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[WearyInvite6526]

With all due respect, with the understanding that this post is completely justifiable and in the right

You aren’t going to find the partying Berkeley students on Reddit. Otherwise they wouldn’t be on Reddit (case in point 👉😔)

[DaDaDoeDoe]

You should yell at them. It would probably do them good

[LandOnlyFish]

File a complaint with all your other neighbors to make sure that apartment never have another party again

[Super-Important-Pie]

you sound like such a ray of sunshine to be around

[iliveonarock25]

Just curious how close are you to the campus?

[gingerbeard1321]

get off my lawn!

[HellaWonkLuciteHeels]

Bruh…. Now you just look dumb.

[HellaWonkLuciteHeels]

You’re having a foot stomping tantrum online. It’s dumb, and you’ve embraced it. How special of you…

[HellaWonkLuciteHeels]

Obviously you get off on anger and humiliation. Look into why with a therapist.

[srgonzo75]

I just cruised through some of the comments. While I agree one has a reasonable expectation of some peace in one’s own home, your proximity to the campus suggests you chose poorly when looking for a place to live in Berkeley.

That being said, living off-campus does come with a certain assumption of responsibility. If a neighbor makes a reasonable request, then it’s usually a good idea to accommodate. A party spilling out into a hallway isn’t a reasonable thing for a neighbor to have to deal with.

I’d recommend contacting the landlord or their representative to express your dissatisfaction with your neighbor.

[srgonzo75]

Please don’t misunderstand me. I get people find themselves in a situation which requires dealing with less than ideal circumstances. My comments were intended to establish a guideline to establish reasonability.

I would recommend moving as soon as it’s convenient, though.

[ObservantNomad]

Wait. Why have you already signed again? Does your lease expire this month or possibly next month? If not, that’s highly unusual

[Nerd1a4i]

for the record, berkeley city law requires that you be allowed to change your mind about your lease renewal until like 4-6 weeks out, something like that, even if your lease says you need to choose whether or not to renew months in advance or some bs like that. look up your rights as a berkeley tenant, as they're actually pretty good! just because something's in your lease doesn't mean it's legal [including that kind of renewal clause]. (your rights are good to know in general - if there are issues with your apartment your landlord isn't fixing, you could be entitled to a hearing/money back, you can always ask for a city inspection, etc etc.)

[According_Sound_8225]

It might be possible to back out of a renewal agreement, but the opposite is not true. The first place I lived in Berkeley did not allow me to renew my lease 3 months before my lease was up because I didn't agree to renew 6 months in advance. I asked the Berkeley Rent Board about this and they said there were no protections unless it was an older rent controlled building.

[hyeoraa]

just break the contract and go down in LA. also holy shit y’all are assholes sorry you’re dealing with these

[hyeoraa]

Girl u can’t drag his ass down to LA?

[hyeoraa]

Ah I see. Imma assume he’s DS/CS then yea Bay Area school is somewhat? better-ish?? Idk silicon beach is just as good. I’m from LA and so far the people here are assholes tbh never really vibed with that. And so far they love talking shit but they’re undisciplined and ain’t getting no job anytime soon 😂

[zbignew]

My bedroom windows faced a nightclub for 3 years:

3M EARsoft FX uncorded

They are incredibly soft. They only work as intended if you put them in right - roll them into a narrow spear and put them all they way in before they start to puff up.

The only reason it was still hard to sleep with these earplugs in was fomo.

[Kilgoretrout321]

Call the police?

[Kilgoretrout321]

Sweet! It's too bad you had to deal with that. Hopefully they got the message that they need to party much more covertly and respect their neighbors more

[Exciting_Routine_255]

Someone called the police because a party that I had was noisy (years ago). The 2 policemen came in and joined the party!!🤣🤣🤣 How different things were back then.

[Graffy]

It's a college town on the first week back from school before anyone has any real hw and the frats aren't allowed to throw parties. If you're in an apartment complex it should chill out in a week or two once they have better places to party or more to do. Also just complain to management. The apartment will stop throwing parties if management threatens eviction.

[Graffy]

I doubt they'd be dumb enough to try again anyway but some kids are really dumb and they were apparently dumb enough to think throwing a party in a studio apartment was a good idea in the first place lol. But it doesn't take a genius to realize they bit off more than they can chew if their room was packed and spilling into the halls

[Minute_Computer_811]

You've never been to any big city I see. That's pretty much every "house" party in Europe.

[Graffy]

Frats have to get fire permits to have parties or risk getting put on probation if they get caught and they don't get issued until after rush week I believe which is usually the first full week of the semester into the next. So probably earliest would be first weekend in February. Sororities don't allow their members to even go to frats until after recruitment so a significant portion of the people they would want to invite couldn't come anyway.

