lighting in the bedrooms and
proximity to neighbours means that sometimes there

are noise complaints. Also, the buildings that
students live in are separate from the building that
the cafeteria and laundry are in. Lastly, there is no

AC in the buildings students live in, making for very
hot, stuffy summers.