Housing Concerns at GC?

The cost of living on campus at Georgetown College is right around $4000 a year. Since the students only live in the dorms/apartments for about 8 months out of the year, that works out to about $500 per month. In comparison one can probably afford to live in a nice off-campus apartment for about the same price instead of cramming into a tiny dorm room with another person, which you may not even like. It is understandable that the college requires all freshman to live on campus, unless they are commuters, however there is a point at which the college should allow students to move off-campus without being penalized. Several Georgetown students are concerned with the state of the housing situation at the school. One student I talked to said that he got a staph infection from living in the dorm and wants to move off-campus, but cannot afford to lose any of his financial aid. East campus is a nicer option in the campus-housing department, however you must be at least a junior with a 3.3 GPA in order to live there, so for the sophomores and juniors that do not meet the requirements the only option is the dorm. Some change needs to be made, either an increase in the amount of time and funding that is spent on on-campus housing, or a change in policy regarding moving off-campus.

By Alex Stewart