Randy Jackson
Rexburg, Idaho
I’m writing in regard to a letter I received from BYU Housing telling me that I would have to live off campus after this year because BYU is letting in 500 more students each year for the next four years. This decision didn’t occur overnight, so why wasn’t on-campus housing a concern that they took into careful consideration? I love living on campus. I don’t have a car, and living on campus is very convenient. Upon returning from my mission, I still won’t have a car and by forcing me to live off campus, I’ll have to find someone to take me grocery shopping a few times a month since I won’t be able to eat at the cafeterias, and I’m sure I’ll have to buy a bike or walk for 30 minutes to campus every day. It’s going to be fun finding an apartment that has four openings because I want to room with three of my friends. Now, while I’m out on a mission, instead of focusing on what I should be focusing on, in the back of my mind I’ll have to worry that I won’t be able to find any openings for the four of us when I get back.
You’d think that when a big decision is made, such as the one to allow 2,000 more students into BYU over the next four years, “minor details” which are really HUGE DETAILS would be given a little consideration. Not all non-freshmen want to live off campus! I’ll get back from my mission and 90 percent of the women I know this year will be married, and on-campus housing is a great way to meet people! I’m thoroughly disgusted at this inconsideration that the administration as well as the housing department have displayed concerning this matter.
