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1,000 Denied Housing
Kala Kachmar
Issue date: 3/29/07 Section: News
Students admitted as freshmen are guaranteed four semesters of on-campus housing, while transfers are guaranteed two, according to the Department of Residential Life (ResLife).
Students who receive a full scholarship from the university, students with a documented disability and students who are away from campus for academic programs such as study abroad are exempt from the lottery, a ResLife fact sheet indicated.
The lottery is random and does not take into consideration GPA or disciplinary records when giving lottery numbers, according to the fact sheet.
"I feel there are some people that did not deserve to get housing because they don't care enough about their college career," said Ron Leask, a 6th-semester computer science engineering major.
"It's not fair that UConn doesn't weigh who gets to stay on campus and who gets kicked off," he said. "Whether or not you stay on should have something to do with disciplinary record and academic standing."
Leask began his search immediately after he was notified he did not get housing, but was unable to find housing within walking distance that suited him and his roommates.
"I wasn't planning on having a car on campus," he said. "But now I have to."
According to the ResLife Web site, students do not always need a car be able to live off campus because some off-campus options are within walking distance to UConn's bus route.
"Finding off-campus housing that meets individual students' needs is very difficult," Jancewicz said. "I've been looking for a few months and haven't found anything that is worth it to me."
Jancewicz said making the unexpected transition from living on campus to off campus would be a burden for her.
"I like living on campus because it saves time with commuting and doing daily tasks like cooking and cleaning a house or apartment," Jancewicz said. "Living off-campus will add a lot of small worries to my day."
Because she is forced to live off campus, Jancewicz plans to take a heavy course load next semester so she can graduate in December.
Students who receive a full scholarship from the university, students with a documented disability and students who are away from campus for academic programs such as study abroad are exempt from the lottery, a ResLife fact sheet indicated.
The lottery is random and does not take into consideration GPA or disciplinary records when giving lottery numbers, according to the fact sheet.
"I feel there are some people that did not deserve to get housing because they don't care enough about their college career," said Ron Leask, a 6th-semester computer science engineering major.
"It's not fair that UConn doesn't weigh who gets to stay on campus and who gets kicked off," he said. "Whether or not you stay on should have something to do with disciplinary record and academic standing."
Leask began his search immediately after he was notified he did not get housing, but was unable to find housing within walking distance that suited him and his roommates.
"I wasn't planning on having a car on campus," he said. "But now I have to."
According to the ResLife Web site, students do not always need a car be able to live off campus because some off-campus options are within walking distance to UConn's bus route.
"Finding off-campus housing that meets individual students' needs is very difficult," Jancewicz said. "I've been looking for a few months and haven't found anything that is worth it to me."
Jancewicz said making the unexpected transition from living on campus to off campus would be a burden for her.
"I like living on campus because it saves time with commuting and doing daily tasks like cooking and cleaning a house or apartment," Jancewicz said. "Living off-campus will add a lot of small worries to my day."
Because she is forced to live off campus, Jancewicz plans to take a heavy course load next semester so she can graduate in December.
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Rachel
posted 3/30/07 @ 7:18 AM EST
Ok, as a UConn Alumnus, let me tell everyone reading this article and who plans to write future articles about this same topic...this is nothing new and you should just expect it. (Continued…)
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