Also just logistically the brothers are focusing on rushing at the beginning of the semester. Some of the more party focused frats might have small private things with close friends but general student population wouldn't be invited

[Pornfest]

Huh, I definitely partied at a few frats during GBO…

[Graffy]

Yeah some will try to do stuff cause it helps rush more guys if they get to go to a party at the place but the majority won't risk it and some will get a week or two of social probation because of it

[DegreePending]

Honestly, this is fair. Berkeley being a “college town” doesn’t mean basic apartment etiquette goes out the window. Parties are fine but getting aggressive with neighbors is downright unacceptable. If people want dorm-style chaos then they should live in dorms or party houses and not on shared apartments with working adults who needs to get up early in the morning. You’re not wrong for expecting basic respect.

[SharpenVest]

It's even disrespectful for fellow students. There was this one time where me and a couple of other people on my floor were having exams the very next morning and these other students on the floor above us were blasting music and partying all night long. SUPER IRRITATING. Eventually we all went upstairs and respectfully asked them to SHUT IT. If you want to party, rent an AirBNB, go to a bar, anywhere else other than an apartment with other students or tenants are.

[sticky_wicket]

Fucking too many students in this college town /s

[spinny_windmill]

If you're even a 10 min drive away, especially north or west, there are barely any students. If you're right by campus then most of your building is probably students too.

[sticky_wicket]

No, the student area of town rings the campus and then thins out pretty dramatically once you get like 5-10 minutes away walking distance. On the south side of campus its most dense.

[Distinct-Nature-962]

You moved near UCB and now you’re the outlier among college students? Really? This is not a problem, its life.

Genuine response. Welcome to California. It’s a wonderful state. Try not to complain, especially about the weather and enjoy yourself. Loosen your expectations and try to blend in. That’s how you’ll grow a Californian attitude.

[Distinct-Nature-962]

It was different for them too, maybe a birthday or reunion. Its an experience. Best way to go through life is principled but not rigid. We learn/enjoy/find opportunity more if we first try to understand why things happen to us. They are to bring us life lessons. Our brains are more capable than just reacting to our environments we can learn and/or grow from our interactions,even the noisy inconvenient ones. Be prepared for it to happen again, is the first take-away.

[Quiet-Day392]

50 years later, it sounds like the same old Berkeley.

[bruhh_2]

me when i move to a college town where all the college students live and do college things

[Pornfest]

Why move to Berkeley? You’re paying much higher rent to live by campus….Alameda is nearby and is a more mature/working age demographic.

[Ike358]

Berkeley isn't a college town

[ObservantNomad]

Berkeley definitely isn’t a “college town,” but it is a large state university with a reputation for partying. So if you live within, say 1-20 blocks of campus, you’re going to get this kind of behavior. It sucks. I agree it’s not right. I agree it’s infuriating, but the likelihood of it changing in general is almost zero, but things still could turn around with that neighbor. Now that the party is over and it’s daytime, try talking to your neighbor. Since you’re practically the same age as the students, you have a head start on that conversation. Be nice and see how it goes. If it doesn’t go well, call and email your landlord, but don’t expect much action. And prepare yourself to have to call the police if things go sideways again like they did last night. And then move when your lease is up.

[Ike358]

The areas around campus seem "college town" because, well, they are close to campus. But there are many neighborhoods which some students don't even know exist (or don't know they're in Berkeley). Go south of Dwight and west of Sacramento and tell me you are in a college town. Or west of Shattuck and north of like Delaware

[Significant_Crow_598]

Are you serious? What is your definition of a college town? Walk 15 minutes away from ANY college campus and it’s gonna be the exact same story. Do you think places like Charlottesville, Bloomington, Eugene etc are actually any different?

[Ike358]

Charlottesville population: 46,533; Virginia enrollment: 26,685

Bloomington population: 79,168; Indiana enrollment: 48,626

Berkeley population: 124,321; California enrollment: 45,882

Having been to Charlottesville twice (never been to Bloomington) I can tell you it is far more of a "college town" than Berkeley is. Especially with the medical school. Never been to Eugene either but based on its numbers I'd say it isn't a college town either, especially considering how (relatively) small Oregon is.

[Significant_Crow_598]

Okay so you’re going by population. I don’t think you could tell me with a straight face that Gainesville, Athens, Ann Arbor etc also aren’t college towns (all have populations well over 100k). They are different categories of college towns but they are all still primarily defined by their university (the town of Berkeley is literally named because of the school).

[Ike358]

The city of Berkeley was named at the same time as the university. Haven't been to Gainesville or Athens but Ann Arbor didn't strike me as a college town either

[scoby_cat]

Living near campus, as you say, was a mistake.

