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By Jackson KnappStaff Writer

Deciding where to live can be an overwhelming process,and The Daily Tar Heel’shousing fair can help students

get started on their search.The fair brings togetherrepresentatives from morethan 40 housing complexes,including apartments, dormsand rented houses, said KevinSchwartz, general manager of the DTH.

“The housing fair is thelargest gathering of housing

vendors in one place in thearea,” he said.

Students can ask the ven-dors about their facilities andprices and can even sign a leaseat the event, Schwartz said.

The fair is free to stu-dents and also offers freefood, including Krispy Kreme Doughnuts andChick-fil-A.

The winners of the DTHCribs Photo Contest will also

be announced and could winthe first pick in UNC’s fallhousing lottery or a $150

Whole Foods gift card.More than 1,900 students

attended last year, Schwartzsaid.

“There’s going to be a tonof free food and prizes, and

just about anywhere you wantto live next year is going to bethere, all in one room,” he said.

“You can do all your pre-shopping and pre-screeningright there and effectively narrow down the complexes

or houses you actually want to visit. It’s a great time saver.”

Erin Angel, directorof sales and marketing atGranville Towers, said the fairhelps her reach out to stu-dents who wouldn’t otherwise

come to visit.“We can, in a way, bringGranville to those students,”she said.

Sophomore Steven Waltersaid that he is looking for-

ward to the fair.“I haven’t sat down to look

at all of my options yet, so it’d be nice to, not only have themall in one place, but be able toget all the information I needat once,” he said.

Contact the desk editor at [email protected].

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Safety first when living o≠ campus

By Rachel ButtStaff Writer

Students living aroundtown should make sure tolock their doors and hidetheir valuables — theft isthe most common crime inChapel Hill and Carrboro.

At the major apartmentcomplexes, there were 160cases of larceny in Chapel Hilllast year and 95 in Carrboro.

“Keep your valuables with you and always lock thedoor,” said Josh Mecimore,

public information sergeantfor the Chapel Hill PoliceDepartment.

“If you’re putting it outthere, you’re basically adver-tising them for stealing.”

In Chapel Hill, larceny inthe major apartment com-plexes increased by 25 per-cent since 2011.

Chapel Ridge, Finley Forest Condos and PineGate

were the most targeted areas.Last year in Carrboro,

larceny dropped by about 22percent.

Collins Crossing Apartmentsaccounted for about 26 percentof these cases.

Along with larceny, thereare also many cases of auto-mobile theft at apartment

complexes: 25 in Chapel Hilllast year and 22 in Carrboro.

University officials sug-gested that students researchthe safety of their potentialoff-campus housing options.

“Talk to current residentsor people who are runningmanagement properties,” saidRandy Young, spokesman forthe UNC Department of PublicSafety. “Take precautions.”

UNC also educates studentson how to stay safe with GoodNeighbor Initiative, whichis run through the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Lifeand Community Involvement.

Director AaronBachenheimer said that stu-dents should use commonsense when approaching

safety.“Chapel Hill is not a bubble,

it’s the real world,” he said.“Common sense safety

precautions will make you farless likely to become a victim,”he added.

Wendy Bateman, a gradu-ate student who moved toDurham apartment when she

was a junior, said that safety and proximity to campus

were her top priorities.She suggested that people

walk in well-lit areas with a partner at night and use a Safe Ride bus route.

“A lot of people just end up by themselves,” she said.

Students should also stay safe by following town ordi-nances, said Megan Wooley,housing and neighborhoodservices planner for ChapelHill.

Some students break thelaw through exceeding the

CRIME MAPGo to dailytarheel.com for amap of incidents reportedin Chapel Hill, Carrboro and

on campus.

Link: http://bit.ly/SnYx58

Officias stress safetyfor stuets ivig ioffcampus housig.

SAFETY TIPS OFF-CAMPUS BUSROUTES nEAR SElECTEdAPARTMEnTS

Research the crime sta-

tistics of potential apart-

ment or housing complexes

before moving in.

Know your neighbors, so

that your neighbors can

look out for you and your

property.

Always lock your door and

shut your windows; don’t

assume that your room-

mates will do it.

Do not walk alone at

night— walk in pairs.

Keep your apartment well

lit, and do not leave any

valuables outside.

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“More student housing isneeded to address this over-occupancy problem,” sheadded.





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Leasing advice available to students

By Lynsay WilliamsStaff Writer

Students living off campusdon’t have to face their prob-lems alone.

