Gallery: Inside the Co-op
The Co-op is a student housing cooperative a block away from Bruin Walk that houses around 400 students. In return for reduced rent, students in the Co-op must work a four-hour shift every week in an assigned area, such as the kitchen, facilities, or mailroom.
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Scott Mulligan, a fourth-year political science student, describes living in the Co-op. ‘’It’s weird, but a good weird,’’ he said.
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A Dodgers flag hangs behind a window outside the John Essene Hall Co-op living space.
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Fourth-year ethnomusicology student Jordan Aversar eats dinner in the Co-op kitchen. ‘’I don’t know who’s in charge here. It just seems like the system just keeps itself going. I’m sure someone is in charge,’’ Aversar said.
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The students on kitchen duty prepare and serve food to the residents after they sign in.
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The white-walled stairwell is plastered with spray-painted artwork, such as portraits of writer Jack Kerouac.
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Fourth-year mathematics student Andrew Kenner (left) and Mulligan (right) met in fall quarter as roommates. ‘’I like co-ops as an idea. People pitch in to make things better – the division of labor makes things better,’’ said Kenner.
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Stickers are posted outside Kenner and Mulligan’s Co-op living space door.
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The living room inside the Co-op displays festive holiday decorations around the piano.
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