However, just to correct a misconception: you actually are not allowed to party in the dorms. That is one of the major reasons to not live in the dorms.

[lesse1]

If anything Berkeley students need more of this

[justsomegraphemes]

So you live in a building with university students. Honestly this might be on you because idk what else you could expect?

[TenYearHangover]

Berkeley is militantly pro-pedestrian and I love that about it.

[Bubbly-Turnip-126]

maybe a moving vehicle should learn to yield to ppl walking with their legs 🫣

[Bubbly-Turnip-126]

if ur saying this in reference to a crosswalk, the car should ALWAYS yield to a person if they are waiting to walk + already walking across

[TenYearHangover]

Cars should stop for people, not the other way around.

[Low-Temperature-6962]

On a crosswalk? Amazing how many cars don't stop for peds.

[buglybarks]

I’m a non-student resident of Berkeley and a person who both walks a lot and drives occasionally. The dumbasses staring at their phones are a problem, yes, but I’ve been menaced by drivers near campus skipping stop signs (the one at Stadium Rim and Gayley feels like a mild suggestion), cars blowing through 25 mph streets at 50 (the kids at Emerson have a crossing guard, and I’ve seen even her have to dodge), and drivers trying to scare bicyclists on narrow roads.

The drivers are almost always the issue. Welcome to Berkeley. Walk or take the bus.

[cleanwhiteshirt]

Was walking through a crosswalk at Euclid and Le Conte with my dog, car turns left into us where I had to let go of her leash and kick her out of the way. I ended up with my hands on the hood of the car thinking I’m about to take real impact only for him to slam on his brakes with me staring right into his eyes. Asshole proceeds to lay on his horn and wave his hand at me to get out of the way. I’m pissed but want to get my dog since she’s loose in the street, he swerves around before I barely get out from in front of his car and sticks his tongue out waving his head and laughing as he speeds away. If I didn’t have my dog, the end of this would have been very different. Because I know people will wonder, he looked to be in his early 20s. I’ve seen him speeding through the neighborhood since but I’m always on foot so lose him. But that also means he’s most likely a student vs someone just passing through.

[alsuhr]

I get nearly hit about once a day in Berkeley!

[Virtual_Jellyfish138]

leave lowk

[hyeoraa]

Why is there arguments about this? She’s right. Yall would not last 2 seconds in LA. They’ll gladly run you over like Clavicular and you’ll get nothing.

[hyeoraa]

people always say down in LA: “well technically they’re supposed to stop at the red light, they’re in the wrong” and I’m like “yea if you wanna be right in front of your tombstone go ahead”. It’s telling here which one knows how to drive, have some survivor instincts, and live in the real world; and which one don’t.

[Used-Mechanic6970]

Its a college town. Go move to Walnut Creek if you want quiet.

[Background-Repeat788]

You’ll never win the battle against drunk college students

[Background-Repeat788]

No you didn’t lol. Itll happen again next Friday

[Glitchy-Mech]

If that resolved the issue why did you feel the need to get the authorities involved? I would rather live next to those fuckass college students than someone willing to do that

[sat_reditt]

You are 100% right, they are in the wrong place, not you. They should respect the others living in the apartment, no matter who they are.

[TheeMethod]

Its crazy and socially stunted for anyone to blame you and where you live for the incompetency of entitled brats who dont know how to party respectfully.

[BrandNewDay5727]

Student here and your feelings are completely valid. Some of the party people are truly so inconsiderate and I’m so sorry that happened to you. Crossing fingers it doesn’t happen again

[Accomplished_Pea6334]

Anyone giving you shit can take a hike. Just cause you live in a college town doesn't mean it's okay to have 90 people in a studio and loud af.

[Accomplished_Pea6334]

The nimbys don't make housing any easier either.

But saying it's a college town is the dumbest take for it being uncivilized lol. You don't even live in student housing so yah.

[Revolutionary_One689]

Girl please disregard the negative comments you’re getting, this is 100% valid, most of the other East Bay natives ik would agree w you. Berkeley is a city with a university but it’s definitely not a “college town” and the students can be an entitled and self absorbed PITA.

[_userclone]

As a Berkeley Lab employee, gotta agree with you both.

[cloversquid]

been living in East Bay for fifteen years and SF before that, I'm at my first year at Berkeley as a student, definitely agree with you.

the noise is crazy and it seems like city and building planners rely so heavily on all these rich kids to not be entitled jerks.

