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Trista Davis and Megan Baker are resident assistants at the University of Central Arkansas. They say every day they're resolving arguments between girls on their hall.
"They just pick stupid fights about little things that don't really matter about anything and decide to make it a big deal and it's really not," explains sophomore Megan Baker.
Kevin Hamilton with the UCA housing authority is working to end those petty fights after receiving several complaints about roommate conflicts.
Here's how it will work: a computer system will guide students on which roommates would best fit their personalities.
"They are going to get ?X? person who has similar interests and you can e-mail them, but you won't find out who it is until you are ready to reveal who that person is," says Hamilton.
Senior Trista Davis says, "It's kinda like e-harmony. You have to fill out this questionnaire. It's kinda cool like, this is my favorite music, and I stay up this late, or I'm a night owl, or I'm a morning owl. Things like that. I like this kind of music, and this is my favorite color to organize the room with. Stuff like that."
However, will roommates with the same interests defeat the purpose of diversity with college living? Trista and Megan say no, because the program will help eliminate unnecessary arguments, making it a win-win situation.
?It?s all about being freshman, and bringing in students. You know, we want them to have a great community and enjoy their freshman year,? says Davis.
The goal is to have the match made in heaven system up and running by the spring semester.
Adirondack Solutions will provide the software for the system. The total cost is about $75,000.
