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Future dorm residents can kick back and stretch out after the On
Campus Housing Council announced its expectation to end the
placement of students in study lounges by next year. But they
shouldn’t stretch too far, since Undergraduate Student
Association Council President Karren Lane suggests shoving more
students into triples to get money for added student services in
housing.
While living in the dorms with others is undeniably one of the
most vital parts of a student’s college experience, there is
a point at which sharing space can become more of a hindrance than
a help. On the hill, that translates into animosity between
roommates, lack of privacy, lack of storage space, unsanitary
conditions and inability to sleep ““ all of which, combined
with academic demands, cause students extensive stress. Stress then
leads to illness and impaired performance.
The “space” problem can only get worse as the number
of students who need housing increases. The Tidal Wave II influx,
the expected increase of almost 4,000 new students at UCLA over the
next 10 years, will extend housing facilities to their maximum
capacity. Even if creating more triples now will help solve the
problem in the short term, in order to prevent further strain on
both students and facilities, the university will have to make much
more of a significant change now. They must continue buying
properties in Westwood Village for university-sponsored housing and
expand upon transportation services for off-campus residents, like
the already-established free rides for Bruins on the Big Blue Bus.
These two things will help alleviate the problem, but ultimately
the answer to overcrowding lies in something simple: no more
people. In order to maintain our quality of life ““ and the
quality of our education ““ capping enrollment is the only
viable choice for the university.