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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-
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til a problem occurs.
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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
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