Freshmen may like living on campus

Jesse Sutton-Hough

The first year of school can be difficult for freshmen students. They’re away from home, living on their own and going to a place where they don’t know anyone.

“Coming from a small town it’s different, but in a positive way,” said Andrea Tafolla, a freshman government major.

Sacramento State has 28,016 enrolled students. Tafolla is from Delhi, Calif., a town with a population of 10,000.

Tafolla said the diverse population has been a positive thing for her. She has been able to connect with her roommate, since her roommate comes from a small town as well.

Tafolla said she likes that she gets to meet more people in the residence halls, which is why she opted to live in the residence hall instead of just getting an apartment or renting a room outside of campus.

“It’s nice to see people from different places, come together in the lounge and watch the 49er’s games,” said Tafolla.

Drew Lambert a freshman business major from Santa Cruz, said he felt it was strange not knowing anyone.

“Prank war was fun; it helped us to get to know each other,” said Lambert.

He said he likes that he is on his own, but not the hotter weather in Sacramento.

Students living in the residence halls have a points card for the cafeteria. The card gets swiped every time they order something at the cafeteria and it only has a certain amount of points per semesters.

When they have used up all their points, they have to wait until the following semester to get more. However, this gives students the advantage of not having to worry about making their own meals.

“(It is) not much different, since I (have been) on my own,” said Gabrielle Sandate a freshman undeclared major. “Not having my parents is the only difference.”

Sandate likes that she can get more fresh air here and how Sacramento is much cooler than her hometown of San Bernardino.

It has also been easier for Sandate to get to know her roommate she said, because her roommate is one of her teammates on the Sac State rowing team.

College can be a different experience for every student, but these four freshmen feel they would get the full college experience while living in the residence hall.

Miguel Lopez can be reached at [email protected]