Drake owns 910 computers designated for the rooms, but there are 949 rooms in the residence halls. Beginning next year, the shortages will only occur within the single rooms. The process will be done through a lottery system in which the rooms that will not be equipped with a computer at the start of the semester will be predetermined, so students will know beforehand. The final change is that Stalnaker room sign up will be different than the main sign up. A handout will be provided to residents of Stalnaker explaining this process.
Many students hope each year to sign up for a single room.
Singles are harder to get into, but they aren't impossible. Usually the waiting list has 40-50 names on it. This often happens because students moving off campus want to make sure they can secure their living arrangements before giving up their room. For students without roommates at sign-up time, there is the roommate connection program, which is in its 10th year. This program allows students without roommates to meet others in their situation in the hopes of finding a roommate.