Planned refurbishing of several buildings in Traditions Square East will displace some students this summer.
Lauren Royston, Housing and Food Services spokeswoman, said the university is refurbishing the buildings to ensure the apartments are in order and have up-to-date amenities. Some apartments in Traditions Square East were refurbished last summer.
“We really do focus on continual upkeep and positive maintenance procedures,” Royston said.
The students who will be displaced this summer have already received notices, she said.
“By taking some time in the summer, we are able to refresh things as needed with as minimal disruption to our residents as possible,” she said.
Royston said the university will aid those students who are moving by providing moving supplies through Traditions Square East’s clubhouse.
“I think students absolutely appreciate the fact that we are trying to keep those apartments really fresh and polished for them,” she said.
Jasmine Walker, who lives in Traditions Square East, said she received a notice in December that her apartment is to be refurbished this summer.
Walker, journalism sophomore, said she does not think her apartment needs to be refurbished, and the money used to improve the apartment could be better used to fund scholarships for students.
“It all looks new to me,” Walker said. “I don’t think it’s needed. At least not yet.”
Walker said she and her friends got an apartment in Traditions Square East so they would not move frequently, and she does not know where she will live once they are displaced.
“I really don’t want to take up everything and move,” Walker said.
Traditions Square East resident Jessica Funk said she did not receive a notice that her apartment is to be refurbished, and was not aware of the planned improvement to some of the buildings.
Funk, nursing sophomore, said although it is expensive, she enjoys living in Traditions Square East.
Any students in Traditions Square East who have questions about their housing should go to the clubhouse or the main housing office in Walker Center, Royston said.
In the future, the university plans to also refurbish Kraettli Apartments, she said.
“We are progressively tying to make our apartment communities better,” she said.
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Gibor 2 years, 4 months ago
They plan to refurbish Kraettli in the future? Really? Those apartments needed to be redone years ago! So they're redoing the new apartment buildings and letting the decades old, uninsulated, junky, ugly apartments wait for their turn. That's ridiculous. There are much better uses for the money.