The Traveler

Originally posted by

Brian

I'm so sick of hearing that only a few married students lived in Carlson Terrace in recent years. Even though that is a true statistic, it is a manufactured one. Carlson Terrace stopped accepting married family applicants for years. The families that were left when they were demolished were the ones that had been there for years working and in grad school, BEFORE they stopped accepting new family applicants. The new "apartments" are nothing like Carlson Terrace or Terrace Manor, both now destroyed. What are non-traditional students anyways? Students that don't have mom and dad paying the hefty price tag of university housing?

I can't agree more with your sentiments Brian. The idea that there were only a few married students living in Carlson Terrace was only because housing started forcing the issue after Randy Alexander took over. I worked at Carlson Terrace for 2 years and it was the only place for married and international students to stay that was inexpensive, close to campus, and where they could get the kind of atmosphere they needed for their kids. We provided programming for families, we kept the facilities quiet, and provided administrative needs that families can't find in apartment complexes in Fayetteville. We can all see that there aren't plans to replicate this atmosphere on campus, so these people are apparently out of luck. I knew of a Muslim family from the Middle East that wouldn't have had an apartment to live in if it weren't for Carlson Terrace. I knew married students (myself included) that would have been screwed had it not been for on campus housing for married students. Because these students are a minority, Mr. Alexander and company are going to cater to the little boys and girls who have mommy and daddy paying for their school, not the hard working married kids who are putting themselves through that need an on-campus alternative to living in a loud, stinky apartment 5 miles from campus. The construction of these new apartments shows once again that the University is interested in their own well being and not the well being of all of their students (and yes, there are married students and families that go to the University!)

Originally posted by

Brian

I'm so sick of hearing that only a few married students lived in Carlson Terrace in recent years. Even though that is a true statistic, it is a manufactured one. Carlson Terrace stopped accepting married family applicants for years. The families that were left when they were demolished were the ones that had been there for years working and in grad school, BEFORE they stopped accepting new family applicants. The new "apartments" are nothing like Carlson Terrace or Terrace Manor, both now destroyed. What are non-traditional students anyways? Students that don't have mom and dad paying the hefty price tag of university housing?

What happened to Carlson Terrace? If it was not for Carlson Terrace, my dad would not been able to go to graduate school, with mom and I...