WINTER 1999
Volume 42, Number
2
IN THIS ISSUE
Stretching
the Dollars to Update Technology
'Dear
Mom...'
What
We Need
Sweating
out the Tryouts
Changing
Binge Drinking
Health
Iowa
Students
First Rx
Plenty of Choices
Squandered
Opportunities
Parent
Times Briefs
Calendar
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Every year, 8,900 students apply to live in one of the 5,364
spaces in the nine University residence halls. That's why students
receive reminders about deadlines for applications.
In 1998-99, costs for residence halls rooms range from $1,579
to $3,789, depending on a variety of choices students may make
with the help of the Guide to On-Campus Housing or Residence
Service's web site at www.uiowa.edu/~resserve/. For one popular
choice, an air-conditioned furnished room for two students, a
nine-month lease costs $255.56 a month this year, with all utilities
included. A full board plan (20 meals per week), featuring unlimited
"seconds," is $206.89 per month this year.
In addition to the reasonable price, students appreciate a 24-hour
information/security desk and not having to deal with utility
payments, grocery shopping, cooking, dish washing, cleaning,
commuting, and other responsibilities, says Maggie Van Oel, director
of Residence Services.
UNIVERSITY APARTMENTS
The University also offers 749 unfurnished housing units at its
Hawkeye Court, Hawkeye Drive, and Parklawn facilities. Units
range from efficiencies for $250 a month at Parklawn to a two-bedroom
apartment at Hawkeye Drive for $419 a month. Utilities included
in the rent vary at each facility. No deposits are required.
While the units accommodate many families, more than half of
the units are rented by single persons with no children, Van
Oel says.
Students interested in apartments at Hawkeye Court or Hawkeye
Drive need to apply six months in advance of the session for
which they want housing, she says. At Parklawn, students should
apply 10 to 12 months in advance.
Other alternatives for student living are available.
OFF CAMPUS HOUSING
For students who prefer to strike out on their own and find housing
in the community, the Housing Clearinghouse is a source of help.
Run through the Campus Information Center (CIC), the clearinghouse
provides listings of housing opportunities that are available
in Iowa City and Coralville. Students visiting the CIC in the
Iowa Memorial Union may use free local telephones to inquire
about the units listed, and local newspapers and campus, city,
and transit maps also are available.
"We don't screen these properties, we simply list them,"
says Penny Caldwell, CIC coordinator.
The CIC publishes an apartment directory that includes the larger
apartment complexes in the area, which generally do not advertise
single listings.
"We also run a roommate-matching service that is very popular,"
she adds.
General housing information packets are mailed outside of the
Iowa City area on request for those wishing to start their housing
search before arriving in Iowa City. Current vacancies are not
mailed or provided over the telephone due to high volume and
turnover.
Generally, off-campus leases are for 12 months. August vacancies
begin appearing as early as February, with most advertising in
April and peaking in June. Apartment vacancies in January begin
appearing in November, and summer leases usually sublets because
of the 12-month leases) come out in March. Average costs of rentals
are: efficiencies, $365/month; one bedroom, $435; two bedrooms,
$550; three bedrooms, $760; four bedrooms, $1,030.
Students who are first-time renters or new to the Iowa City community
may contact the Tenant-Landlord Association, which provides advice
and a Housing Survival Kit.
Your son or daughter is an engineering major who would like
to be surrounded by other engineers for instant study groups....
Or a student with a flair for languages and curiosity about citizens
of other countries.... Or a scientist who wants a quiet residence
hall environment.... Or an honors student who would like a roommate
who is dedicated to learning, not partying.... Or a student who
prefers to cook meals.
For all these interests and more, residence halls have special
areas available. Here's a brief summary:
QUIET FLOORS
Five residence halls have a total of 25 floors for students who
promise they will be quietno loud music on the stereo, no
shouting in the halls, great study atmosphere. They are in Slater,
Rienow, Stanley, Burge, and Daum.
WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
This organization has a floor in Daum Residence Hall.
MEN IN ENGINEERING
This organization also has a section in Daum Residence Hall.
NON-SMOKING FLOOR
Live in smoke-free areas in all residence halls.
INTERNATIONAL CROSSROADS
COMMUNITY
A living/learning community in Hillcrest Residence Hall for students
interested in foreign cultures, languages, and international
issues.
HONORS FLOORS
Four floors of Daum Residence Hall are reserved for honors students.
In 1999, for the first time, these floors also will accommodate
15-20 Iowa freshmen participating in the new National Academy
of the Arts, Sciences, and Engineering, sponsored by the Belin-Blank
Center.
SHARED KITCHENS
Mayflower Residence Hall features suites of rooms with a shared
kitchen. For students who prefer to cook meals, Mayflower offers
a good alternative within a residence hall structure.
DISABILITIES
Persons with disabilities may find accessible accommodations
in several halls that have been newly renovated for their needs.
UPPERCLASS FLOORS
Juniors, seniors, and graduate students may live together in
upperclass floors of Mayflower and Hillcrest residence halls.
HALLS THAT NEVER CLOSE
Students who know they will want to remain in Iowa City during
spring break and semester break may request to live in Mayflower
or Quadrangle, two halls that "never close."
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