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The completion of De Neve Plaza was supposed to signify the end
of housing’s overcrowding misery. But after forcing students
into study lounges and triples, and missing multiple deadlines with
the De Neve project, housing is looking to close the deal once
again. It will employ the same callous disregard for
students’ emotional, financial and academic well-being, which
has characterized its attitude toward students throughout the
expansion process.
Coming up next week, students that lived in triples, but lost
their third roommate when De Neve Plaza officially opened, will
have to either pay the difference between the cost of a double and
triple room or move to a triple room during finals. For someone who
claims UCLA housing’s primary responsibility is to
“support the academy,” housing director Michael Foraker
is showing little support for dorm residents during one of the most
stressful times in academic life. There is plenty of space to allow
those students to remain in their current rooms at no cost to the
university. And even if they did have to move, there is no reason
why it can’t be postponed until after finals week.
As UCLA continues to grow and situations like this continue to
be a factor, students will need a housing director who thinks of
them and their living space as more than “beds,” but as
people with needs. Foraker’s disregard for students is an
embarrassment to this university. It’s time for students to
call him on it. Contact Chancellor Carnesale and let him know that
students will not stand for being ushered through this university
like cattle anymore.