2008 Woodie Awards
Season of love: Will you sign a lease with me?
Kelly Allen
Issue date: 2/9/06 Section: Lifestyle
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Sick of having a roommate who leaves banana peels under the bed? Whose dirty socks are inching over to your side of the room? Who doesn't understand the power of Febreze?
It is the time of year when students have to ask the big question: will you be my roommate?
In order to be considered for on-campus housing next year, students must submit a $300 deposit online or at the Student Administrative Services Center beyween Feb. 14-16.
Whether you are applying to live on-campus or looking for the perfect apartment, it is officially housing-hunting season.
"I asked my current roommate if she wanted to room together next year," said Rachel Moses, a freshman marketing communication major. "I was really nervous that she had already made plans." Moses lives in the Little Building with Elizabeth Camposeo, a freshman communication disorder major.
"I was a little reluctant at first because she can be a big slob," Camposeo said of Moses. "But I decided that it will be great for us to cohabitate again next year."
Sa'iyda Shabazz, a sophomore theatre major, has already experienced the Emerson housing selection process. She is a current resident of the Little Building.
"I was looking for people who wanted to live in a suite, then I just happened to ask my friends about it and they didn't have enough people for a six-single suite," Shabazz said of last year's decision. She and two friends found another group of three other students to fill the suite.
"It all worked out," she said.
Next year, Shabazz said she hopes to live in an off-campus apartment.
"I don't want to live on-campus unless it's necessary," she said. "I want to have more freedom to do what I want and have more of my own space."
If she cannot find an apartment in her price range, Shabazz said she will remain on-campus.
Students looking to reside off-campus next year are also making decisions for the 2006-2007 academic year.
Christy Letizia, Coordinator of Off-Campus Student Services, suggests future roommates to make a contract before they sign a lease to insure compatibility.
It is the time of year when students have to ask the big question: will you be my roommate?
In order to be considered for on-campus housing next year, students must submit a $300 deposit online or at the Student Administrative Services Center beyween Feb. 14-16.
Whether you are applying to live on-campus or looking for the perfect apartment, it is officially housing-hunting season.
"I asked my current roommate if she wanted to room together next year," said Rachel Moses, a freshman marketing communication major. "I was really nervous that she had already made plans." Moses lives in the Little Building with Elizabeth Camposeo, a freshman communication disorder major.
"I was a little reluctant at first because she can be a big slob," Camposeo said of Moses. "But I decided that it will be great for us to cohabitate again next year."
Sa'iyda Shabazz, a sophomore theatre major, has already experienced the Emerson housing selection process. She is a current resident of the Little Building.
"I was looking for people who wanted to live in a suite, then I just happened to ask my friends about it and they didn't have enough people for a six-single suite," Shabazz said of last year's decision. She and two friends found another group of three other students to fill the suite.
"It all worked out," she said.
Next year, Shabazz said she hopes to live in an off-campus apartment.
"I don't want to live on-campus unless it's necessary," she said. "I want to have more freedom to do what I want and have more of my own space."
If she cannot find an apartment in her price range, Shabazz said she will remain on-campus.
Students looking to reside off-campus next year are also making decisions for the 2006-2007 academic year.
Christy Letizia, Coordinator of Off-Campus Student Services, suggests future roommates to make a contract before they sign a lease to insure compatibility.
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