Two UNC departmentsand the town of Chapel Hillprovide a variety of resources,ranging from help withneighbors to advice on leases.

Off-Campus StudentServices

After redefining part of

its mission two years ago,the Office of Fraternity andSorority Life and Community Involvement is now a resource for all students liv-ing off campus.

Director AaronBachenheimer said the officefields questions, gives adviceand refers students to othergroups that can help withspecific problems.

“We do a lot of resourcedirecting for student ques-tions,” he said.

Residents living inthe community can evenapproach the office aboutissues with student neighbors.

The office then works with the Chapel Hill PoliceDepartment to visit the stu-

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tenant disputes,” said Dorothy Bernholz, director of studentlegal services.

She said students shouldinspect their apartment

before moving in, be awareof their legal rights as a ten-ant and give written notice to

their landlord every time they have a problem.

“We’re happy to give preven-tive legal advice if they haveany questions,” Bernholz said.

Tar Heel Citizen Times

The town sends out a newsletter each month while

school is in session to stu-dents living off campus.

The newsletter, calledthe Tar Heel Citizen Times,provides students with tipson how to live in the com-munity.

“It has helpful informa-

tion about university andtown regulations and joband volunteer opportuni-ties,” said Megan Wooley,housing and neighborhoodservices planner II for thetown.


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Services

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“Our office is anintermediary between (studentsand neighbors).” aron Bchenheimer,

Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life

dents and to discuss being a good neighbor.

“Our office is an intermedi-ary between those two peo-ple,” Bachenheimer said.

He also said it is importantfor students to build relation-ships with their neighbors.

“There’s just such a benefitto not only living in a home,

but also living in a commu-nity and a neighborhood,”

Bachenheimer said.The office also helps edu-

cate students who are think-ing of moving off campus.

“Do your homework, so youcan make an informed decision

about living off campus.”

Student Legal Services

If students have an issue with a landlord or lease, they can come to Carolina StudentLegal Services for advice.

The department is funded by student fees and is otherwise free for students needingto consult with a lawyer.

“Our primary involvementis landlord-tenant, so we’rehappy to read leases or rep-resent students in landlord-

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Like a good neighbor, UNC is thereannual events

Neighborhood Walk

Time: The day before

classes start

Location: Neighborhoodsincluding Northside, Pine

Knolls and the North

Columbia Street area

Block Party

Time: Mid-September

Location: Hargraves Center

in Northside neighborhood

By Resita CoxStaff Writer

Noisy, a bit messy and scat-tered all over Chapel Hill,students living off campus notonly have to learn how to begood neighbors, but also how to beat the stereotypes.

The Good NeighborInitiative has been workingfor almost a decade to solvethese problems by improvingrelations between studentresidents and their commu-nity neighbors.

“We work on connect-ing the community and thestudents so that they canlive harmoniously among

each other,” said AaronBachenheimer, director of the Office of Fraternity and

Sorority Life and Community Involvement, which leads theinitiative.

Students can get involvedand participate in events that

bring together the commu-

nity.Programs focus on the

areas that are immedi-ately adjacent to campus,Bachenheimer said.

“We go door to door theday before classes start and

we literally knock on about1,000 doors to talk aboutlocal laws and expectations,as well as noise and trash,” hesaid.

Events include an annualneighborhood walk and a

block party.The block party usu-

ally has about 60 volunteersand about 400 attendees,Bachenheimer said, describ-ing it as a celebration of living

together.The Good Neighbor

Initiative grew out of

the Chapel Hill PoliceDepartment, he said.

After receiving com plaintsfrom the same housingcomplexes year after year,police officers decided to be

proactive and discuss issues with students living off campus before the problemsoccurred, Bachenheimersaid.

“Over time, the University got involved and the commu-nity got involved,” he said.

Bachenheimer said many student organizations par-ticipate, such as the Carolina Union Activities Board andgroups in the Greek com-munity.

He said the initiative is try-ing to create more opportuni-ties for students to interact

with their community neighbors.

“We are working on devel-

oping a week of service proj-ects with many of our samecommunity partners that

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would bring together studentand non-student residents inthe Northside Neighborhood,”Bachenheimer said.

The Good NeighborInitiative also works closely

with student government.“We work to be the stu-

dent voice of the town,” saidNatalie Meyer, chairwomanof the town and external rela-tions committee.

