2008 Woodie Awards
Lottery numbers and housing crunches galore
Staff Commentary
Tom Mathews
Issue date: 3/27/08 Section: Opinions
Let's make a deal. In this deal, there will be no negotiating. The terms are going to be my terms and not yours. Once you submit, there is no going back. The deal goes like this. I want you to give me $300.
After you give me the $300, your name will be entered into a lottery. Even though I hint that this lottery is dependent on your GPA and class, it really is not.
I will make so much confusion in the system that no one will ask questions. Your name, along with everyone else's who entered the lottery, will be drawn out at random and assigned a number. That number is your spot in line when you choose your housing next year.
Does this sound familiar? This is how Keene State College sets up its housing selection every year. This sucks! I honestly cannot think of a worse way for our college to organize its students to select their housing for the upcoming school year. Every student pays the deposit which is non-refundable.
If students change their mind after receiving their lousy lottery number, they are out $300. It is my prediction that the college will be raising this deposit in the near future. If it is non-refundable, imagine how much money Keene State College must make off the students who get screwed by the lottery and decide to move off campus.
I am currently a junior. My lottery number was 82. This is just beyond the boundaries of what I consider a "good number." My close friend who is a sophomore, a year before me, got number 32.
Why do the underclassmen get more privilege than upperclassmen? Giving away Holloway Hall to freshmen was a huge mistake by Residential Life.
This practically brand new dorm was given to first year students, banishing any other students from ever living in it if they wanted to.
Holloway is a nice dorm and it is a shame that its inhabitants are likely to trash it because they do not appreciate it. Stick them in Carle Hall or Monadnock Hall for a year and see what they think of Holloway then.
To me, the housing selection is just another way for the college to make money off its students. It is a shame because of how important this is for everyone.
The place where a student lives while attending college is a huge deal. The college knows this and jumps on the opportunity to make money.
How much more can we students be pressed by this college's administration? Not only do we get slammed while buying books, but we are also taken advantage of in choosing where to live on campus.
What the college should do is remodel how students select housing. They should prioritize more by favoring upper-classmen, students with high GPAs and students who participate in extra curricular activities.
Maybe they can even get some kind of first come first serve system. Anything will do, but this stupid lottery sets the screws to the majority.
It is too bad our college administrators glare at the student body with dollar signs in their eyes.
Tom Mathews is a junior majoring in history. His opinions do not necessarily reflect those of the Equinox.
After you give me the $300, your name will be entered into a lottery. Even though I hint that this lottery is dependent on your GPA and class, it really is not.
I will make so much confusion in the system that no one will ask questions. Your name, along with everyone else's who entered the lottery, will be drawn out at random and assigned a number. That number is your spot in line when you choose your housing next year.
Does this sound familiar? This is how Keene State College sets up its housing selection every year. This sucks! I honestly cannot think of a worse way for our college to organize its students to select their housing for the upcoming school year. Every student pays the deposit which is non-refundable.
If students change their mind after receiving their lousy lottery number, they are out $300. It is my prediction that the college will be raising this deposit in the near future. If it is non-refundable, imagine how much money Keene State College must make off the students who get screwed by the lottery and decide to move off campus.
I am currently a junior. My lottery number was 82. This is just beyond the boundaries of what I consider a "good number." My close friend who is a sophomore, a year before me, got number 32.
Why do the underclassmen get more privilege than upperclassmen? Giving away Holloway Hall to freshmen was a huge mistake by Residential Life.
This practically brand new dorm was given to first year students, banishing any other students from ever living in it if they wanted to.
Holloway is a nice dorm and it is a shame that its inhabitants are likely to trash it because they do not appreciate it. Stick them in Carle Hall or Monadnock Hall for a year and see what they think of Holloway then.
To me, the housing selection is just another way for the college to make money off its students. It is a shame because of how important this is for everyone.
The place where a student lives while attending college is a huge deal. The college knows this and jumps on the opportunity to make money.
How much more can we students be pressed by this college's administration? Not only do we get slammed while buying books, but we are also taken advantage of in choosing where to live on campus.
What the college should do is remodel how students select housing. They should prioritize more by favoring upper-classmen, students with high GPAs and students who participate in extra curricular activities.
Maybe they can even get some kind of first come first serve system. Anything will do, but this stupid lottery sets the screws to the majority.
It is too bad our college administrators glare at the student body with dollar signs in their eyes.
Tom Mathews is a junior majoring in history. His opinions do not necessarily reflect those of the Equinox.
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