MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2001 Family housing situation improves Continued from Page 1 only has two-bedroom, units, Holtzman said he has contacted every realtor in Middletown attempting to find a house or apartment to satisfy other family's space requirements. In addition, he is negotiat ing with Pineford Village to waive their security deposit for PSH family tenants. Seong Ju Kang, graduate assistant in the PSH school of public affairs and a doctoral candidate in public administra-, tion, said he looked at Aldwyn Courts as a possible place to move his family. Although the apartment is "less spacious than Meade Heights," Kang said, "it looks good." Besides being next door to PSH, the financial arrangements Aldwyn Courts will extend to PSH students means the rent will be comparable to Meade Heights. Kang said a faculty member advised him of another housing option near Hershey Medical Center, but the higher rent and the commute to PSH makes this a second choice for Kang. Holtzman indicated positive out come from a meeting April 10 With the director of the university's housing and food services and PSH's HFS depart ment. Holtzman confirmed that HFS at University Park is working with PSH, "trying to get aid" for students facing relocation. Holtzman credited JoAnn Coleman, manager of PSH housing and food ser vices, for raising some issues at the meet ing that "PSH can't fix," but that HFS at University Park could help facilitate. This aid includes helping families who do not have their own furnishings. When he met with, each family, Holtzman asked them to prepare a list of needed household items. "Depending upon each family's needs," Holtzman said, "housing and food services at PSH will work with the surplus and salvage department at University Park to fulfill furniture needs." Holtzman indicated these items will be be low priced. Other possible accommodations for family tenants include a rent freeze for the ten families if they renew their leases PSH students try to drive On April 9, a small group of students tried their best to negotiate the Olmsted lot in a car that mimics drunk driving, tires squealed and cones flew. the CAPITAL TIMES in Meade Heights from September to December and a refund on their $lOO housing deposit, barring any billable damage to the unit. These concessions, Holtzman and Coleman said, would be reflected as a credit on the student's housing account, and could help families save some money for their move or absorb incidental costs, such as transfer and - re-installation of phone or cable service. Holtzman plans to begin meeting again next week with each family to col lect their furnishings list and to "agree on a plan —here's what we can do now." In a phone interview from Florida, Dr. Madlyn Hanes, PSH dean and provost, said she was "very pleased we were able to work effectively with our colleagues particularly in HFS to do the best we can for students, especially those who are here and will be with us through this transition." Hanes added, "They deserve our help, and I am pleased that we can help." "Transition," Hanes noted, "is cer tainly a little unsettling," but she said she feels "the response of PSH faculty and the staff in HFS really did step up to the plate." She also commended the student tenants for "helping us help them." Hanes said she hopes that other fam ilies considering enrolling at PSH will not be discouraged by the current unavail ability of on-campus housing for fami lies. She notes, "we are better informed about the community now. Don Holtzman and Ms. Coleman had an opportunity to see what the immediate area has to offer, and we can be of help to students with families. There is afford able housing and there are good schools in the community." While there is no indication when the family housing phase of the campus con struction project will be reinitiated, Dr. Hanes said "the good news" is that "there was a formal design approved all the way though to the trustees. At least that puts us ahead of the game," Hanes said, and she added that, when the program is re launched, "we won't be deferred." PA.DUI Safety Bug does the drinkfng Photo by Cathie McCormick Ohio University students Nedra Hurley, Luis Garcia, Steve Spence and Chris Scurlock were named the official winners of the lEEE Region 2 Robot Contest during their annual gathering hosted this year by PSH's lEEE. 4 GOT `ma y s ., 2001 ChavrCardlier $13,645 $1.250" - Q slow %INN $11,95- Mb pit MOIL lota. 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The atmosphere was charged, but friendly. "It's a competition - but it's a col lective effort," Chris Scurlock of Ohio University said. Three teams competed this year, Ohio and two teams from Penn State Erie. The Penn State teams consisted of students from both electrical and mechanical engineering. Steve Moses, PSH lEEE president said the Ohio team will continue on to the national competition, but that the PSH competition was so close, the three teams will split the money. ~~~~r ~ ~~ Opal rintt4o r~ ~ ~ NEWS • 3
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