2008 Woodie Awards
'It's like freshman year all over again'
Kristy Mellendorf/ Staff Writer
Issue date: 9/27/04 Section: Campus Life
Many Eastern students have read advertisements in newspapers looking for roommates.
Some skim over them and look further to other stories, while some consider them and wonder whether they should call. The process of advertising for roommates, called subleasing, is quite common on campus.
Not only are there ads in newspapers, there are also many fliers around campus. Jan Eads is a Charleston landlord for Real Estate Unlimited and has seen subleasing before.
"(Subleasing) is fine and allowed as long as the proper documents are signed and the security deposit is paid," Eads said.
Eads also said subleasing would work better if the tenant knew the people responding to the advertisements.
James Young, a senior family consumer sciences major, posted a flier around campus looking for a roommate. Although he found someone to occupy the empty space, the process took him one month of advertising to find a roommate. Young's search began because his previous roommates moved on. He was slightly nervous about who would call him, but he ultimately knew it would work out.
"I would interview them and that could help me decide even further," he said.
Eastern students have their own opinions about subleasing.
"It could be dangerous because you never know who you're going to get. You could get a psycho or something," said Heather Crosby, a freshman biological sciences major.
Kristen Peterson, a freshman biological sciences major, sees the opposite side of subleasing.
"It could be OK because you will meet them before moving in," she said.
Some students see positives and negatives in subleasing.
"It could be good and bad. It's kind of like freshman year with a random roommate," said Beth Pettenon, a freshman elementary education major.
Some skim over them and look further to other stories, while some consider them and wonder whether they should call. The process of advertising for roommates, called subleasing, is quite common on campus.
Not only are there ads in newspapers, there are also many fliers around campus. Jan Eads is a Charleston landlord for Real Estate Unlimited and has seen subleasing before.
"(Subleasing) is fine and allowed as long as the proper documents are signed and the security deposit is paid," Eads said.
Eads also said subleasing would work better if the tenant knew the people responding to the advertisements.
James Young, a senior family consumer sciences major, posted a flier around campus looking for a roommate. Although he found someone to occupy the empty space, the process took him one month of advertising to find a roommate. Young's search began because his previous roommates moved on. He was slightly nervous about who would call him, but he ultimately knew it would work out.
"I would interview them and that could help me decide even further," he said.
Eastern students have their own opinions about subleasing.
"It could be dangerous because you never know who you're going to get. You could get a psycho or something," said Heather Crosby, a freshman biological sciences major.
Kristen Peterson, a freshman biological sciences major, sees the opposite side of subleasing.
"It could be OK because you will meet them before moving in," she said.
Some students see positives and negatives in subleasing.
"It could be good and bad. It's kind of like freshman year with a random roommate," said Beth Pettenon, a freshman elementary education major.
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