“I can not come in if I come back later than 11pm on weekdays…”
Yes, that`s what we have now in SOLGEO-International Resident Hall, a curfew! I know that some students are always complaining about it. But, in my opinion, it is still a necessary policy that we should have in the dormitory.
This summer vacation, I did a large survey about this dormitory type of situation in Chinese University’s.
The results of the research show that around 84% of the domitories in China that I studied don`t have a curfew every night. But one thing we should mention is the dormitories for which I did the survey for are all for Chinese student housing. Actually, it is often the case that Chinese students are not that free-spiriited as westerners. So, it`s common for them to come back to dorm on-time consciously. Just because they don`t have a curfew doesn`t mean that the school doesn`t feel responsible for their safety.
They also have foreign students studying and living there, but they have a special dorm for them. And they have dedicated students or other teachers taking care of them everynight at the same time to make sure they all came back. It`s similar to a curfew.
But here, since SOLGEO is a residence hall with over 600 multi-cultural residents, every country represented has their own behavior and living habbits. We should value different cultures to avoid conflicts at the same time. So, having a curfew is much more important for us to have a unitive rule or policy for all residents so that we can better ensure all of the residents safety and It will be much more convenient for the manager to do their work. The goal for this is to use the least intrusive and the most convenient way to get the most useful results.
All in all, our safety is the primary concern for all of us. So, always be mindful of that. It`s not a useless thing designed to cause trouble for you. But it`s really a useful policy to provide for your safety. Stay safe out there.
Zhang Jing is currently a Solbridge Student majoring in International Business and Finance
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