Readers React to Crowding at Kent State Dorms

Circumstances are combining to create a perfect storm for Kent's rental market.

Between the , the , the at Kent State University, and now , apartments are hard to find.

It's causing some tension among people who live, work and go to school in Kent.

Scroll down to see what they're saying about this latest news:

: Take some of the tuition raises and bonuses given and build more housing. It is not up to the city to provide housing for the university. Small world dorms torn down? Other dorms torn down. This is the fault of those in charge. Build some dorms. I don't care if they are ugly square buildings. KSU is out of control for housing.

: Poor students....(LOL)..what about the Senior Citizens at Silver Oaks. The students are mobile and adjust to anything, but the Senior Citizens that are affected don't have that priviledge. These poor older people have to go out and try to find housing, now let the KSU students do the same thing! The students will find, either apartments are too expensive or will not accomodate their needs (the same as the Senior Citizens). I have no mercy on KSU or the students at this point.

: I am continually amazed how little the commenters here know how this all works. Did you notice? KSU has had this happen the last 4 years in a row. Why? Because the numbers they have in August don't necessarily reflect the numbers they have by September and October. People commit to living in the dorms and then back out either from finding other places to live or not attending KSU at all. That's the same reason KSU doesn't release their enrollment stats on the first day of school; they release them about 2 weeks later after things have mostly settled...

: Everyone needs to stop complaining about Kent State and the supposed "down side" to it being in this town. Look around town and all the choices there are for food, entertainment, shopping etc. Do you think half of the eateries, bars, stores and the like would be here if there weren't 30,000+ students and faculty here at Main Campus every year? Instead of the community and student population fighting with each other all the time why can't we all work together to benefit this area.

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