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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 18, 1984)
Wednesday, April 18, 1984AThe Battalion/Page 5 iff-campus housing abundant for fall [By KATHLEEN WEST Reporter tudents looking for fall off- pus housing should have a jof choices, says Off Campus liter advisor Nancy Ludwig. ®Atthis point in time we have enter’s market,” she said, ters will also have many op sin off-campus housing for fall because there are so 1 many apartments available. ^H/VM/tKilpStuaents will be able to find pt’s best for themselves, not the first thing that comes ing,” she said. udwig said the price of rtments has gone up a few |lars, but the increase is less nthe inflation rate. Overall it’s (rent) gone at the ie price or gone up a few s,” she said. Iding of | te floodiJ tid. Thet awed, hi don't b Ludwig said that even though there will be many apartments with vacancies, most apartment owners haven’t low ered their rent because the community is growing so fast that they probably aren’t wor ried about their vacancies The Off Campus Center found average fall 1984 prices for apartment complexes not offering all bills paid to be: Efficiency • Unfurnished — $249 • Furnished — $280 1 Bedroom • Unfurnished — $287 • Furnished — $322 2 Bedroom — 1 Bath • Unfurnished — $336 • Furnished — $388 2 Bedroom — 2 Bath • Unfurnished — $399 • Furnished — $408 3 Bedroom • Unfurnished — $489 For comparison’s sake, the ap proximate price per month for two people in a dorm room from Aug. 20 to Dec. 14 this fall will be: Non-air conditioned ($332/se- mester) — $175 Corps ($534/semester) — $280 Suite ($588/semester) — $310 Leggett ($616/semester) — $320 Modular ($790/semester) — $410 Commons ($825/semester) — $430 Ludwig said the best place to start looking for off-campus housing is at the Off Campus Center in Puryear Hall across from the YMCA Building. The center has recently gotten new price listings for summer and fall apartments and it has new 1984-85 brochures with infor mation about off-campus living. Ludwig said the best time to start looking for apartments for the fall is the first week in June, because by then students are through with their finals and can spend more time looking. The center encourges stu dents to find a roommate be fore getting an apartment, Lud wig said. “It’s easier to move in with someone than it is to find some one to move in with you,” Lud wig said. The center operates a room mate locator service to help stu dents find compatible room mates. The center also sponsors roommate sessions in which people looking for roommates meet others who need room mates. For more information about off-campus housing contact the Off Campus Center. 'll mg pan shmannw [ major, because J He also a (kliiion of vas a goodi . a lot ofbai ormitory or apartment? 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LISH I IHt Reporter ■Sign a lease before April 1 ■ receive a trip to Angel Fire eatsaloto for vou ar >d your parents,” the id eventh DJ says. “Student and parent ‘‘boring"liM lr 'P s need not be together, u to get tiB er based on double occu- ■icy...’’ ■The radio advertisement a junior icnd'and Hall and Oates’ latest ed inan^ single, “Adult Education,” ter, buiirrcwneson. jot a spaiMVith apartment complexes Bering everything from ski a carsoltBis to microwaves, and Texas i because AfcM offering higher dorm ie saidJiffc, the lure of off-campus iss cookinj wising is increasing. ■ quiet ofBrhose who decide to move may find problems as well as ad- tamages off campus. gets tootfiThe main thing students I’||just gofim concerned about when nt or mail'Pving is convenience,” Melissa I really nttp" in of the Off Campus lousing Office says. And with reased shuttle bus rates and (king permit rales that will al- |st double next fall, conve- nce may become more of a iblem for off-campus Aggies. Darwin said many students itemplating the move off nor, a so| in agriculi off campm but mow! he joined campus are worried about the loss of an active social environ ment. “The amount of activity de pends on your own personal initiative,” she said. “If you just sit in your apartment waiting for people to come to you, they won’t. But on campus there are always people knocking on doors advertising for their clubs and activities.” Darwin, herself a former dorm resident, said off-campus living provides: • greater privacy. • a more relaxed atmosphere. • an opportunity to Ie; nancic bility. • a feeling of greater indepen dence. • a study environment other than the library. • greater flexibility in personal life. “One thing a lot of people don’t consider,” Darwin said, “is de posits.” Deposits for electricity and water in College Station are $105 and $30, respectively. Add to that about $200 for a security deposit on an apartment and a minimum of $81 for the phone opportunity to learn fi- ial budgeting and responsi- deposit and hook up, and the total move-in costs add up to more than $400. Darwin said that buying basic necessities can increase the amount to almost $600. Another problem, Darwin said, is finding roommates. “One thing we try to do is stress getting a roommate be fore signing a lease,” Darwin said. It’s always better to have to find a place to live, she said, than it is to have to find some one to split the rent. For those who have decided to move off campus and need roommates, Darwin said, the Off Campus Housing Office now is holding roommate ses sions. Charlie Eisner, who recently decided against moving off campus, said money was his main reason for remaining in a dorm. “It’s cheaper for me to live in the Commons,” said Eisner, who works at the Commons in formation desk. “If I lived off campus, I’d lose my job.” It just goes to show, there’s more to moving than a free ski trip. big deal »l Galveston ittingtoc so, fill d makes casl and . . _ ,. (continued from page 1) ofthe ®|w e started here in 1971 IlJsSf 1 ' the old classroom building, ihe engineering building, a lot pnud, an unpaved parking lot id that was it,” Clayton said. 1979, the regents changed school’s name to Texas M University at Galveston, they had to have some type legislative work to formally :ognize the name change, he jFinally in 1981 the Legis- Ofi I 2otPiure changed the name from I that ii | >rps he'd ecause the hassle 1 s, he loves In I the Moody College to Texas A&M University at Galveston. “We found out that the only legal name we had at the time was the Nautical School for Boys,” Clayton said. The Galveston school consists of two academic colleges, the Texas Maritime College and the Moody College of Marine Tech nology; and the Coastal Zone Laboratory which coordinates research and extension activ ities of the University. Four-year degree programs are offered by the school with majors in Marine Biology, Ma rine Engineering, Marine Fish eries, Marine Sciences, Marine Transportation, Maritime Ad ministration and Maritime Sys tems Engineering. Graduates of the Galveston school attend commencement in College Station and receive degrees from Texas A&M. “Texas A&M University at Galveston is a separate unit from Texas A&M,” Clayton said. “They are sister universi ties in the Texas A&M Univer sity System.” A Little Rhyme A Lot of Reasons Seven acres of wooded land Beautifully landscaped with a caring hand. Shrubs and flowers covering the ground Aesthetic sights at this condominium abound. A pool, a spa plus abundant living space Emphasizes the fact that The Oaks is no common place. Each condominium comes with a garage for your car So the morning walk from home to auto won't be very far. Tho' nestled in the trees so green Nearness to A&M makes it oh so keen! 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