2008 Woodie Awards
As housing placement approaches, the debate for on or off campus continues
Alyssa Larsen
Issue date: 2/22/07 Section: Features
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A college student's worse nightmare, no not finals, housing; always wondering where to live or who to live with.
We all want to make the best out of our four years and a bad housing placement could definitely do the opposite.
When attending tours on college campuses, the one thing parents and students all wanted to hear is that "Campus housing is guaranteed all four years."
At Sacred Heart, students are guaranteed housing all four years, but it is not guaranteed you get the housing of your choice and campus housing does not guarantee being apart of the main campus or being together as a community.
Being scattered around Bridgeport and Fairfield hardly makes the campus friendly.
Being located away from the main campus of Sacred Heart makes students feel as if they are commuters.
After freshman and sophomore year where to live, that is considered on campus housing, becomes quite hazy.
The options for sophomores are Roncalli Hall, Christian Witness Commons, and Scholars Commons
All of which are in walking distance from campus.
For juniors, Park Ridge, Taft Commons, Park Royal and specialty housing in Oakwood are available.
This means juniors no longer have the opportunity to live in Scholars Commons.
Park Ridge, Park Royal and specialty housing in Oakwood is available and considered campus housing for seniors.
The only downside to living in Park Royal is that it is not all Sacred Heart students.
Apartments are available to the community of Bridgeport.
About 700 rising sophomores, 340 rising juniors and 280 rising seniors live on campus housing.
"We have what is called "progressive housing" meaning that our housing options change as our students change over their 4 years", said Allen Machielson, Director of Residential Life, Fairfield.
"We try to keep first years students as close to the main academic area as possible, second year students are still trying to figure everything out but we do give them an opportunity to now live in a community area of their choice," said Machielson.
We all want to make the best out of our four years and a bad housing placement could definitely do the opposite.
When attending tours on college campuses, the one thing parents and students all wanted to hear is that "Campus housing is guaranteed all four years."
At Sacred Heart, students are guaranteed housing all four years, but it is not guaranteed you get the housing of your choice and campus housing does not guarantee being apart of the main campus or being together as a community.
Being scattered around Bridgeport and Fairfield hardly makes the campus friendly.
Being located away from the main campus of Sacred Heart makes students feel as if they are commuters.
After freshman and sophomore year where to live, that is considered on campus housing, becomes quite hazy.
The options for sophomores are Roncalli Hall, Christian Witness Commons, and Scholars Commons
All of which are in walking distance from campus.
For juniors, Park Ridge, Taft Commons, Park Royal and specialty housing in Oakwood are available.
This means juniors no longer have the opportunity to live in Scholars Commons.
Park Ridge, Park Royal and specialty housing in Oakwood is available and considered campus housing for seniors.
The only downside to living in Park Royal is that it is not all Sacred Heart students.
Apartments are available to the community of Bridgeport.
About 700 rising sophomores, 340 rising juniors and 280 rising seniors live on campus housing.
"We have what is called "progressive housing" meaning that our housing options change as our students change over their 4 years", said Allen Machielson, Director of Residential Life, Fairfield.
"We try to keep first years students as close to the main academic area as possible, second year students are still trying to figure everything out but we do give them an opportunity to now live in a community area of their choice," said Machielson.
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