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Show Page 10 T he Thunderbird Thursday May 26, 1983 New housing to allay crunch of housing and quality of units that we want. Southwick said the administration expects the cost of rent at the new complex to be comparable with other of 50 one- - and apartments for married students and accommodations for 200 single students. housing in the community. We hope it will be a real nice housing project, so it will probably be very attracBarbara Lowder, married student representative to tive and under demand. He said some preliminary the ASSUSC Executive Council, said she is excited about the proposed development. Housing is the bigfacility and a plans have called for a club house-typ- e students. married for cant go They just swimming pool. gest problem Richards said that until new housing is made live in the dorm; apartments are costly and hard to available, the housing situation will be difficult. He find, she said. The college will establish an advisory committee to strongly urged students to make housing arrangements for the next school year before they leave for the sumreview proposals and submit recommendations to the mer. Before you leave youd better make sure youve president of the college. The presidents recommendation will then be forwarded to the Institutional Council made arrangements, because its going to get tight. He and the Board of Regents for final consideration. suggests that students leave a security deposit with proSouthwick said three contractors have indicated they spective landlords. will submit proposals and two others have shown inAnd, officials note, SUSC students planning to live school year should send on campus during the 1983-8terest. The committee will analyze the proposals and in their applications for housing as soon as possible. select the best one. He said the committee could have With applications for admission up nearly 60 percent a recommendation to the president as soon as two weeks after the June first deadline for submitting proover last year, enrollment is expected to top last years record figure by several hundred students, Frank Monposals. Theoretically, some of the units may be finished by next fall, he said. Some of them could be in tana, director of resident living, said. Its important for new and returning students to make application for within two or three months, depending on the type of construction that will be used. We want to build fast housing as soon as possible in order to avoid the inevitable last minute rush. enough but not too fast. Reservations can be made by filling out an SUSC According to Southwick, college administrators decidResident Living Application and by paying a $50 securied to seek a private developer for the project so that Increased enrollment, Montana said, college funds could be better spent. The main advanty deposit. means an increased demand for both on and tage is that it doesnt take our capital. Also he said, student housing. The housing pinch has been the administrations didnt want to further burden the felt by students looking for places to live this year, colleges bonding capacity with construction to begin soon on the Special Events Center and plans calling for Montana said, and its always particularly acute fall a new student center to be built in the future. quarter. SUSC saw a 14 percent jump in enrollment in 1982, Our basic involvement in the housing development will be in the lease of the land, said Southwick. That and all indicators point to another healthy increase will give us some advantages and control to get the type next year. (continued from page 1) 4 Planned housing is adjacent to football field. A s So' 1981 and 1982 editions aRe now on sale whilf they last fOR only $2.50 at the BookstoRe When they Re Gone, they Re Qone Howl ' |