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A.S.I. faces
housing dilemma
By Adrienne
Figueroa
On-line Forty-Niner
Housing and Residential
Life came under fire at the Associated Students Inc. Senate
meeting Wednesday for failure to give sufficient notice to
student residents at Parkside Commons about construction that
would reduce the size of their dorm suites.
Junior biology major and Parkside Commons resident Heidi Ramer
spoke of her disappointment with the manner in which the housing
office chose to inform residents of the change.
"They basically informed us when we got our contracts
last week ... by giving us a map of the new outlook of the
suites," Ramer said. "It's a rather big decision
to make within a week whether you're going to find an apartment
or whether you're going to stay in the dorms."
As her voice cracked, Ramer told A.S.I. about the feelings
of other Parkside Commons occupants.
"We were really outraged by this," Ramer said. "A
lot of students expressed very harsh opinions about what has
been going on."
Stan Olin, interim director of Housing and Residential Life,
explained that accommodation for the growing number of students
who wish to reside in the dorms has been difficult. Currently,
there are 1,827 bids for 18 buildings.
"The problem isn't going away," Olin said. "It's
here to stay."
Elimination of "common" rooms -- areas designed
for study or dining within individual suites -- would make
more space available for the construction of additional bedrooms,
Olin said.
A.S.I. Vice President Danny Vivian proposed to Olin that Housing
and Residential Life create an "open forum for the students
who live in housing to address the issues and concerns"
to members of the department.
"I think that you will find a situation that could lead
to collaboration and compromise, rather than a situation that
might ... [be] a little more heated down the line," said
Vivian to Olin.
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