The Balance of Environmental Condition in Dormitory UNSOED within Student’s Lifestyle

This issue rose from several problems near the Faculty of Cultural Studies; it was about the environmental condition of dormitory UNSOED. The environment of dorm relates to the students’ lifestyle who becomes the main occupant of the dorm whether the students have got a comfortable and conducive dorm environment for learning, socialization, self-development, and the character building or conversely. In this case, people who live in dorm should create a sense of togetherness in keeping the cleanliness, security, and cooperation in keeping dorm infrastructure. However, those things will be connected with varieties of community issues that create disturbances, such as a low awareness of the occupants in keeping cleanliness of dorm, dormitory facility issues that should be improved, and the performance of the entire dorm occupants in achieving good infrastructure.

Dormitory Perspective

The dormitory established in the middle of July on 2010. It locates at Dr. Soeparno Street, Karangwangkal, Purwokerto, precisely in the middle of UNSOED campus complex or opposite to Soesilo Soedarman field. This dorm consists of five floors which have various facilities as a place to stay for a group of students who are studying in UNSOED within a specific period in order to get educational goals. There are 24 rooms on each floor with a capacity of three to four people per room. For sanitation, it is available with 8 bathrooms and toilets on each floor which are equipped with electricity and water. Then, there are also a living room, multipurpose room, TV room, kitchen, and parking area. The cost of renting room is very affordable for students who come from outside Purwokerto. Student will only pay for Rp.1.500.000 per year. The payment can be paid through a bank account.

There are kinds of different religion, ethnics, and cultures inside the dorm life. This makes the students should be able to create a harmony of life in tolerance, togetherness, and peace. The students’ lifestyle become the spotlight that will contribute to the surrounding environment, especially in keeping the cleanliness of environment in order to create a healthy lifestyle, building a good communication with local people and also participating in maintaining the security in dorm.

Student’s Corner

Wednesday (17/6), four female students who were met in the dormitory were available to do an interview directly. By doing the interview and direct observation could determine the main problems in dormitory. Students shared their own experiences and complaints free during the interview.

 “I have lived in a dorm since 2013 until right now. I come from Cilacap. In my opinion, the renting cost is very cheap. I often get arrears but the dorm party never gives additional charge or fine to me. However, the learning atmosphere in dorm is quite uncomfortable because my room consists of 4 people who come from different departments. Sometimes, the room looks messy. Then, other facilities should be improved, such as water problem that ever damaged in a week. This problem ever leaded to the difficulties in getting clean water, especially for bathing. Sometimes, the water is also dirty and not clear. There are only several bathrooms on the 1st and 2nd floor which have its functions properly and on the 3rd floor the bathroom clogged. In addition, we also get a shortage of land for drying our clothes. We only use the balcony for drying. Even though, it is already provided a spot for drying the clothes on the 1st floor but it is too far from my room. I am lazy to go there.” say Dwi Oktaviani, Biology, (2013).

Besides Dwi, there were 3 other students who shared their experience during staying in the dorm. Second, there was Ruri Nur Saswori, Biology (2012). She explains, “I feel happy staying in this dorm since I studied in UNSOED on 2012. Luckily, I only live with my one roommate, so I feel very comfortable and conducive.  However, there are several things that must be improved, especially for the dirty, unclear, and dysfunctional water problem which makes us feel uncomfortable. Not only that, the cracked floor also must replace into the newest one. I hope the cleanliness of bathroom will be improved too although there is a per-block schedule to clean the bathroom. Even there will be student who has to do her schedule, but if she does not do her duties, she must pay Rp.5.000,00 as a fine. Furthermore, the money is used for buying other equipments. The fines will be taken by the treasurer per block. Of course, I will not get any fine or charge if I pay late for the renting cost.”

The next opinion will be explained by Umi Fadhillah, Biology (2012). Umi pointed to the performance of dorm superintendents. She said that she complained about the existing security guard in the dormitory. In her opinion, the securities did not do their duties optimally than in the previous year that they did the duties better. Also, the performance of receptionist decreases now. She said that there were few of them who moved to elsewhere. Then, she also stated other points which related with the dorm, such as the bathroom and water problem. It still becomes the major problem even it often organizes annually. However, there is no any further realization of this bathroom cleanliness. Thus, the atmosphere in her room is very conducive because she thinks that her room is soundproof; I love staying here.

