Can Brandeis house them all?

Sikorsky
Tue, 12 Apr 2011 07:00:44 +0000

I’m speculating about overcrowding because I think it’s going to be a problem.

I don’t see how my scenario is any more ridiculous than speculating that the campus resources–the buildings, the classrooms, the dining facilities, etc.–will be somehow magically elastic.

As for housing, I’m reporting what the people from the folks from the Department of Community Living said and didn’t say. They said that freshmen and sophomores are guaranteed housing on campus (which, actually, is what a huge number of universities do). They said that housing next year’s seniors will mean more lofted triples than in the past. They said that in the past they’ve always housed juniors and seniors who wanted to live on campus. They did not say a word about reconciling the increase in class size with being able to house the Class of 2015 when they are juniors and seniors. They did not say a word about expanding facilities to match the expanding population.