“We have been involvedfor a number of years, tryingto get student volunteers tocome out for the neighbor-hood walk-around.”

The Town of Chapel Hillalso participates in the proj-

ect and helps connect com-munity members and studentgroups.

“We have a lot of commu-nity partners that all have a similar mission,” said Megan

Wooley, housing and neighborhood services planner.

“I think it is a really greatpartnership between theUniversity and the town,” shesaid.

“It shows that we canreally come and work together.”

Wooley said the programalso focuses on teaching stu-dents how to act as adults.

“We just really want tohelp students understandtheir responsibilities,” shesaid.


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Convenient cooking: ‘You press one button’By Randy Short

Staff Writer

After a day of handlingclasses, extracurriculars andhomework, students can be

befuddled by the simplest of tasks: boiling water.

For students who find

themselves off the meal planand cooking on their ownfor the first time, the task of preparing healthy, affordablemeals can seem foreboding.

But armed with just a few utensils, anyone can whip upsimple meals that fit into thecollege schedule and budget.

“If you have a skillet, a potto boil, a good knife and a cut-ting board, that’s all you need,”said Dorette Snover, an ownerand chef at the C’est si BonCooking School in Chapel Hill.

The convenience and ver-satility of rice cookers and

blenders should make them

staples for college students,said Whitney Dane, the teacherat Kid’s Kitchen, which is partof the Carrboro Recreation andParks Department.

“You press one button, andit cooks it all for you,” Danesaid.

Dane also said rice cookerscan be used to roast meat andheat soup, while smoothiesloaded with fruits and veg-etables are a cheap, filling andquick meal.

Snover suggested cookingfoods that keep well over timeand can be stored, like brownrice and pastas.

“Onions are forgiving, andsoup is always easy to cook,”Snover added.

When cooking on a tightschedule, preparing fillingmeals in bulk can stretch onemeal into several, Dane said.

To keep cooking costs undera budget, Snover suggested

buying seasonal vegetables atthe local farmers’ markets.

Both Carrboro and ChapelHill hold farmers’ marketsevery Saturday from 9 a.m.to noon.

Carrboro’s market is locat-ed at the Town Commons,and Chapel Hill’s is behindUniversity Mall.

Limiting the number of meals with meat can helplower the cost of cooking as

well, Dane said. A meal of roasted vegeta-

bles is cheaper and also muchhealthier than a bag of chips,said Marilyn Markel, a chef atSouthern Season.

Cutting coupons and

avoiding brand names isa good way of eating at a lower cost, said sophomoreMaggie Schneider, a residen-tial advisor at Hinton JamesResidence Hall.

For those who want tolearn to cook, Dane said thereare many step-by-step tutori-als online.

For a more formal intro-duction, there are many cook-ing classes in the area, withofferings from basic knifeskills to crepe recipes.

Southern Season offersclasses throughout the week,ranging from about $20 to$50 per class.

Other groups in the com-munity also offer cookingclasses, such as the CarrboroRecreation and ParksDepartment and C’est si Bon.

Regardless of how a stu-dent learns to cook, Markelstressed that a beginner

should be patient and cook foods that they like.

“Be adventurous and don’tget discouraged if somethingdoesn’t turn out,” she said.


Cooking tips — Cheap and Convenient

Use rice cookers for easy-

to-make meals; just add meat

and vegetables and let the

food cook throughout the

day.

Cook in bulk to stretch one

meal over many days.

Use a blender to make

smoothies, which are an easy

way to get fruits and veg-

etables.

Buy food at the farmers’

market for cheaper produce.

Cook with filling foods, like

pasta, rice and beans.

Cook foods you enjoy

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Don’t be couched by expensive sofas

By Marisa DiNovisStaff Writer

When sophomore Ailsa Pearl Bennett moved off campus at the start of thesemester, she wasn’t satisfied

with the furniture she foundon Craigslist.

After checking multiplethrift stores, Bennett said shestill couldn’t find anythingshe liked.

Many students struggleto find affordable furniturefor their apartments, butthere are solutions all aroundtown.

The Habitat for

Humanity ReStoreBennett found her solution

at the ReStore.The ReStore sells new and

used furniture and applianc-es. The proceeds help fund

building projects for Habitatfor Humanity.

“They had a really goodselection of couches, tablesand other furniture,” Bennettsaid.

UNC Surplus PropertyRetail Store

When UNC departmentsand residence halls no longer

want furniture or other equip-

ment, including office suppliesand electronics, they send thepieces to UNC Surplus.

