Student housing need ‘desperate’
With only three weeks left before the start of the first university term for 1971, student accommodation needs at the University of Canterbury were described yesterday as “desperate.”
The University of Canterbury accommodation officer (Miss A. Borrie), said that it seemed that Christchurch had reached “saturation point” as far as private board for students was concerned. “Things are pretty grim; at present with the beds I have available it means statistically 2J students per bed,” she said.
Describing 1971 accommodation problems as the worst yet, Miss Borrie said that some relief could be expected with the opening of a 300-bed hall of residence at Ham before next year.
Miss Borrie said that she was particularly worried about accommodation for overseas students and those wishing to live near the Ham university site.
Any person who can help is asked to phone Miss Borrie at 65-819, extension 771.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19710204.2.113
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32522, 4 February 1971, Page 12
Word Count
150Student housing need ‘desperate’ Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32522, 4 February 1971, Page 12
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in