Article: Overcrowding forces U. Arizona students into lounges, hotel rooms

Amy Maltby
University Wire
08-20-2001
(Arizona Daily Wildcat) (U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- More than 200 students arriving at the University of Arizona this fall have had to change their housing plans just slightly.

Due to a shortage of housing space, many students who expected to begin the year in a dorm room have instead been assigned to live in converted study rooms, computer labs and residence hall lounges. Still others were temporarily placed in hotel rooms or assigned to live with one of the residence halls' resident assistants.

UA officials say the reason for the crunch is the record number of freshmen entering the university this semester -- approximately 6,100.

Also, students planning ...

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