“You’re never going to be alone in this process,” Creative advertising sophomore Wanny Ng He said. “Sometimes it feels like you’re the only one feeling this way, but I guarantee you there are a lot of people who are feeling this way.”
High-rises close to campus shock future tenants with their price tag, while apartments further away from campus deter students due to their commute to school or work.
While sophomores will not be affected by transitional housing situations, incoming freshmen may be subjected to living with three people in a dorm traditionally accommodating two people, or five people in the case of Akers Hall which regularly holds four people, until additional housing opens up.
MSU announced COVID-19 quarantine and isolation housing would not be available for the upcoming fall semester. The last numbers Olsen received on April 11 showed only four beds were being filled out of the 300, showing plans needed to be adapted.
Disabled students, on- and off-campus, have rights when it comes to housing, but navigating the use of these rights can be a difficult process.
Tensions rise as MSU students continue to disturb the residents of East Lansing. As a result, MSU and East Lansing are beginning to work together to improve relations.
Students share their experiences living in cooperative housing.
To provide more suitable accommodations for the LGBTQ+ community, initiatives such as Gender Inclusive Housing, or GIH, have been formed in attempt to create a better experience for students.
In the 2022 fiscal year, the university hopes to stable enrollment, discontinue wage concessions, discontinue benefit concessions and invest in priority programming.
By requiring students to stay on campus an extra year, they are expected to continue paying ridiculous room rates on top of other college expenses like tuition and books.
Students in cooperative houses recognize the accountability they hold to keep themselves and others safe during the pandemic.
According to the research, of the available apartments to rent in East Lansing, only 37% are below that price range, which is often the most common form of living space students rent out. Affordable housing that is below $700 a month is only available in the bottom 4%.
In October, there are many promotional events and leasing weeks for apartment complexes like Chandler Crossings. This encourages people to make decisions quickly about the next year. Many leases are signed almost a year in advance, so students can move in before the fall semester.
Incoming MSU students react to the two-year live-on requirement that will go into effect next year.
Many international students are unable to live back home and take online classes due to the significant time differences that would make getting to class on time virtually impossible.
Representative Blake Lajiness of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources kicked off the session by asking about the university’s future sustainability model, to which Stanley responded by talking about what the campus is currently doing and opened up about plans for a new solar energy expansion, with the intent on lowering the campus’s dependence on natural gas.
Harbor Bay Real Estate threatened legal action against the city because they wouldn't lift the age restriction on Newman Lofts. But now, Harbor Bay may be in violation of an agreement and zoning laws set by the city.
With Newman Lofts' 55 plus age-restriction policy in place, the building is struggling to find tenants amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In the press conference on Aug. 27, Harbor Bay Real Estate stated that if a mutually beneficial agreement is not reached, they are prepared to resort to legal action against the city.
Apartment leases can be difficult to understand. Here's how they work and what resources are available for MSU students.
At their July 7 meeting, the East Lansing City Council approved site plans and special-use permits for a six-story mixed-use building on the corner of Grand River and Spartan avenues and a Lake Trust Credit Union on West Lake Lansing Road, near Meijer.