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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (July 12, 2001)
'hursday, J ago for he [) resident lis affair, lifornia De:[ '‘drip-drip-dr:: r< )ducedaresrj nore complei evidence it ise. i t close thiti ting all diet! ” Conditarj J 998. “ Let’s p ee where die] eri lets geti decision ofi ' to do about: opened/ tables are d "er Abbe Loi •\ ing to pro vacy' for tlicj mily.(l . wife of I ■eful Bill t then-a rasea same phra; 1992 to try I heir mamas. | tch Jeffe,aW jrnia polidda i cases der ig demands o law. ■ smart legalsi < > offer onlvt at is dema er politicals! 11 it early, teflii .” Shews a veteran! itol Hi day, tuly 12. 2001 n Page 3 ogfive... r not to live THE BATTALION with more than 100 apartment and housing JLrcomplexes in Bryan-College Station, choosing a tLrnew college home is not easy. Where to turn then, when one first moves to town? Or when a lease comes up for renewal? With approximately 33,000 students living off campus, these questions often arise. Off- Campus Student Services (OCSS) was designed to provide students with the answers. According to Risa Biennan, coordinator of OCSS, the organization provides the “strategic initiative to do more” for students, the community and their re lationship with the University. Biemian cites leasing and roommate problems as the most common is sues that OCSS must deal with. All too often, these concerns arise once the student has al ready signed a lease and has an obligation to his or her residence. This is largely be cause most students do not consider using a service such as OCSS until after a problem arises. Biennan said that new students usually come to OCSS before sign ing a lease, but current stu- , dents generally wait un til a problem occurs. ® ® But despite the *^1 1 v ~ apparent de- EE nmiDIIC ww liHmruo Feature by John Salerno Photographs by E. Ray Card •vpS- Sackground: The Tradition at Northgate is planned to tie completed by Fall 2001. Above: Students walk through the lobby at The Callaway House. . ; : .T ■< k " . m -i - ^ -< lay many students show in using OCSS, the organiza tion’s Website receives 15,000 to 20,000 hits a day, and the office usually has 15 to 20 people phone or walk in. In an effort to do more for the community and advertise its services, OCSS is beginning a campaign in the fall en titled “Bee a Good Neighbor”— a campaign designed to “build relationships between the community and the stu dents,” Biennan said, and to allow tenants “to understand that they are part of the community.” With the ever-growing options for student housing, it is important to take advantage of some OCSS services, such as roommate searches, housing options searches and lease explanations. Biennan also said that through the use of such services, “a lot of freshmen are opting to live in The Callaway 1 louse or The Tradition.” There is a very good reason for this trend. These new housing complex es are similar to “dorm-style” or “community” living, sim ilar to what is experienced in on-campus dorms but in a more luxurious environment. These new styles of living are often billed as “off-campus dorms,” and through the services and amenities that they offer, they attempt to pro vide the community atmosphere of an on-campus dorm. Becky Bell, accountant for T he Tradition, said that The Tradition is “as close to campus as you can get without being on campus,” and “structured activities and help with personal and educational roadblocks” are offered to the students to help build the kinship between the tenants, as well as between the staff. Both The Tradition and The Callaway House pro vide such amenities as a fitness center, a theater and a dining hall, as well as bundling utilities and basic cable in their rent packages. Marc Wade, assistant general manager of The Callaway House, said that the benefit of this type of dorm-style liv ing is that “everything is in one place, and when individ uals feel like a part of a community, they feel better.” T he Callaway House also helps to build the commu nity atmosphere by organizing activities like casino night, barbecues and progressive dinners, often running anywhere from two to five of these programs each month. On the opposite end of the spectrum, both The Tradition and The Callaway House enforce “quiet hours” during the night, and exjend.theie hours during exam times. A “courtesy patrol” makes rounds throxign the buildings to help uphold these rules, but also keeps an eye out for all of the tenants, ; “T he Callaway House has a very good sendee record, with knowledgeable staff who are friendly and have a desire to help,” Wade said. Students cannot he too careful when choosing where they will live in for the next year or possibly longer. When faced with this decision, OCSS can help narrow the selection based on the options and services that are See Housing on Page 4. HHHHH fassumaittmMgm. jsachusete ). Barney Frar* ; reprimanded he Houseioi ig his influence jehalf of an Gobie. 16: Dick Morel sident Clinto ;f political legist, resigns r details of ti! tionshipwitti Try Rowland: e made publ 8: Louisian-: i. Bob ngston was ut to become ublican Houi aker whentii itted to pasi Spend your weekend with T h U R $ d A Oovmno College Night $1.00 long necks and $1.00 U-call-its tiT 11 p.m. Ladies 18 & up FREE til 10 p.m. Ladies 21 & up FREE all night Guys with College ID FREE til 10 p.m. INowNere eIse bur.. m tadio Producff )pinion Editor iraphics Editor to Editor :ws Editor Sports Editor iVcbmaster Vsst. Aggiclife B )esign Director T L {1055-4726) is |# jy during the fall at*!:' trough Thursday difi : Iniversity holidays and* . ilversity. Periodicals k? | 77840. POSMffii j ta/ion,Texas ASMOfT. #,1X 77843-1111. 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