The trouble is, many students seek housing not just for the summer but through the fall, to avoid the August and September crunch. Numbers of available rentals, soon to be vacated by students, were not available. But UC Santa Cruz's community housing center is now advertising 299 rooms and 132 rental units. Student fees cover the costs for this advertising. They are not charged an additional fee for the listings.
Some students marvel at the number of offers.
One student, Crystal Elkon, pointed to some of the fliers and noticed many of the tags, with contact numbers and names, had not been removed. Elkon is sticking around this summer and has no plans to sublet. But she doesn't want to take her chances in the fall housing market, and end up paying sky-high rents. Copyright 2001 Santa Cruz Sentinel. All rights reserved.