2008 Woodie Awards
This or that?:
Thoughts shared concerning on and off-campus living
By Elizabeth Rekowski
Rocket Focus Editor
Issue date: 9/5/08 Section: Focus
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That is the question that most students must face at one point in their college careers. However, what many students may discover, as with most decisions in life, there are always positives and negatives.
According to Residence Life, approximately 2,800 students live on campus in Watson, the Rock Apartments and residence halls A through F. The other 6,00 students all reside off-campus.
Laura Deyarmin, 17, a freshman secondary-education mathematics major, lives in Building B on campus.
"I really like the closer walks to campus," Deyarmin said. "And I think it's easier to make friends."
Another advantage to on-campus living is that students don't have to worry about furnishing apartments.
"We have our own furniture that off-campus students often aren't provided with," Deyarmin said.
Emily Wilson, an 18-year-old freshman undecided major, also agrees that living on campus makes it easier for students to make friends. Wilson lives in Building E.
"I think you can meet people easier if you live on campus," Wilson said. "It helps freshmen feel more comfortable meeting and talking to new people."
Despite the fact that Wilson enjoys her on-campus experience, she also believes that freshmen students should have the choice to live on-campus or to commute.
"I think it should be the student's choice," Wilson said. "Some people might not be ready for [living away from home]."
Wilson added that freshmen should be able to choose whether to live in off-campus apartments with friends.
"It all depends on the person," Wilson said. "If they are a people-person and are interested in meeting more people, I think they should be on-campus, but if they would like to keep to them self, an apartment might be better for them."
Richard Harvey, a 19-year-old sophomore computer information systems major, has experienced both on- and off-campus living.
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