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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 27, 1978)
Page 6 THE BATTALION r Campus Activities Monday Bahai Club Meeting, 8 p.m. All Faiths 8 p.m.. Rudder Theater Chapel Thursday Aggie Cinema, "The Lower Depths”. Aggie Con IX, “Happy Birthday Wanda 8 p.m. Rudder Theater. June , 8 p.m.. Rudder Theater and “It’s Alive ”, 9:55 p.m.. Rudder Auditorium. Tuesday Friday Soeiety of Automotive Engineers, 7:30 Aggie Con IX, "Westworld,” 7 p.m.. p.m., 342 Zachry Rudder Auditorium, “2001: A Space Eeon. Club, 7:00 p.m., 102 Zachry Oddsey", 8:40 p.m. Rudder Auditorium, "Slaughterhouse-five”, 11 p.m. Rudder Wednesday Audtorium and "War of the World,” 12:50 Aggie Cinema, "The Story of Adele H.” a. m. Rudder Auditorium. Is it cheaper on or off-campus? Sp By CHRIS CAIN AND DEBBIE GOLLA Is it cheaper to live on or off cam pus? The answer isn’t as clear as one may think. On campus, there are 32 dorms, including the 11 Corps dorms and If FREE 32° Coke (Monday, March 27 Only) You Pay the Deposit (20c) Order any 16” pizza (except cheese) and receive a FREE Quart of Coca-Cola. 846-7785 Quart of Coke with any 16” pizza (except cheese) Name Address Phone . -Monday, March 27 Only No Quart Cokes during our Happy Hour (5-7 p.m.) H M M M M I li ill 1 1 I I 11 I 11 T T T T T ! I I M M M itV the athletic dorm. There also is room for 908 people in married stu dent housing. The prices and qual ity of housing vary to meet the stu dents’ needs. Legett and Hotard, both men’s dorms, are not air-conditioned and cost $147 a semester. Rooms have no phones, but residents may use the dorm’s one pay phone. Living in Hart, Law, Puryear, or Walton, also men’s dorms, may be a step up from Legett or Hotard al though these dorms offer no air- conditioning. But they do have the convenience of phones in rooms. Living in these dorms costs $168 a semester. A Corps or band member living in the Corps dorms, or a civilian living in Moore, Moses, Davis-Gary, Crocker, Utay, or Spence, would pay $270 a semester. Spence is the least expensive women’s dorm. Air-conditioned Keathley, Fowler, and Hughes (women’s dorms) and Mclnnis and Schumacher (men’s dorms) cost $298 a semester. Krueger and Mosher (women’s dorms), and Dunn and Aston (men’s dorms) are the newest and most ex pensive dorms on campus. Included in the cost is central heating and air-conditioning, the use of pool and ping-pong tables, television rooms, a snack-bar, a book store, study car rels, and the convenience of a basement cafeteria. Living in one of these dorms costs $418 a semester. Cain Hall, the athletic dorm, is operated by the athletic depart ment. apartments usually accommodate two persons, and the cost could be split to $87 a month per person. Two- and three-bedroom apart ments, utilities not included, unfur nished, average $209 and $289 a month, respectively. food bill per student to! a semester. 1 dor One-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, utilites not included, furnished, average $176, $180 (two bedroom, pne bath), $277 (two bed room, two bath), and $395 a month, respectively. These figures are based on actual rates paid by stu dents in the Bryan-College Station On- or olf-campus studenlsi purchase the seven-day board; $423.15 a semester, or the live, board plan, $378 a semester.)! I* j a y on-campus students take this op E () j : since cooking is not a"-- 1 " dorms. NCAA And ekei Hike 1 Irish of /upfnamlta UW ~ Eddie Dominguez '66 Joe Arciniega ’74 ffiffl Out of the 32 dorms on campus, only six are apportioned for women. Total capacity of dorms is 8,409, of which 2,080 is allotted to women. Basically, the trend is for women to try to get on-campus housing, said Ron Sasse, assistant director of Student Affairs. “The same number of women applying for on-campus housing almost equals the number of men applying,” he said. Next fall, Dorm 3, a men’s Corps dorm, will be converted into a wo men’s dorm, Sasse said. Capacity in the married student apartment complex is 908. How ever, certain requirements must be fulfilled, as in the Corps and athletic dorms, before they can be rented. The residents must be married stu dents. Undergraduates must be reg istered for at least 12 hours, and graduates must be registered for at least nine hours. To rent an apartment without utilities paid, a security deposit of $60 for electricity, a $10 water dep osit, plus monthly bills based on consumption must be paid, said a representative of the Utility De partment of College Station. The security deposit paid to Gen eral Telephone depends on the stu dent’s application, credit informa tion, or past business with GTE, said a spokesman of the company. Installation fee is $25 if the student picks up his own phone, and an additional $5 if the phone is brought to the student. Julie Harris, freshman tary education major, spends around $125 a n food. “I feel it’s definitelydieaputnked live on campus because I tnrjie Arl spend money unwisely by £ to eat. It’s more convenient to W