I read your article in Monday’s issue about the SKEMA students thinking they pay too much for housing. Why is this news? The complaints they have apply to almost every student at State. Most of us feel our rent is too high or our appliances don’t work. For instance, I pay almost $500 a month for my apartment at Wolf Creek where there are loud parties every weekend and roommates I don’t get along with. My complex is in the middle of nowhere, so I don’t live near most of my friends either. As far as sketchy neighborhoods? I lived on Gorman Street near Avent Ferry last year. I felt unsafe too. Since parking permits are ridiculously expensive, many off-campus students walk, ride bikes or take the bus to campus every day.

They’re not alone there either. Anyone who doesn’t have car has the same issues getting groceries that the SKEMA students do: take the bus or bum a ride from a friend. The University is not going to build a dorm just for French students so they’ll feel more comfortable here at State. We already have a dorm that is primarily for our international students. If housing is really an issue then maybe Alexander should have more spots for the foreign students instead of for Americans. Reading this article was just like any conversation I have with friends about where we live. The difference is that we understand that we’re college students and that no situation will be perfect.

Amy Williams

senior, business administration