Though the Harpoon has reported on a variety of roommate conflicts, a recent skirmish between roommates Mia Moore ‘29 and Mandy Morgan ‘29 is one of the most unique ones we have seen yet. According to Mia, when the year began, the two seemed to be getting along well, or as well as two people who have never met before and now have to somewhat unwillingly live together can. Mandy was known to hum a song or two under her breath, but such hummings never bothered Mia. Yet, things took a turn when Mandy joined an a cappella group a few weeks into the fall semester. “It was like she became an entirely different person,” Mia said. “She just wouldn’t stop singing.”

From the moment she would wake up in the morning to the moment she would fall asleep, Mandy sang. Mia tried her hardest to mitigate such noise, putting her fan on the highest speed, sleeping in headphones, and giving Mandy dirty look after dirty look. Yet, nothing did the trick – the problem refused to cease. 

Eventually, Mia was pushed to her limit when Mandy started learning “My Heart Will Go On” with her group. One day, while studying for an exam in their shared dorm room, Mandy began to practice the chorus in a voice she thought was under her breath. Unable to hit the high note, she went on and on until Mia could handle no more. Finally taking a stand for what’s right, she screamed “I can’t take it anymore,” beginning a rant that lasted for at least ten minutes that touched on topics such as the sanctity of silence to Mandy’s mediocre singing abilities. 

At this juncture, though the two roommates are not speaking at this current moment (though Mandy sure is singing!), we here at the Harpoon sincerely hope that they can recover from this sincerely unfortunate situation.