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Hotel Housing Will Continue
Wellesley Inn to Be Considered as a Future Housing Option
Douglas McIntyre
Issue date: 10/21/04 Section: News
Despite Residence Life's promise that all students living in the hotels would be moved onto campus by the end of the semester, there are still many more students living in the hotels than anticipated.
Most of the 40 students transferred from the Fairfield Wellesley Inn to campus have been females, Director of Residence Life, Regina Sargent, said.
This is due to a "lack of vacancies for men on campus," she said.
There are still 70 students living at the Fairfield site, and 140 students residing in Clifton.
There have not been major problems at the hotel, Sargent said.
The hotel staff at both locations enjoy interacting with the students, Sargent said.
The most common complaints have been about the shuttles.
"Trying to get a shuttle is inconvenient," David Peterson, a freshman music education major said.
"The shuttle buses are irregular at night," said Albert Knapp, a junior psychology major and RA at the Fairfield location.
The residence staff is working to fix the shuttle bus problem, Knapp said.
"The shuttles take a while and students have missed classes because they could not get a shuttle in time," Danielle Lubin, an undeclared freshman living at the Clifton location said.
Another common complaint is the lack of an on-site dining hall, Sargent said.
The hotels have worked a deal with restaurants on-site to provide discounts to students.
It is likely that the hotels will be used again as alternative housing as demand increases.
"Several key people within the institution are discussing how we will manage the increasing demand for on-campus accommodations," Sargent said.
She says that the hotel situation is manageable for students, but that, in the future, the students will be made aware of this possibility when applying for housing.
This year, students were surprised by the information. Lubin said that she paid a housing deposit and was guaranteed on-campus housing, but feels like a commuter.
Most of the 40 students transferred from the Fairfield Wellesley Inn to campus have been females, Director of Residence Life, Regina Sargent, said.
This is due to a "lack of vacancies for men on campus," she said.
There are still 70 students living at the Fairfield site, and 140 students residing in Clifton.
There have not been major problems at the hotel, Sargent said.
The hotel staff at both locations enjoy interacting with the students, Sargent said.
The most common complaints have been about the shuttles.
"Trying to get a shuttle is inconvenient," David Peterson, a freshman music education major said.
"The shuttle buses are irregular at night," said Albert Knapp, a junior psychology major and RA at the Fairfield location.
The residence staff is working to fix the shuttle bus problem, Knapp said.
"The shuttles take a while and students have missed classes because they could not get a shuttle in time," Danielle Lubin, an undeclared freshman living at the Clifton location said.
Another common complaint is the lack of an on-site dining hall, Sargent said.
The hotels have worked a deal with restaurants on-site to provide discounts to students.
It is likely that the hotels will be used again as alternative housing as demand increases.
"Several key people within the institution are discussing how we will manage the increasing demand for on-campus accommodations," Sargent said.
She says that the hotel situation is manageable for students, but that, in the future, the students will be made aware of this possibility when applying for housing.
This year, students were surprised by the information. Lubin said that she paid a housing deposit and was guaranteed on-campus housing, but feels like a commuter.