“Students should come by to see what the retail store hasto offer,” said Josh Kastrinsky,a communications specialistfor the finance division.

“The inventory changesdaily, so it’s always good tocheck back if you can’t find

what you’re looking for on a given day.”

Kastrinsky said chairs arealmost always in stock, anddesks, tables and filing cabi-nets are usually available.

Dressers often end up atthe store after residence hallsare renovated and typically

cost between $10 and $15, hesaid. Bed frames are also sold.Price is determined based

on the condition and size of the piece of furniture.

Kastrinsky said the storeonly accepts cash, and cus-tomers are responsible fortransporting purchases.

PTA Thrift Shop

The PTA Thrift Shop is a nonprofit retail business that

gives earnings to the Parent

Teacher Associations in ChapelHill-Carrboro City Schools.“It’s most popular as stu-

dents are leaving school and asthey’re coming back into town,”said Barbara Jessie-Black,executive director of the store.

She said the shop’s selection

store locationsThe Habtitat for Humanity

ReStore: 5501 Durham-

Chapel Hill Blvd, Durham

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UNC Surplus: Off South

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The PTA Thrift Shop sells affordable furniture. Earnings are donated

to Parent Teacher Associations in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools.

depends on donations, but itoften includes bedroom andliving room furniture.

The store offers a delivery service for large items and hasa 24-hour holding policy for

purchased items, she said.

Freecycle

The Freecycle Network is a nonprofit organization wherepeople both give away andclaim items for free in effort tokeep goods out of landfills.

Membership is free, and theorganization has more than 9million members worldwide.

Users post online the goodsthey are willing to give away,and people can browse theseposts and claim the items.Users can also make requestsfor specific items.

McKenzie Burris, a mod-erator of Freecycle for Orange

County, said the site has somestudent traffic, but estimatedit to be less than 10 percent.

“I think Freecycle is a fantas-tic option for students who are

willing to be open and flexible,”Burris said in an email.

Burris said futons and

couches are common furni-ture offerings.

“It’s also a good place to just browse the daily offer

posts,” Burris said. “Mini-fridges, bikes, exercise equip-ment and televisions are com-mon items offered.”

To pick up an item, thearrangements are madedirectly between the persongiving away the item and the

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As students move off cam-pus, many take on a yearlonglease, even though they won’t

be in the area all year long.But there is a way to avoid

paying rent during the sum-mer or while studying abroad:subletting.

Subletting is when a tenantfinds someone to take overtheir lease for a period of timeto pay for rent and utilities.

There are many ways forstudents to find a subletter,ranging from placing flyers allover campus to using onlinesites such as Craigslist, Uloopor the HeelsHousing room-mate board.

Though subletting mightseem like the perfect solution,students should know thatsubletting doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t responsiblefor the apartment.

Subletting is usually not

legally binding, said Dorothy Bernholz, director of Carolina Student Legal Services.

Even if the subletter signsa contract, that doesn’t alwaysrelease the original tenantfrom responsibility for dam-ages or rent, she said.

“It’s just as if (the new ten-ant) stayed there with writtenpermission,” she said.

But some landlords allow separate subletting contractsthat are legally binding, likeStoneCrop Apartments andUniversity Apartments.

“We do it that way becauseit’s easier for everyone,” JasonO’Quinn, property managerof University Apartments.

“The person who hasmoved out is free of bur-den, the new tenant doesn’thave to worry about sendingmoney to the old person,and we can deal with people

who are living here rather

than trying to track down the

original tenant,” he said.Bernholz suggested thatstudents take pictures of rooms before leaving to holdthe subletter accountable.

“There may be problems with your co-tenants, espe-cially if you rent to Sam theex-con,” she said.

Bernholz said that not alllandlords allow subletting andthat students should check their leases to make sure thatsubletting is allowed.

Elise Hopkins is a sopho-more who plans on sublet-ting her room in a house off Franklin Street during thesummer.

“As long as you work thingsout with your roommates andplan ahead, living off-campus

will be much easier and worthit,” she said.


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Renters insuranceprotects property

By Ellen BlackStaff Writer

Renters insurance pays forlost property in the event of damage or theft.

Most renters insurancepolicies last for one year andrequire only one payment,typically around $100.

Dorothy Bernholz, direc-tor of UNC Student LegalServices, recommended thatstudents living off campuspurchase renters insurance.

