Regina Hall – Photo by Aquinas College
By Ashlyn Armock, EIC
Housing at Aquinas has reached high capacity due to the new influx of students. Due to this, one of the dorm buildings, Regina Hall, has converted almost all of its single-student dorms to two student dorms.
The shut down of both Lourdes University and Siena Heights University as well as the fact that now three out of the four theme houses on campus are no longer in use, has also resulted in a fluctuation of available housing.
This, however, has caused many reactions amongst the student body.
Students like Simon Johnson, who lived in one of the houses on campus, was left in confusion after being forced to move in the midst of the academic year.
“They wouldn’t give us an exact reason on why they kicked us out so we never got clarification on what exactly was going on,” Johnson said. “They could have kept us in that house, there wasn’t much wrong with it.”
One of the themed houses on AQ’s Campus – Photo by Aquinas College
Along with the decreased amount of housing on campus, many changes have also been made throughout Regina Hall.
One student living in Regina Hall West, who would like to remain anonymous, shared their frustrations about their current living condition. This student was originally planning on having a single room with one of their teammates as their suitemate, in their own single as well.
“It was this way, until less than a week before the start of school,” said the anonymous student. “Then, me and my suite mates got randoms thrown in saying singles were extremely limited. I [have] since moved in with my teammate who was initially my suitemate and am having a blast with him.”
This student was very displeased with also finding out that there are freshmen who have singles on another floor of Regina.
“Since getting to Aquinas, I have come to learn that freshmen have been prioritized in their room selection, having singles on the 3rd floor of Regina West,” said the anonymous student.
Another student living in Regina, sophomore Tristen Johnson, was also subject to the effects of the housing overflow. Originally Johnson had a single dorm but was forced into a double.
“I think the overflow is dumb,” Johnson said. “If we have open rooms, we should use them. There are people in the apartments with open and empty rooms.”
Not much has been shared to the students about the situation. Johnson shared the only knowledge he knew about the subject.
“All I know is half of the rooms that were singles, are now forced into being doubles,” said Johnson. “They also aren’t making accommodations for those who asked for singles, that’s what I heard at least.”
While the housing situation hasn’t affected all students across campus, like students living in Hruby or the apartments, the few that it has affected are frustrated by the lack of accommodations for students.
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