Journalism sophomore Cameron Aikman was leaving to buy groceries for his new apartment when he noticed something different: the balcony where he’d left his bike was empty. “I actually made my roommates stop in the middle of the road and I jumped onto our balcony from the sidewalk and checked to make sure it wasn’t there,” Aikman said. “It wasn’t there.” According to The University of...
Renting your first apartment or house can be difficult, especially if you’ve never had to deal with a landlord or a lease before. Sometimes you can end up in bad situations like an apartment with mold or a cockroach infestation. Here’s The Daily Texan’s guide on how to avoid a bad apartment and what to do if you end up in a nightmare situation. Finding a good apartment for you First things...
I have been told countless times that spending freshman year on campus is the best decision for a college student. In theory, this advice makes sense: dorm life helps students deal with living independently while keeping them close to class. But with these advantages comes a price — paid for both in literal dollars and in quality of life. When choosing where to live next year, UT students should...
Scattered amongst the bustling campus and connected by the yellow brick road are the University’s unsung dorm halls. Jester halls stand strong and tall. The Honors Quad, on the other side of campus, is humble with a hint of birds chirping and proximity to Littlefield Cafe on a vibrant spring morning. Students move out of dorms for a reason. And yes, I agree, there are limitations to dorm life. Even...
A report from the University showed that almost 40% of first-time in college (FTIC) freshmen lived off campus in Fall 2021. The report did not list the specific reasons why students chose to live off campus. According to the University’s 2021-22 Common Data Set, 61% of FTIC freshmen — which does not include first-year transfer students — lived in “college-owned, operated, or affiliated...
Every time Vivian Garza-Lash stood in her dimly-lit shoe-box sized kitchen, anxiety coursed through her veins. She couldn’t even stand comfortably with her roommate in the small space. While the biology sophomore grew up believing the kitchen serves as the heart of the home, there, practically chest-to-chest with the appliances, the space felt flattening. “The kitchen is supposed to be open,...
Austin residents can now apply for up to six months of rent assistance from the Housing Authority of the City of Austin, expanded from the three months it previously covered. The Relief of Emergency Needs for Tenant program provides up to six months of rent repayment for Austin residents experiencing COVID-19-related income loss, said Pilar Sanchez, vice president of Housing and Community Development...
Even though her first semester of college is only just drawing to a close, government freshman Sydney Murray already knows where she's living next year. After meeting her future roommates through her sorority, Murray has already signed a lease for an apartment in West Campus for her sophomore year. “It felt that within the first month of being here, everybody had their roommates already figured...
Since classes began, Nakhia Hall has received regular texts from her mom warning her about rising COVID-19 cases in on-campus dormitories. With the number of cases in the UT community rising, some students such as biomedical engineering freshman Hall are concerned for their health and considering moving from the dorms to single-occupancy apartments. Since classes started Aug. 26, a total of 647...
Sure Walk is changing their operations this semester to reduce health risks. Sure Walk, which provides free walks and rides from on-campus locations to home at night, resumed services Aug. 20 after a break following the University’s transition to remote learning in March. It will be available seven days a week from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Masks will be required for staff and patrons, and vehicle use will...