Following “much consideration,” the Residence Life office decided to re-open the housing applications for students who did not receive a lottery number for housing next fall.
Emails were sent out at 8:00PM on Tuesday, March 24 from Akirah Massenburg, assistant director for housing and programming. While Massenburg declined to give a statement, the Email said it all.
“By completing this application you will be given a random computer generated lottery number and start time,” Massenburg. in the Email, said.
Re-opening the housing application will enable rising seniors, juniors and sophomores to participate in their perspective scheduled housing selection times on March 27, 28 and 29.
“My day was made when I heard the news that an Email was going to be sent out with good news for people without lottery numbers,” Jewelia Cannizzaro, junior exercise science major, said. “This whole thing has regained my faith in Res Life–I’m very thankful to them.”
While Cannizzaro was one of the many students that did not get a lottery number because they failed to submit their housing application on time, there were also a number of students who claimed that they did complete their housing application but still did not receive a lottery number. One of those students is Michael Schugar, junior human resource major.
“I honestly did apply for housing,” Schugar said. “Whatever, now I’m just so happy Res Lifeis giving us the opportunity to re-apply and I don’t have to worrying about where I’ll end up next year.”
Regardless if students did or did not apply, everyone participating in the fall 2015 housing selection seems to benefiting.
