ivin' Off-campus housing boasts advantages Some students did not have to worry about getting in at curfew, having room checks or dealing with people running up and down the halls at 2 a.m. Many students who lived off campus said living off campus was a privilege. The university required students to live on campus all four years, with married students, fifth-year seniors and students 25 years or older being some of the exceptions. i t For somestudenis, livingfouryears on campus and putting up with the dust and germs in the dorms was just too much to bear. Senior Chris Jackson was able to live off campus during his junior year because of his allergies, which caused him to be sick much of the time while in the dorms. JUNIOR TIM PRUITT and senior Nathaniel Barnett eat lunch together in theiroff-carnpus house on East Academy Street Students who wanted to live off cam pus nee<led approva l from the Student Services office. ·R. KECK "I was constantly getting sick from all the dust and air problems in the dorm," Jackson said. "When I moved off campus, I was able to keep a cleaner environment and have cleaner air so that gives me the ability to plan out my finances this semester to make sure I have enough money to pay for all of my living expenses." Senior Robert Stewart said he moved off campus after getting I wouldn't be getting sick all the time." !I~i;IIC ~el Square MJrll Ap<lrtJl1 ents married to his wife, Angela, a senior. Stewart said he liked the control he had over his living space. Fifth-year seniors also had the option to move off campus. Fifth-year senior Courtney Sau.l said living ,w c·. .. • M" ..... . "I like living off campus because I can do whatever I want." Stewart said. "Whenever I want, I can have it be quiet for sleep or study time III 279-7784 off campus helped her learn how to budget her money. "If I weren't off campus this semester, I know without a doubt that I would have a hard time trying to come up with a way to properly budget my money/' Saul said. "It or have friends over without bothering anyone else." However, there were some students who said they missed the on-campus environment and everything that happens in the dorms. Justin Cates, a fifth-year senior, lived off campus during his sophomore and junior years but moved back on campus due to complications with his offcampus housing arrangement. He said that while it was nice living off campus because of the freedom he had, he missed donn life because of the unique experiences and friendships he made. "When I was off campus, I had a great time and got to experience a life I will soon be entering," Cates said. "But looking back on it, I wish I had spent those two years in the dorms, because I know I missed out on a lot of things that happened. I am glad I decided to move back into the dorms my senior year with some of my closest friends." - MICHAEl ALLEN 55 - SENIORS
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