OCTOBER 2010 Issue One Free
The Brand New Student’s Newspaper CONTENTS: FRESHERS’ INFORMATION ALL NEW LISTINGS SECTION MUSIC NEWS
Goldsmiths Freshers Face Housing Crisis Goldsmiths Freshers may face uncertainty over housing as they arrive at the University this month. Students starting at the University who live outside of London can usually be offered a place in halls, however, many students who fall outside of this ‘catchment area’ have this year been denied places in Goldsmiths Accommodation. Goldsmiths Students’
Union have also reported a marked rise in International Students who have been denied a place in halls. On top of not receiving a place in halls, many students have complained about the lateness in receiving this news. Welfare and Education Officer Francesca Bancarino commented that parents of new students had described
their children as feeling in “limbo” due to this late allocation of halls. This comment was made by parents attending a housing meeting with the Students’ Union. Ms Bancarino also commented that “a lot of first year undergraduates living outside of London had not received a place in halls, this left them very distressed as they could not comprehend why all first
year students aren’t guaranteed a place.” Goldsmiths Accommodation has space for around 1400 of the 2000 intake of Freshers every year. Other University of London Colleges, including UCL and
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