RCF survey
condemns UNC
dorm situation
by Charles Jeffries
Staff Writer
"Here at UNC weVe had less of an attempt to provide a decent environment for
persons living on campus than any other major university," said Steve Saunders,
chairman of the Residence College Federation (RCF), Tuesday.
Saunders made the statement after reviewing the partial results from a survey
taken during the spring semester of 1971 .
The survey, entitled Student Environmental Analysis Survey (SEARCH), was an
attempt to study the overall effect of the dormitory arrangement here at UNC as
compared with other universities.
The SEARCH report divided the campus into areas of similar physical
arrangement in an effort to assess the effectiveness of academic facilities, personal
warmth, accessibility to the downtown area, and the overall influence of dormitory
life on the individual.
The idea for the study came from an examination of similar studies conducted at
other institutions. Saunders said that he found other institutions more receptive to
the needs of students as far as their accommodations were concerned.
Although the majority of the report is complete there remain two areas that still
need to be explored.
The first of these areas concerns the economics of residence hall living. The
report will seek to discover why it is that more money is not provided for residence
programs and how would the increase, if any, affect the students who live in the
dorms.
The second area concerns service facilities provided by the dorms. These include
electrical capacity, kitchen facilities and laundry rooms.
According to Saunders, the University does not make a careful study of the
students' needs when it starts construction on new living facilities.
"Instead," said Saunders, "the administration lays out the money to the
architects and they must build to suit the money that they are given to work with."
Saunders said he believed the study was representative of the student body. The
survey, in the form of questionnaires and interviews, involved more than 1200
people.
When the final conclusions of the survey are made Saunders hopes to publish
them in booklet form to be distributed to the students and the administration.
"We hope that the administration will heed the results of the study and will try
to initiate the changes necessary to create a better environment for those members
of the student body who reside on campus."
Thursday, June 24. 1971
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