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Settling into Stateview
By Nick Hanson
Published:
Thursday, September 26, 2002
Media Credit: Benjamin Wichterman
Mark Bruzek, third-year student, washes dishes in his own kitchen. Bruzek lives in the newly acquired Stateview apartments. He and other students took part in a lottery for a chance to stay there.
Freshly renovated and redesigned, Stateview apartments opened Sept. 1 as a new extension to SCSU campus residential life.
At the end of last year SCSU bought the Stateview apartment complex located directly across the street from Holes and Case Hall. Over the summer, the buildings were repaired and maintained to become an on-campus student residence.
The apartments are designed to be a step up in independence from the dorms and Benton hall, while still offering the comfort and convenience of living on campus. Each apartment features four rooms, a kitchen, a living room, and a bathroom. Stateview is divided into two building that together house 96 returning students. Floors are separated by gender.
The main appeal of Stateview is for students who previously lived in the dorms that do not yet want to move off campus. Laura Gulbranson is one of these cases. After living in the dorms Gulbranson moved into Stateview.
“I’m very satisfied with Stateview apartments. It’s nice to be on campus, but have the privacy of an apartment,” said Gulbranson.
Students feel the Stateview apartments are desirable for many reasons. One of the primary reasons students love the apartments is they receive their own room. Stateview resident, Mark Bruzek, enjoys the privacy of his own room.
“I get to go to sleep when I want to” he said.
Bruzek also likes the maturity level of the apartments. He said he wanted to stay on campus but live in a private matter.
“I wanted to get out of the dorms. There is an immature level surrounding them,” he said.
Another benefit all Stateview residents receive is air conditioning. Stateview is currently the only campus living area that features air conditioning.
Overall, students enjoy Stateview’s convenient location. “It’s great to be in apartments that are on campus that are a step up from the dorms,” said resident Tessa Bowen.
Stateview rent is $290 a month, including utilities, cable, and trash. Other expenses entail parking. Bowen is one of the students who is ready and willing to pay 200 dollars for the up close parking by A lot.
“It’s better than Q-lot,” she said.
Like the other campus dwellings, Stateview has resident assistants on hand. There are three R.A.’s that regularly patrol the halls.
Bowen said the R.A’s are, “More independent.” Still, she says, “They are there if you need them.”
Although Stateview houses only 96 students, hundreds applied. Karol Schreifels, room coordinator for residential life, said students that live there were chosen through a random lottery. The only criterion is that students must have completed their first year here.
Stateview will remain a part of campus next year. However, even though students were randomly chosen last year, Schreifels said administration is not sure how they will select students next year.
Schreifels feels the apartments are a great addition to campus life. She says everything is running smoothly this year.
“Stateview is a great opportunity for students. It is a need that has been ignored that we can now meet,” said Schreifels.
