Which character becomes Buffy's college roommate in season 4?

Which character becomes Buffy’s college roommate in season 4? Kathy Newman. Buffy initially shares a Stevenson Hall dorm room at UC Sunnydale with Kathy when she begins college in season 4.

Kathy appears friendly, organized, and intensely invested in domestic routines. Her tidy habits and Buffy’s less orderly lifestyle quickly create friction, making the roommate conflict feel like a familiar college clash before the supernatural explanation emerges.

The episode “Living Conditions” reveals that Kathy is actually a Mok’tagar demon from another dimension. She came to Earth to attend college without permission, and her family eventually comes looking for her. Kathy’s plan involves making Buffy appear monstrous so her pursuers will take Buffy instead.

A common mix-up is Willow Rosenberg, who later becomes Buffy’s roommate after Kathy leaves. Kathy is Buffy’s original season 4 roommate, while Willow replaces her soon afterward. Kathy was played by Dagney Kerr and appears in the early fourth-season episodes “The Freshman” and “Living Conditions.”