No Honors Housing? Not Good

Montegut
Mon, 10 May 2010 20:34:13 +0000

Momreads brought up a good point. We met a few upperclassmen during our visits to Bama that were moving from The Bluffs back to campus because those on scholarship would have to pay for housing during the summer months. If they waived that policy, they would probably get a lot of upperclassmen back in the Bluffs. Another idea would be to offer free parking decals to students living at the Bluffs. Do students living at The Bluffs have to have a meal plan? If so, waiving the meal plan would be a good incentive for upperclassmen to go there as well. Of course, Bama has got to make some money on the deal. They are paying for this housing, one way or another. Perhaps offering these incentives to the kids that aren’t on housing scholarships would sweeten the pot. I can’t see them giving kids free housing, plus parking, plus no meal plan. They’ve got to cover their overhead somehow.