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  • Inspiring and functional...
    – user41207
    Commented Oct 14, 2015 at 19:42
  • Resident Assistant = janitor?
    – gerrit
    Commented Oct 15, 2015 at 10:28
  • @gerrit Hm....more like "Hall Monitor", I suppose. Usually an undergraduate student who's paid to make sure the rules of the dorms are followed, and to warn or write up people who break them. They often have other tasks like informing maintenance/janitorial of problems, calling 'protective services' (campus police) if things get out of hand, etc.
    – BrianH
    Commented Oct 15, 2015 at 19:42
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    A resident assistant also functions as a problem solver, and supportive person, who is easily reached by students, and who has had a chance to establish a rapport with the residents. Commented Oct 17, 2015 at 2:49