Last, Laili Uswatun Nadlifah who is as an English Literature student (2013) states, “I only lived in dormitory for 6 months. I decided to move because of a few things that made me felt uncomfortable staying in the dorm, especially in its cleanliness. First, I felt little bit confused why many of them were lazy to keep the cleanliness even the occupants were girls in this dorm. Second, the water problem was the reason why I moved. Water tended to dirty, yellow, and not clear. These condition made my face got acne. Then, if there was a blackout, automatically the water did not work well, so that made me hard to get water for bathing. It can be suffered in a week. Terrible! Third, the floor was also dirty because cats played along the hallway free and it tented to drop the trash. The lack awareness among of occupant to clean up the trash was very terrible. Forth, the thing which made me frightened was there were many insects which are called as 'Tomcat'; it was quite dangerous insect for my skin; it stuck on the walls. I shuddered seeing it. Last, the bathroom facility became the reason why I moved because some of bathroom doors broken, especially for the bathroom door on the 2nd floor. In addition, dirty bathroom atmosphere also made me feel uncomfortable.”

     Someone cannot lie about the inadequate public facilities, such a dormitory. Students who live in the dormitory feel about the dorm condition obviously. The interview and investigation stated clearly about the dorm environment today. As an occupant, students shout their own right to ask about the new dorm infrastructure. It concerns to water problem, bathroom recovery, superintendents improving, and how to build student awareness into healthy environment. Students think that how a comfortable the dorm will if the dorm parties renovate some dorm facilities, such as changing the water drainage into the clean, clear and good functional water for sanitation, renovating bathroom facilities into comfortable bathrooms, and asking for superintendents performance. Besides that, other students also suggest to creating student awareness in keeping the dorm environment, especially for clean living. The things can be achieved if all parties take their own role to create a harmony of life in dorm. In addition, timely payment system will be affected to the improvement of dorm infrastructure in order to get convenience dorm for students. 

Movie Review of “Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast”

Have you ever seen a neverbeast, a big and scary monster with the green eyes and covered with white fur and black stripes? You will find this creature in a cheerful fantasy movie of “Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast”.

It is one of the Tinker Bell movie series that focus on a Tink’s friend, Fawn and a big monster, Gruff. The story started when there was a green comet felt to never land, in Pixie Hallow. It meant that there would be something happened to the Pixie Hallow. People in the Pixie Hallow noticed its existence. Of course, Fawn and Tink knew that. Fawn is as a fairy that describes as a curious, brave, lovable, smart, cheerful, and loves with animal kind, she can conquer the Gruff. However, sometimes, Fawn becomes a trouble maker that leads some trouble in the Pixie Hallow and makes Nyx as an ambitious fairy caretaker difficult to control Fawn’s act.

“One day, when she trained some rabbits near the forest, the rabbit suddenly ran to the bushes. What happened! They heard a roar of an animal from deep forest.  Fawn felt really curious about what kind of roar it was! She flew until deep of forest and tried to looking for clues. Then, she saw something, yup, that was some animal fur under the rock and some big footsteps. She decided to follow the footsteps. Luckily, the footsteps pointed her to a big cave. She was little bit confused to come to the cave. Bravely, she flew into the cave and saw a big animal was sleeping. There was a torn in its foot and Fawn tried to pull out the torn. Unfortunately, Gruff disturbed and noticed Fawn. Gruff got angry, roared hard sound, and hurled down Fawn out. This roar heard until the Pixie Hallow. Some of fairy caretakers in Pixie Hallow noticed the sound. Finally, Nyx informed to the queen Clarion and made sure if it was going to fine. Nyx and the other fairy caretaker investigated that sound came from. Nyx watched Fawn’s act every time.”

               A big monster which came in the middle of Pixie Hallow becomes the spotlight of the movie which released on 12 December 2014. A movie which is produced by Michael Wigart really got attention from all ages, especially for kids. It has a gorgeous and clear animation which is helped by the Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The music is also suitable and unites with the plot. The movie is full of good messages, such as inquisitiveness, action, independence, humor, emotional intensity, and also teamwork. The new impression of this Tinker bell series is shown by Wigart by showing a good relationship between fairy and animal kind, especially a furry monster who only lived 900 years told us a proverb, remembers! “Do not judge the book by its cover”. You will see in that actually, Gruff can be a quite loveable.

               Life in the Pixie Hallow was very harmonious. All people were kind and helped each other to complete their necessity. It is very good to apply in our daily, isn’t it?  Since Gruff and Fawn being friend, Fawn helped Gruff to build 4 high towers that adjusted with four seasons in Pixie Hallow, summer, spring, autumn and summer even she did not know what the tower was for. It means that teamwork is important in aiming to a real goal. For the action is shown by the Fawn’s act who always wanted to domesticate Gruff, she found her own way without any fear to the big monster. Being friend with Gruff became the happiest that Fawn could do. They gathered, played, and helped each other to build the next tower. There will be the shocking moments when you see Tink who almost died because Gruff flapped his tail to Tink until she fainted. Then, when Fawn wanted to help Gruff to fight against the storm, finally she died. However, there was inquisitiveness that occurred from the Gruff that could make Fawn to be alive because Gruff transferred her absorbed storm energy in his body to Fawn. At that time, Gruff showed his love, affection, care, and loyalty to Fawn. The legend of neverbeast was solved by Gruff and Fawn’s help. Gruff should continue his hibernation for many years later. Last, Pixie Hallow lives in peace forever after.

