2008 Woodie Awards
New Letter to the Editor
Lee Cornett
Issue date: 9/7/07 Section: Forum
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In Deena Zaru's article, Dean for Campus Life Aaron Fetrow says that over the summer 60-70 students received letters stating that they could not be placed in housing.
Students are told many times that they are guaranteed housing. Students should not be told they are guaranteed something if they are not.
I spent my summer not concerned with housing because I was told I was guaranteed it. I didn't have a roommate, so I didn't do the lottery. Students who choose not to do the lottery, which isn't required, were not guaranteed on-campus housing. I was aware I might be stuck in a triple, which I'm sure many people were aware of too, but I was not aware that I might have to live off-campus. I would have appreciated the administration letting students know the situation that might occur.
Fetrow also mentions the poor turnout of the forums, which should have had more interest. But if these 60-70 students had showed up it wouldn't have meant that they were given on-campus housing this year. These forums, though important, are not the reason students don't have housing. Students need to go to forums, but the College needs to not use the word "guarantee" when they talk about housing.
Unlike what the e-mail I received said, if you are not placed by the beginning of summer, you are not guaranteed on-campus housing. If I had not gotten placed, I simply couldn't have afforded it.
Students are told many times that they are guaranteed housing. Students should not be told they are guaranteed something if they are not.
I spent my summer not concerned with housing because I was told I was guaranteed it. I didn't have a roommate, so I didn't do the lottery. Students who choose not to do the lottery, which isn't required, were not guaranteed on-campus housing. I was aware I might be stuck in a triple, which I'm sure many people were aware of too, but I was not aware that I might have to live off-campus. I would have appreciated the administration letting students know the situation that might occur.
Fetrow also mentions the poor turnout of the forums, which should have had more interest. But if these 60-70 students had showed up it wouldn't have meant that they were given on-campus housing this year. These forums, though important, are not the reason students don't have housing. Students need to go to forums, but the College needs to not use the word "guarantee" when they talk about housing.
Unlike what the e-mail I received said, if you are not placed by the beginning of summer, you are not guaranteed on-campus housing. If I had not gotten placed, I simply couldn't have afforded it.
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Deena Zaru
posted 9/08/07 @ 7:07 PM EST
Thanks for writing a response to my article. You made some really good points :)
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