Dorms filled; 419 waiting
By Hilary Strickland
Summer Forty-Niner
The Cal State Long
Beach Residence Halls are filled to capacity with an anticipated 1,800
students, and 419 students are on a first-come, first-serve waiting list.
ãThis is the
first time in the decade that we will be at 100 percent of the design capacity,ä
said Gary Little, director of Housing and Residential Life.
The abounding enrollment
of the Residence Halls can be attributed to many things.
ãIâd
like to think that some of the changes weâve made, [such as] cable
and internet access in the rooms, have played a part in it,ä Little
said. ãIn addition to that, President [Robert] Maxson has set a
goal to make this the University of choice by encouraging more and more
freshmen to attend, and thatâs whatâs happening.ä
Since 1992, the demand
for housing has grown and the housing office at CSULB has found ways to
compensate, such as phasing out the super-single rooms. A super single
is a double room occupied by one person.
ãLast year
the Residence Halls were filled, but we had 30 super singles,ä Little
said, ãThis year weâve phased them out completely.ä
The housing department
offers students with housing difficulties some solutions
Last Saturday, the
Housing and Residential Life office held a workshop to assist students
on the waiting list in locating off-campus housing.
ãWe
had a large turnout for the workshop,ä Little said, ãThere
were 250 students and quite a few parents.ä
The workshop was
an orientation, for the students and the parents, to familiarize them with
the area and to give them an idea of what to expect when looking for an
apartment, Little said.
ãThe most
valuable part of the workshop was a mixer,ã he said. ãIt
gave people the chance to get to know each other and maybe find someone
to look for an apartment with and possibly room with.ä
The dorms at Brooks
College are another option for CSULB students.
ãLast year,
Brooks College housed 40 students and this year theyâll be able to
take about 60, he said.
ãThey have
been really cooperative but itâs challenging for them because their
quarter starts in the second or third week of September; so itâs
a matter of them judging how many spaces theyâll have available.ä
The campus shuttle
goes right by Brooks College on its route to CSULB so students without
cars who are staying there will have a convenient way of getting to school.
The only change the
Residence Halls has had to make, in accommodation of the burgeoning enrollment,
is extending the dining hours in the Residence Dining Hall.
ãLast year
a lot of people were interested in later dinner hours, so we extended them
and it works out well for this semesterâs larger population,ä
Little said.
President Maxson
will address the housing problem in his convication speeck on Aug. 27,
Maxson said.
If seeking off-campus
housing, the CSULB Housing Office has a web site and a phone number with
apartment listings as well as room for rent and roommate wanted listings.
The web site address
is http://www.csulb.edu/~housing/offcampus/index.html
and the phone number for apartment listings is (562) 985-7757.
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