Housing scrambles to find beds for large freshman class, students on wait list

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• 1:43 p.m. on July 5th, 2012

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  old_crusty

  Wilcox was student housing for 40+ years -- it had around 20 students. The major drawback was the men's bathroom -- it has a weird shower room where you have to parade naked by your hallmates. It also has a unique feature: if you leave a wrench outside, and you lock yourself out, you can climb up to the stepped back roof, grab the wrench, disassemble the window (2 bolts) and get back inside.

  It does create a rather isolating freshman year experience though.

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• 9:58 p.m. on July 5th, 2012

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  '13

  Wow... I am glad I'm not an incoming freshman.

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• 1:10 a.m. on July 6th, 2012

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  '14

  Am I the only one that thinks that the University needs to stop converting space and just man up and build a new dorm or convert a whole building? I realize we just did it but if they keep expanding class sizes then they are going to run into a wall eventually....

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• 1:59 a.m. on July 6th, 2012

  Posted by

  morning glory

  Turn Old Frick into upperclass housing. Problem solved.

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• 9:36 p.m. on July 6th, 2012

  Posted by

  Fatsassy

  Between this and the graduate housing situation, what is the problem in the University's Housing Office? Prince, launch an investigation! This office seems hopelessly disorganized and students' housing is at stake!

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• 3:30 a.m. on July 7th, 2012

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  Whitmanite

  Is this a joke? They took away all the study lounges, the game room, and seminar rooms? Where the hell are we supposed to study if we don't want to be in our room? Thanks, housing department. You prove year after year that you are by far the most inept department on this campus. Between lockout policies, new door locks, absurd waitlist/room improvement policies, I honestly don't see what they could pull next.

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• 9:36 a.m. on July 7th, 2012

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  Sympathy for Housing

  I actually feel bad for Housing. They had a whole plan set up to get everyone off the wait list, and then Admissions goes and accepts a buttload of extra frosh than it had planned.

  This housing problem was caused by Admissions, plain and simple. Housing is just stuck cleaning up the pieces.

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• 2:10 p.m. on July 7th, 2012

  Posted by

  Green Hall

  needs to be be turned into upperclass housing as soon as the new neuro/psych building is finished.

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• 11:37 p.m. on July 8th, 2012

  Posted by

  Wilson '15

  Am I the only one who thinks 3rd floor of Wilcox is really sketchy?

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• 1:26 p.m. on July 9th, 2012

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  alumna

  I lived in Wilcox sophomore year. My best dorm room in 4 years. I would have stayed there if I hadn't joined a club.

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