Dorm alternative for small colleges may be employee basement
The rules aren't being imposed by any college dorm — they're actually the wishes of the married couple who are taking in the 18-year-old music major after she got stalled on a rural Utah university's housing waitlist.
[...] unusual arrangements don't necessarily impact student retention, although most agree such an inconvenient step isn't ideal during what is already a stressful life interchange for the blossoming scholars.
Calculating exact college enrollment figures can be tricky with the fickle nature of young adults who often change plans during summer months.
Though not responsible, officials at Utah State University in Logan are converting rooms and doubling up roommates to help 300 students who found out this week that a new, private apartment building won't be ready in time for school.
People in the close-knit community who opened their homes included the town hairdresser and a host of university employees, from the provost and admissions director to the school IT guy and marketing department assistant.