Following Community Advisor Emilio Mendoza's '09 termination, residents on his hall are expressing strong disagreement with Residence Life's decision.Mendoza, formerly the CA on the second floor of Usen Hall, was fired last Wednesday, he said.

A request for comment by Massell Quad Director Jennifer Lelinski was answered by Dean Gendron, associate director of ResLife, who said that ResLife does not comment on personnel matters.

But students on the floor said Mendoza was fired for various reasons, including not filling out a self-evaluation, missing rounds one night-CAs are obligated to circulate the quad and ensure that students are safe-not making new name signs for the rooms after winter break and not filling out other paperwork.---

Mendoza said he could have been more responsible and that he understood the decision, adding "everything happens for a reason."

But residents said those reasons were not enough cause for his dismissal and that he always responded to problems as they occurred.

"He made sure our transition was smooth; that's what we care about," said Ethan Palmer '10, who started a Facebook group in protest of the fire. "He's our friend and he's helped us so much."

As of press time, the Facebook group had 156 members and 104 students signed a petition urging ResLife to reinstate Mendoza as a CA.

Lelinski sent an e-mail to the hall's residents announcing that a meeting about the situation was scheduled for Sunday night, but residents asked her to advance the meeting to Saturday, before Mendoza was due to move out, in case she changed her decision.

Lelinski then cancelled the meeting, explaining to residents that it was not appropriate at the time.

Mendoza said he wished that his residents did not have to suffer because of his actions and that they did not deserve to live on a hall without a CA.

"I love my residents so much that it's really sad that they don't have a CA anymore," he said.

Henry Schleifer '10 said the floor is still trying to persuade Lelinski to reverse her course, but expressed doubt that the decision would change.