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DC Columnists debate on-campus vs. off-campus housing
Matt Stevens and Katie Bushey
Issue date: 9/26/08 Section: Commentary
For on-campus housing: Matt Stevens
• On-campus housing is better economically. It is expensive to pay for gas to commute to campus.
• The ResLife staff is there to assist you in case of an emergency. Given the recent crime on campus, this is a good thing.
• Living on campus allows you more access to online resources and networks that cannot be accessed off campus.
• Privacy, peace and quiet are easier to come by on campus. There are many single rooms available in residence halls, whereas single apartments are prohibitively expensive.
• There are some students who cannot yet handle living on their own and cannot take care of themselves.
For off-campus housing: Katie Bushey
• Rent and food is cheaper off campus. The money you save offsets the high gas prices.
• Having no CA's is awesome. You can party as much as you want and you won't be harassed.
• Most networks, assignments and programs can be accessed off campus. Things that cannot be accessed should be accessed during time spent on campus. This skill teaches students to properly manage their time.
• It is quieter off campus. On campus, there are thousands of people coming and going at all hours of the night. With the exception of Carriage House or Celeron Square apartments, there is limited partying, and therefore, limited interruptions.
• Living off-campus is the best opportunity to prepare for the real world. Learning when to clean, shop, take out the trash, etc., only happens off-campus and allows you to prepare for the real world more so than a dorm, where with many things (food, bathroom cleaning, etc.) are done for you.
• On-campus housing is better economically. It is expensive to pay for gas to commute to campus.
• The ResLife staff is there to assist you in case of an emergency. Given the recent crime on campus, this is a good thing.
• Living on campus allows you more access to online resources and networks that cannot be accessed off campus.
• Privacy, peace and quiet are easier to come by on campus. There are many single rooms available in residence halls, whereas single apartments are prohibitively expensive.
• There are some students who cannot yet handle living on their own and cannot take care of themselves.
For off-campus housing: Katie Bushey
• Rent and food is cheaper off campus. The money you save offsets the high gas prices.
• Having no CA's is awesome. You can party as much as you want and you won't be harassed.
• Most networks, assignments and programs can be accessed off campus. Things that cannot be accessed should be accessed during time spent on campus. This skill teaches students to properly manage their time.
• It is quieter off campus. On campus, there are thousands of people coming and going at all hours of the night. With the exception of Carriage House or Celeron Square apartments, there is limited partying, and therefore, limited interruptions.
• Living off-campus is the best opportunity to prepare for the real world. Learning when to clean, shop, take out the trash, etc., only happens off-campus and allows you to prepare for the real world more so than a dorm, where with many things (food, bathroom cleaning, etc.) are done for you.
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Carl Winslow
posted 9/26/08 @ 12:02 PM EST
how is on-campus housing economical?
THe number one reason why people move off campus is due to money --its alot cheaper.
And who honestly lives more than 15 mintues away from campus? Gas has no impact on any costs. (Continued…)
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