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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012
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SHARED LIVING
Life with roommates can be unpredictable
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MIKE MONTANO
Sharing a dorm or an apartment with somebody else can be unpredictable at times. The relationship you build with your roommate can decide how the rest of the school year goes.
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Student apartments, scholarship and residence halls, off-campus apartments and Greek housing are easy options for student housing while getting paired with a roommate that you get along with isn't always as easy.
There are 25,332 students enrolled on the Lawrence campus this spring and the residence halls house about 20 percent of these students. Corbin, the University's first residence hall built in 1866, Ellsworth, where each floor is named after a notable University figure, and Hashinger, which houses a small theater, are just some of the halls where students can choose to reside.
"My freshman year, I had three roommates and we all lived in a four-bedroom apartment," Lindsey Mitchell, sophomore, said. "One girl was a bit of a klepto and would try on my underwear, purses and take them without asking. I had to talk to the residential adviser."
Naismith Hall is located on campus across from Oliver Hall, but it is private student housing. Naismith is an apartment complex located on campus. If students prefer a university-managed dorm, there are residence halls all over campus.
"The first time I lived with a roommate was my freshman year," Nick Harbert, senior, said. "I lived in Ellsworth in a four-bedroom suite. Two of us still talk, while the other one we nicknamed 'creeper' because he would always be Facebook
stalking."
A roommate is a word that is common with college students and while many do not have the luxury to live alone, some would still prefer to not live alone.
"I think an advantage to having a roommate is that you always have someone to talk to," said
Dustin Pickett, a freshman that lives in Lewis. "It helps when meeting people too. I didn't know any of these guys before but we all get along great."
Living with a roommate can be tricky, but just know that there are many options to live next semester. Freshman year marks the beginning of
a four-year roommate stint that can build lasting friendships, but college is about experiencing life.
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that some professors and publishing companies are pushing for ebook usage and are trying to do their best to keep up. Kyle Whitley is a supervisor in the textbooks department and said the store is adjusting to the transition to digital.
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Hertz has designated parking spots in lots 16 and 102 on campus for its rental cars. Students, staff and faculty can rent a car for $8 per hour. Cars can be rented for as little as 15 minutes or as long as a day.
"Mostly what we are doing is providing anything the instructor adopts and working with the publisher to get that in the store," Whitley said. "We have less control over what it is — a book versus an ebook — that is all dependent on the instructor who adopts it. What we are doing is trying our best to get that product in the store at a competitive price."
Edited by Amanda Gage
for students without cars like Reames. Last month, it introduced a car sharing program that allows cars to be rented for a minimum of 15 minutes or as long as a day.
Students had been requesting the program for years, said Margretta de Vries, administrative specialist for the department.
Interested drivers register for the Hertz
De Vries said the car sharing program would be helpful to students, staff and faculty who struggle to arrange rides for appointments or errands and might
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ignited spaces when drivers are done.
on demand program on the company's website and must provide credit card information for future rental use, although registering
IAVON SCHAKELFORD junior from Salina
come as a relief for prospective students as well.
Javon Shackelford, a junior from Salina, was interested to hear that the program would be coming to the University right around the time he would need to start applying for internships.
to get to anything," said de Vries. Since the program started, 126 people have signed up for membership. In February, the cars
have been driven for 129 hours. The department goal is for the cars to be driven around 200 hours per month, de Vries said.
"There are a lot of students who come from far away and only bring a car because they don't think they'll be able
He tries to use the cars strategically, renting them on weekdays when the prices are lower than the standard $8 per hour. Schakelford also evaluates whether or not he really needs the car to go somewhere or if
"I use it to go to interviews in Kansas City, which has been really helpful," Shackelford said.
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driving would simply be easier than walking since the rental fees can add up quickly.
"If you're not careful, you can definitely drive yourself into the poor house," Schakelford said.
Edited by Bre Roach
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Today's Weather
Don't forget
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Brazilian Week is going on now. Brazilian movie night is tonight at Ellsworth at 7 p.m.
Mostly sunny with west-ewy winds at 10-15 mph, gusting up to 20 mph.
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'Sunny day, sweepin' the clouds away
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