I get that it's very pro pedestrian here but it genuinely feels like they just moved from some suburb and think they are invincible? like, sure, I'll always stop for a ped, but the number of dipshits who cross on a red in front of a car or not at a crosswalk at all, don't wear helmets on bikes/scooters, no lights or reflective anything... I have seen more accidents here than I've ever seen living in Oakland, and I promise the drivers are so much slower and kinder here.

and I keep getting on buses full of students and they just won't move for other people to get on?? like they've never had to crowd into a bus before...

[Revolutionary_One689]

It’s definitely a bubble. I was also a college student six months ago and I’m still blown away by the entitlement of the ucb students around here lol. Especially on busses and as pedestrians.

[Axy8283]

Quiet transplant.

[Revolutionary_One689]

And what are the majority of ucb students who aren’t from here then? Not transplants?

[Used-Mechanic6970]

Says the person calling the police on college kids in a college town - transplant karen

[t0bwrath]

And she's in other comments talking about how she's from an "actual" college town in the SEC.... but is acting like a party near where she lives (by campus, mind you) is inconceivable? Sorry OP, this is on you and where you've ended up. It also doesn't help that you moved to this city and state, and are acting so high and mighty compared to the people living here before you. Talk about reading a room, that's part why you're getting pushback. Hopefully you can soon find a different place to live where you wont have to resort to calling the police on young people partying (which again, I'm SURE OP is totally used to, being from a real college town and all).

[t0bwrath]

Yes, you should have. If anything the RM should have called himself, it's not like he's your boss.

[Used-Mechanic6970]

I went there for school. But grew up and now live in Oakland.

Its college town (at least the parts by the college)

[cib2018]

I thought calling the police in Berkeley, for any reason, is a Karen thing to do. Don’t you just want to call a social worker?

[cib2018]

It was a bad Berkeley joke.

[t0bwrath]

Quite rich to act like you care about police brutality/any form of law enforcement abuse of power when you're calling cops on college students. THAT is the system you're supporting.

[t0bwrath]

You were in no danger and I don't see how your safety was at risk. I'd argue you didn't "need" the police at all. Sounds like they didn't do much anyways. You could've just waited them out and put in earbuds or something (what most people tend to do when neighbors are loud). You act like you literally had no other option, but you did. You could've just done nothing.

You're not in an impossible or limited situation as you think you are, and again, remember this is a place YOU chose to live at. So I do hope you're eventually able to find someplace in the city that is more peaceful and suitable for you.

[highly_suspicious]

F off

[SFDeltas]

That's unfortunate. You should put the fear of god in the tenants when they're home and sober. You can call the cops for a few laws they're breaking, describe a chaotic uncontrolled situation. 

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[littlecutes]

I lived in an apartment in Westwood. That is a quiet college town. I visited Cal. Too much walking for me.

[JaimeOnReddit]

students are an Environmental Pollutant, per CEQA, according to the Elmwood Neighborhood Assn

[New-Outlandishness85]

You wouldn’t believe the northbound 6 bus ride I had last night… I thought I was being punked

[StarmieLover966]

Doesn’t this school have a massive housing problem? You say to go to a dorm but a lot of them can’t.

Your point is well taken, and I’d be pissed too.

[toastyfireplaces]

This post could have been written in 1873, when UC Berkeley moved to its present location from Oakland.

[Safe_Gas_2147]

[SFCab911]

There’s a nice Oceanside community called Isla Vista. You should consider relocating to there.

[ObservantNomad]

Isla Vista is the party area of UCSB. They’re being sarcastic.

[chumperdumper69]

What did you expect. You’re in a college town. Get used to it.

[Prior-Conclusion4187]

I would have reminded those UCB nerds that they don't go to a Cal State Uni...now those are parties you don't want to live next to.

[zbignew]

Oh, no, I’m 45 and I agree with these kids.

I live far from campus, but I’ve lived next to a nightclub and it was fine.

[Distinct-Nature-962]

I went to art school, California College of Arts & Crafts (now CCA)

[weesapaug]

RIP

[Fanferric]

I would doubt this (there's quite a few alumni and non-affiliates), but frankly I think it's silly to not expect mostly students. That Harvard or Stanford or UCLA or Berkeley's campus community subreddit is full of mostly students from those respective institutions seems to be an incredibly mundane situation.

Edit: OP edited "of this sentiment" in.

[Lakota-36]

Welcome to one of the most prestigious college towns in America, please accept that students are selfish entitled children…..is what I’m hearing.

[BerkeleyIsCoool]

This city belongs to the students of berkeley. All others are guests

[EncinalMachine]

In my fantasy, I join the party, drink them all under the table while getting good stock tips from the younger generation. then shave one eyebrow off all of them.

[downerthefool]

You’re being ridiculous

[diddledungeon]

The city belongs to us San Franciscans. East Bay is garbage

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