Students who reside in or plan to move to Calhoun Lofts will see a change in their housing agreement to one more similar to a residence hall agreement in the 2012-2013 school year, said the executive director of residential life and housing.
“In the past we have had a more active guest-housing program out of the Calhoun Lofts,” said Don Yackley, the executive director, in an e-mail. “We have tried to re-focus on serving students primarily.”
Yackley said there will be perks to the new agreement.
“Students… will see some financial benefits such as the removal of a Calhoun Lofts transfer fee, provisions to cancel your agreement if you graduate and starting in August, all utilities will be included in the housing fees.”
The agreement is still a work-in-progress, and Yackley said it will be shared with residents in the next few weeks. He said there are not plans to change staffing structure or services.
I was forced to sign the same housing agreement as all other residence hall students when I moved into the Lofts. Were other people not required to do this?