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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 23, 2002)
New students face few campus housing options Local real estate brokers say students can find great deals on housing if they look three or more miles from campus Marilyn Rice Freelance Reporter The University residence halls and the surrounding Eugene area have few housing options for incom ing students this fall because of record enrollment. Fall enrollment is expected to sur pass 20,000, the residence halls are full and the Eugene area has limited housing available. Michael Eyster, director of hous ing and assistant vice president for student affairs, said the University residence halls are over “comfort able capacity.” Five residence halls have a maxi mum comfortable capacity of 3,200 beds. “This year, 3,300 beds will be squeezed into the existing space. We won’t go over 3,300,” he said. Eyster expects a reduction in residents in October, but in the in terim, any student who applied af ter June 30 for housing is not being offered a contract. “There may be beds winter quar ter,” he said. “But students without housing need to look off campus.” Local real estate brokers offer some advice to students needing housing: Look three or more miles away from campus, move to Springfield, get on apartment waiting lists or commute from home during fall term. Off-campus vacancy rates are be 3.5% 3.0% 2.5% 2.0% 1.5% 1.0% 0.5% 0.0% Area vacancy rates Campus Downtown Centennial Springfield /Autzen Total available Local banks have deeds for students Three banks and one credit union in the campus vicinity offer special rates and services for University scholars Jillian Daley Family/Health/Education Reporter When new students begin the school year, sometimes they try to surround themselves with familiar comforts. For some, that means bringing their old teddy bear, but for others it might be knowing the bank that has their money is as good as the one at home. Some students even like to keep the same bank member ship they had at home or are on the hunt for a better deal. And right on campus, four financial institutions have deals for students. The three banks and one credit union that offer their services in the EMU are Wells Fargo Bank North west, U Lane O Credit Union, U.S. Bank and Washington Mutual. U Lane O, with its green and yel low logo, offers a special service for high school and college students, with free checking that requires only a minimum of $5 in a savings ac count. The five dollars act as a mem bership fee. U Lane O’s ATMs are located all over town and are not only available on cam pus at the EMU, but also at the Hamilton Complex, the Knight Law Center and the University Bookstore. There is no surcharge. There is a charge for using non-U Lane O ATMs, and an overdraft line of credit is available; however, there is a non-sufficient funds fee. In addition to having an on-cam pus ATM, U.S. Bank has its Oregon Campus Office branch located at 810 Turn to Banks, page 23B Be a mentor. Make a difference. low 1 percent. Duncan & Brown, a lo cal company that studies housing trends in Eugene and Springfield, published a Fall 2001 Apartment Sur vey showing the campus vacancy rate at approximately 0.8 percent, South Eugene’s rate at 1.2 percent, and the Turn to Housing, page 23B GO ^ DUCKS! 344-7288 521 Market St, Eugene triangle@SHiRii^BRAiNS.com TRINGLE SCREEN PRINTING EMBROIDERY Life is f, ar more Beautiful and dangerous tkan / you ve oeen keen told... 014656 . ? uriousv Wednesdays, Hall /\uditorium 8:00 pm Pkone: 968.l0<5<5 littp://www.ccccugene.com A/liI<e ./\lverts@uscm. org
