housing
WU gauges interest in housing north of Loop
As Washington University students prepare to make next year’s housing arrangements, the University is looking into possible options for housing expansion, specifically north of the Delmar Loop. Dean James McLeod, the vice cancellor for students, sent students a questionnaire to gauge interest in the new housing possibility, and he said the administration is still researching different options.
How to get the best of your housing experience
February fills our calendars with the start of exams and heavier work loads; we remember influential African-Americans during Black History Month; and Valentine’s Day serves as a reminder to the couples about how very lucky they are while pushing the rest of us into a depression. In addition, there is one more element to this month that many Wash. U. students find particularly daunting.
ResLife expands gender-neutral housing program
Washington University’s Office of Residential Life has decided to expand gender-neutral housing to the entire North Side, including the Village, Millbrook, Village East and the off-campus apartments, following a series of deliberations. The housing will be available in the fall and can be applied for in the current round of the housing process.
SAE set to return to Fraternity Row
Four years after Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s housing contract was cancelled, rhe fraternity is on track to return to House 6 on Fraternity Row for the upcoming fall semester.
WU needs to build off-campus housing
So, after the latest attack on a (grad) student at our prestigious university, I have to wonder when—or if—something (anything!) is going to be done about the living conditions off campus. I find it highly ironic that while the University is busy turning the South 40 into Candy Land, students are getting mugged, beaten and robbed in and around their shady off-campus apartments. While I understand that the new South 40 is primarily intended to impress the money right out of Daddy’s wallet and into the chancellor’s lap, what I don’t understand is how the University can stand behind its off-campus housing situation.
The hunt
Finding a place to live is never an easy task. Some freshmen would even say it is a quite daunting endeavor. There are so many options and possibilities, so many factors to take into account, and always hanging above us like the sword of Damocles is the possibility that we might get stuck who knows [...]
All housing should cost the same amount
Several weeks ago I wrote a column discussing why I believe substance-free housing creates an unnecessary and sometimes unfair division in the Washington University community. Today I present my case for why the difference in price between modern and traditional housing creates an even more unfortunate divide.
There is almost no question that when it comes [...]
SU lobbies for expansion of gender-neutral housing
Student Union Senate passed a resolution Wednesday recommending that the Office of Residential Life expand its gender-neutral housing program.
The proposal seeks to make gender-neutral housing, currently offered by the Office of Residential Life (ResLife) under a limited pilot program, an available option for all upperclass housing on the North Side [...]
Push for affordable on-campus housing
One of the major selling points of Washington University is that almost 80 percent of students live in University-owned housing for all four years.
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