          “Not to follow your head, but follow your heart”.

          “When friend must separate, and tears comes down”.

Wearing My Hijab

Today, you will see if there are many women who wear casual and fashionable hijab. I always think that women who wear hijab always look very beautiful. They try to get closer to Allah. My father and Mother never push me to wear that Hijab. Of course, I just wear hijab every Friday when all students should wear hijab too in my school. Since I was in the kindergarten until senior high school, I loved to keep my long hair because I saw that Rapunzel in one of the Disney princess characters had long hair and I wanted to be like her. I also preferred to wear skirt, sleeveless dresses,-t-shirt with navy blue jeans, and cardigans. I remembered that I often wore sleeveless dress with jeans everywhere but now, all things have changed. I tried and realized if I should wear my Hijab.

This story happened when I was in the third grade in senior high school. I never guessed if I wore my hijab now. I got some inspirations from people surrounded me especially one of my best friends, her name was Nurul Fadhilla. I called her Dilla. We were getting friends since we were in the junior high school. We met in an English course and until now, we still kept our relationship. She was one of college students in the biology department, in State University in Jakarta. We ever talked about the Hijab because both of us did not wear hijab yet. Finally, I forgot when she decided to wear hijab. I remembered that it was on her first grade in senior high school. She always looked beautiful with her hijab. I considered if I was one of her fan because she was a girl who had some dreams, inspiration, and very a creative girl. She was very smart, diligent and kind-hearted. I loved being her friend. Then, she never missed to share every good thing to me. How kind she was.

There was a simple thing that I caught from her. She says to me, “Meilinda, I know wearing hijab is big decision for a girl teen like us. There are many obstacles that we will get in doing our good decision. Of course, in this term we used to our thought and intent to be better one. I know Allah will always help us to be better mei. Wearing hijab will make us better even we intend that only for Allah and you will get thousand of blessings after you wear it. If you are not wear the hijab now, so when? Pray me if I always be your best friend. Please keep our communication wherever we are mei. Do not forget to share every your interesting and best stories to me’. Her words were very amazing.

Finally, I got Allah’s guidance to wear my hijab. When I failed in my SNMPTN test, I felt depressed because I failed to take my scholar as nutritionist in Institute Agricultural of Bogor (IPB). I felt that I could not make my parents proud of me. I did not know why I stared in the mirror. I took mom’s veil. Then, I started to wear it in my head. I looked something different in my face. I felt calm. One day, my mom and my younger sister asked me to go hangout in order to lose my stressed. We went hangout look for something. At that time, I wore my hijab and that became my first time to wear it. I started to feel comfortable with it even my mom looked surprised with my change.

I remembered what Dilla ever said to me about wearing hijab. If I did not wear my hijab today, so when I would wear it, and I realized this my turn. I learnt, learnt, and learnt to better for my commitment. Finally, I decided to wear my hijab until right now. Of course, this became the biggest challenge for me. Wearing hijab meant that you should makeup ourselves to be closer with Allah. We should change our bad attitude, how to speak, and keep our emotion. I knew it was little bit hard for me but if I tried, I did. Wearing hijab really gave some of big changes in my life. I tried to change my bad attitude, my lifestyle, my habit, and controlling my emotion.

For example, I could change how the way I dressed up. I decided to replace my short skirt and dress in my wardrobe. Then, my parents gave me money to buy some of long shirts and skirts, veils, and many more. They really supported me. I did not want to miss every single thing in my changes. Learn and learn is my goal. I learnt to always keep my pray time and did not forget to read the Al- Quran every day. By doing that, you would get calmness for your life. Stay focus to the right and positive things to increase my good points in myself.

How I controlled my emotion also became the hardest part. I have considered myself as a moody person. I eased getting bad mood when there was a bored or disappointing thing.  I wore hijab and I should be calm girl. It meant that I should control myself from a big anger. Anger leaded you into bad things. That was the point. I should manage myself more and more. Be friendly and stay in the stable emotion would be better.

Besides improving my good points, I should finish my studies and made some of achievement for giving pride to my beloved parents. I loved them very much. I believed that Allah always helped people who wanted to change to better. My father has supported me every time until I was here, in the Jenderal Soedirman University. I came here because of my parent pray. I would not suppose to be like now without them. Mom, Dad, I would be your best daughter someday. Pray me for these.

Furthermore, I could not explain how I felt happy today because I already got Allah’s guidance to wear the hijab. It became the best moment in my life that have changed me into a better one. I thanked for many people who always supported me and gave some inspiration in wearing my hijab. I will always learn into a better person.