Thanks, Zorah. That's good you had cupboards you could padlock, we don't here. Lovely! I can see why you got the fridge! Unfortunately, we're not allowed to bring in any extra furniture to our rooms, and I think they count fridges in that.

Ear plugs would be great, but I might sleep through my alarm!

They don't make you stay in halls, but it's cheaper than getting a flat...most people either stay in halls or at home in their first year (I'm too far away to stay at home), and then move into a flat the following year. It's actually fine here most of the time during the day - I think my flatmates and their friends are nocturnal.

Thanks. (((Zorah))) Guess so...my parents said their food got stolen when they were at uni too!

Wow! Communes sound...interesting.