“As a general rule, if youaren’t covered by your par-ents’ insurance, it’s a goodidea to get renters insurance,”she said.

Bernholz added that mostundergraduates are covered

by their family’s insurance

policy.“There are lots of break-

ins in Chapel Hill, and there would be nobody to pay forlost property if you don’thave renters insurance,” sheadded.

Bernholz said many land-lords even require residentsto purchase the insurance.

In some cases, she said,if students do not get theirown renters insurance, thelandlord might take out a “forced-placed” policy for

just their own property, notthe tenant’s and add the costto the rent.

Bernholz said that ten-ants do not have to use theinsurance provided by theirlandlord.

“You have a right to get your own renters insurance,”she said.

Bernholz advised studentsto seek legal advice if a land-lord tries to force a tenant to

buy renters insurance.“It’s a very serious legal

issue,” she said.Gina Turner, manager of

Townhouse Apartments, saidshe does not require rentersinsurance but strongly recom-mends it.

Turner said students cangenerally get a renters insur-

ance plan through their carinsurance provider at a dis-

counted rate.Parents can also extendtheir homeowners insur-ance to cover a renter policy,Turner said.

“Depending on coverage,it’s fairly inexpensive,” sheadded.

University Apartmentsdoes not require rentersinsurance either.

“We’re not going to forcepeople to get it,” said JasonO’Quinn, property managerof University Apartments.

“When they sign theirlease, they understand thatthey are waiving our respon-sibility to their personalproperty.”

Bernholz said insurancecompanies can refuse insur-ance to someone with badcredit.

Companies can also chargemore for people living in a high crime neighborhood, shesaid.

Bernholz said students who don’t buy renters insur-ance are taking a gamble.

“It all depends on yourrisk,” she said.


UNC tries tocontrol housingrate increases

By Kristen SkillStaff Writer

As the cost of living contin-ues to grow, UNC is trying to

keep dorm rates from increas-ing at no more than threepercent a year.

For a student living in a dorm with one roommate,the cost is $2,815 per semes-ter.

Next year, the same willcost $2,878, a two percentincrease.

Rick Bradley, assistantdirector for the Departmentof Housing and ResidentialEducation, said that the pricegoes up because costs areincreasing.

“Utilities go up every year, we have more renovation andconstruction, material, labor,”he said.

“All those things rise andthe cost is passed on to thestudents who are paying thatrent.”

Bradley said the housingdepartment receives no statefunding and relies on stu-dent’s payments.

Though the costs are high-er, Bradley said that there ishigh demand for apartmentsand single rooms on NorthCampus.

“Apartment-style housingtypically costs more becausethere is more square foot-age with that space and thecost of the project is so muchmore than the cost of build-ing a residence hall,” Bradley

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Those options are part of a student’s overall financialaid package and can be usedfor either on-campus or off-campus housing, he said.

“We base it off of a gen-eral measure of what it costsstudents to live here,” Asbury said.

Asbury said a student’s costof attendance includes roomand board.

“If they chose to live off campus, the amount allottedfor housing in their finan-cial aid package might haveenough to cover the housingor it might only cover part,

but they have the option,” Asbury said.

Sophomore Amish Parikhlives in Morrison ResidenceHall and said the pricing isrelatively reasonable.

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Same-sex dorms less popular

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South Campus is finally getting an all-female dorm.

Starting this fall, HardinResidence Hall will switchfrom co-ed to all-girls.

This will replace ParkerResidence Hall, which is a mid-campus all-female dormthat will become co-ed start-ing in the fall.

Hardin will be the firstgender-specific dorm onSouth Campus.

The change will give fresh-men females a same-sexhousing option on SouthCampus, said Rick Bradley,an assistant director of theDepartment of Housing andResidential Education.

“Most first-year students

live on South Campus,” hesaid.

“We had not previously hadan all-female hall on SouthCampus, and it’s posed somechallenges.”

Bradley said Hardin waschosen because it is close insize to Parker.

He said switching thegenders of the dorms willnot cost any money becausethe facilities won’t bechanged.

There are two otherall-female dorms atUNC: Aycock and KenanResidence Halls, both onNorth Campus.

There are only two all-male dorms, also both onNorth Campus: Graham andMangum Residence Halls.

Over the years, Bradley said he has seen a significantdecrease in the number of students looking for single-sex halls.

Most of the requests arefrom freshmen, he said.

