Winston-Salem Enrollment Up; Some Students in Hotels |
By Steven J. Gaither -- Black College Wire | |
When Autumn Duke found out her on-campus housing assignment had been moved off campus this summer, she couldn't believe it. "I called my mom and I was like 'are you serious'?" Duke said. Duke is one of approximately 140 WSSU students temporarily assigned to one of three hotels in the city, according to Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Calvin Phillips. Phillips said that WSSU's Department of Housing and Residence Life usually reserves about 900 of the 2,377 beds for incoming freshmen each year. "We were asked for more space [for freshmen]," Phillips said. Guaranteed housing for freshmen is a first in WSSU history. Duke lives in the Wingate by Wyndham on South Main Street. She uses the shuttle from the hotel to campus. The shuttle is provided by the city of Winston-Salem's Transit Authority and paid for by the University. "They need to have a better way to know who will be attending the University, and if they have enough housing," she said. "If not, it's sad to say, but they're either going to have to start denying people or stop giving housing to locals [students from Forsyth County]." According to Phillips, the administration plans to relocate the displaced students back on campus by next semester. Steven G. Gaither writes for the News Argus, the Winston-Salem State University student newspaper, which originally published this article. |
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Posted Oct. 29, 2008 |
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