I know it’s hard to run a university but really don’t know it’s also hard to run a housing system.

Last Wednesday, House Professor Garrick Blalock gave us a very instructional talk on the housing system in West campus. To be honest, I didn’t expect there are so many behind-scenery things about the housing system but after the talk, I can say that the housing system is an irreplaceable part of a university and running the housing is hard as running the education system in Cornell.

Professor Blalock introduced the roles of House Professor in the houses and I’m really glad that we have such position in our house who ‘acted like the queen of Britain’, complaining about everything that could be improved to make students’ life better. Also, I’m glad that I understood better the role of House Professor and the positions and tiers of staff for each house. It’s hard to believe that there are so many people working for us in the house and I would definitely thank them for their devoted work if I got a chance to meet them.

Also, professor Blalock showed us some hidden corridors or paths that staff use to transport food. Cornell not only has a well-established staff team on running the housing system but also has outstanding and advanced equipment and resources which make both staff and students’ life more convenient and improve the working quality. I can feel it’s a really big decision to invest so many money on housing system.

After learning both empirical and practical knowledge, I’m personally very grateful that I chose to live on campus. While it’s a great experience of living in apartments independently, we won’t have too many chances in the future years where we could enjoy good food, mailing services, and other resources and also, more importantly, a community of sharing and discovering more new things. Cornell has been here for 150 years and it must have something to offer and to tell.