“The number of studentsasking for a single-gender hallas a top preference is a very low number,” he said.

“I would say for male stu-dents we probably get fiverequests for first year stu-dents. For females, maybe a dozen to 15.”

Freshman Anna Johns livesin Parker and said she hasgrown to love the dorm eventhough she didn’t pick it forthe all-female aspect.

She said her experience liv-ing in an all-female dorm has

been pleasant.“It’s nice because I don’t

have to worry about guys walking in from down thehall when I’m not looking my

best,” Johns said.“It makes for a really com-

fortable environment.”Sophomore Susan Rich

lives in Manly. She said beforemoving in, she had somereserves about living in a same-sex hall.

“I knew there were pros

and cons … There’s a lot morefreedom in an all girls dorm,”Rich said.

“But you don’t get to know as many guys, and that partisn’t as appealing.”

Bradley said that mostpeople who ask for a same-gender hall do so for religiousreasons.

“There are more and moreMuslim students who I think have a stronger desire to be

with all female students,” hesaid.

Bradley said that in the1990s, other buildings werechanged from single-genderto coed, and people reacted

with an uproar. But changingthe gender of a dorm is noth-ing unusual, he added.

“This is not the first time we’ve changed the gender of a building,” he said.

“It’s not an uncommonmove.”


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on gender.

“We had not previously had an all-femalehall on south campus, and it’s posed somechallenges. ” Rick Bradley, assistant director, Department of Housing and Residential Education

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Imagine this: You snooze your alarm onetoo many times and wake up 10 minutes

before your 9 a.m. class starts.If you live in an off-campus apartment,

forget it, you aren’t going to make it to class without missing the first half.

But if you live on campus, ten minutes ismore than enough time for you to brush yourteeth, grab your bag and go. A disheveledappearance in class is way better thanmissing an impromptu exam review.

Obviously, the best part about living oncampus is the closeness to the academic

buildings and libraries, but the dorms are the lit-tle gold mine of resources,there to make your timeat UNC as excellent aspossible.

You’ve got all of yourfriends in one place, and if

you don’t like your room-mate, there are plenty more people living in therooms up and down yourhall who are just friends-

in-waiting. Living off campus, you’ll haveneighbors, but they probably won’t takekindly to you randomly dropping in.

When you live on campus, food is ne veran issue. We might take the food at thedining halls for granted, but ask anyone

who has l ived off cam pus for a semes ter:That much buffet-style food at yourdisposal with just the swipe of a One Cardis a godsend.

There will come a time when a studentfeels ready to have to deal with absent-mind-ed landlords and bills, and the independence

that comes with it can be exhilarating.But let’s be real — not everyone is ready

to venture out on their own after a few semesters at UNC.

Do you value independence? How about more privacy, flexibility anda greater sense of responsibility?

Then living off campus is for you. We all value independence. By venturing

off campus, we can finally experience adultlife. Tired of being watched by the RA on

your hall or following the RHA’s rules andregulations? Moving off campus will give

you freedom from these rules and allow youto set your own.

Wish you had more alone time and couldget away from that crazy roommate or avoid

those annoying dudesdown the hall that blaretheir music at 3 a.m.?

With off-campus hous-ing you can finally escapethese distractions. Privacy

comes with moving away from campus. You willhave your own bedroom.Need I say more?

Staying off campus, youcan even better manage

your schedule. The set-up is more suitablefor getting to a part-time job or internship.

Are you a pet person? Most off-campusoptions are also pet-friendly, unlikeon-campus dorms. And if you plan onsticking around for the summer or during

breaks, you don’t have to worry about yourapartment or house closing down.

Last but perhaps most important, livingoff campus helps us grow up and m ature.By living off campus, you will take on moreresponsibility. It will expose you to thedynamics of the real world where there areno RA’s or meal plans—just landlords and

grocery shopping.Empower yourself. Leaving the cradle of

on-campus living might just be your bestdecision yet.

O≠ campus? Ain’t nobody got

time for that

Living o≠ campusprovides privacy,

independence

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It took ar too long, butthere will fnally be a

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Next year, due to an in-crease in demand, Hardin

will become anall-girls dorm orthe frst time. Atlast, there will beall-emale hous-

ing on South Campus. Soon the upside, you can nowlive with all girls in a newplace and the odds o yougetting placement thereare better. On the down-side, that place is on SouthCampus.

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For all the good news, liv-ing on campus isn’t perect.

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