n n( in the dorm than live in an)jB wn ^ ment and have to cook and sir fit 1 '- ^ the same evening, said. Sandy Farringer, a more marketing major, sa thinks off-campus living is ds than living on campus. “L about $70 a month on food, to ing snacks,,’ she said. “We ever ate out, which loweredi food bill considerably." dents have lived on and off cam oui lay. Duki ;ainst dub, r Jftim the gan But s igger Juad a } theii BEAL FORD CAN PUT YOU IN A FORD FIESTA NOW! No need to wait for Fiesta — Ford’s exciting new import from Germany. We’ve got the biggest selection in town! Come get the color and options you want. Discover the roominess. Front-wheel drive. Fiesta quickness and hand ling. And how easily you can own Fiesta. COME IN NOW 1309 TEXAS AVE. beol Pord 823-0044 If you want the real thing, not frozen or canned ... We call it “Mexican Food Supreme.” Dallas location: 3071 Northwest Hwy 352-8570 According to the results of a sur vey conducted by Student Affairs in the fall of 1977, there are 70 apart ment complexes with a minimum of 20 apartment units in the Bryan- College Station area. The least expensive apartment a student could rent would be a one- bedroom, unfurnished, apartment utilities not included, for an average of $174 a month. One-bedroom ELECT CHUCK WISE OFF CAMPUS UNDERGRADUATE SENATOR Aggie All-University “42” Dominoe Tournament March 31 - April 1 Deadline for Entry: March 29 $3.00 per team Sign Up In Rm. 102 Scoates Hall or call Don at 846-2028 or Phil at 693-6176. 1st place: Trophy Dominoes & Dinner for 4. Courtesy of Pelican’s Wharf. 2nd place: Trophy Dominoes & Dinner for 4. Courtesy of Fort Shiloh. 3rd place: Trophy Dominoes. Sponsored by: Collegiate F.F.A. Limit: 320 Teams When it's a big occasion, don't settle for anything less than a tuxedo rented from Aggie Cleaner Furnished one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, with utilities included in the rent, aver age $220, $247 (two bedroom, one bath), $316 (two bedroom, two bath), and $380 a month, respec tively. Living in an unfurnished apart ment enables the student to use his creative abilities in decorating the apartment. Nets extended across the ceiling with a sea shells scat tered randomly can create the mood of a fisherman’s cottage. A jungle atmosphere can be fashioned with numerous plants and wicker furni ture. Stacked soft drink cans make interesting coffee and end tables. Bricks and boards can function as shelves. Apartment decorations can be as expensive or inexpensive as the pocket book and imagination de sires. Food is the next monetary con sideration. An off-campus student often chooses to do his own cooking. Cooking utensils and cleaning equipment are an added cost to the student renting an apartment. According to the survey taken last fall, half of these students eat lunch out two or three times a week. About three-fourths of the students eat dinner out two or three times each week. The average monthly grocery bill for students living off campus is $73. Average dining out expenses amount to $25 a month/ This brings the average monthly Trnsportation is an importis _ pect of off-campus living. M'hin to walk to class, ride a bike, takl P * n 1 shuttle bus, drive a carii|P u ^l 1 motorcycle, or car pool issoi the off-campus student has sider. Weather and time factors a draw-backs to walking or Taking the shuttle bus may It cheapest source of transpoi next to walking and bike ridiad cost of a shuttle buspassisiil semester. Hwever, the stol must often adjust his schedilfj that of the shuttle bus. Harris said she takes the sli bus to campus two daysoutf; week and drives her car there® £ w ing three days “On old, mornings, I think about how was to live on campus and not: to wait on anybody, she said, cording to the survey, the a« monthly expense of a cart A car parking permit is $15 semester, $27 for two semesli $36 for a year. The fee motorcycle permit is half the a car permit. The average expense for a motorcycle is Harris said she spends a a month on gas, but while she 1 on campus last summer, she around $10 a month on gas. The final decision as to wU cheaper, on or off-campus lii left to the individual studenl must decide what life style fit is own needs and desires, then must be able to budgel form of living as best he can. Ill College Main College Station We also specialize in: General Dry Cleaning Uniforms Alterations & Repairs Northgate 846-4116 MIDNIGHT MADNESS All The Buttermilk Pancakes You Can Eat $“j 49 or 5 for 99c WED. ONLY 10 P.M.-2 Al Intemalkmal House o( Pancakes [I International . Houseof Pancafe Welcome back to the Restaurant! 103 COLLEGE Ap up e upei mdc :ake April wo nusl mpe: HAkTAliJM OAK* PRICE BUSTERS TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION APARTMENTS ATTENTION APARTMENT HUNTERS! SUMMER LEASES “30% DISCOUNT” You can SAVE up to $374.00 when you sign a summer lease. Please come by today and see how much we can help you save. MOTOR oil! or ISO TYPE “A’I Introductory Lecture Tues., March 28 Library Rm. 226 7:30 p.m.