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HOUSING LOTTERY: SPECIAL LOTTERIES

Off-Campus Lottery

When: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 5 p.m.

Where: Clark Hall, Room 103

Who: Students in the Class of 2010 (only) who are interested in living off-campus

Eight students will be released from the on-campus living requirement through this lottery. You MUST be a SENIOR in order to be considered. Due to the sequencing of Special Lotteries. You cannot enter the Friedman and/or Chase lottery before the Off-Campus Lottery. However, you may enter in the order in which the lotteries occur (Off-campus, then Friedman, followed by Chase).

If you are not granted off-campus status through the Off-Campus Lottery, you have the option of requesting to live off-campus by petitioning the Off-Campus Petiton Review Board. These requests are granted on a case-by-case basis. The deadline for Fall 2009 petitions and all supporting documentation is June 1, 2009. Application forms are available in the Office of Residence Life outlining specific information to be included in your petition. Please contact Elizabeth Hait, housing coordinator, for more information.

Friedman Lottery

When: Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 5 p.m.

Where: Clark Hall, Room 103

Who: Groups of students interested in living in Friedman Apartments


For the purposes of the Friedman lottery, a student's class year is determined by their class year as of the first day of the Spring 2009 semester.

Friedman has 12 apartments: 11 four-person apartments, and one six-person apartment (for a total capacity of 50). Only students in the classes of 2010 and 2011 are eligible to enter the Friedman Lottery. Priority will be given to groups as follows:

1. groups of ALL '10Js

2. groups with '10Js + '10s

3. groups with ALL '10s

4. groups of with '10s + '11Js

5. groups with '11Js + '11s

6. groups of ALL '11s

Each group will have one member draw a lottery number for the group. The group with the lowest number will select an apartment first.

Only GROUPS of four or six students may participate in the Friedman Lottery. Although only one member of the group needs to be present at the lottery, in order to participate, she must have in her possession the names of everyone in the group to verify class years. For groups which include students away from campus, a staff member on site will have information to verify class years.

Chase Lottery

When: Thursday, February 12, 2009, 5 p.m.

Where: CC 205

Who: Students in the Class of 2010 interested in living in Chase House

Priority for rooms in Chase House will be given first to 2010Js and then to 2010s. Students currently living in Chase that are 2010Js or 2010s that wish to return to Chase do not need to participate in this special lottery, they only need to contact the housing coordinator to indicate this wish to return to Chase. If spaces are available in the house after all interested 2010Js and 2010s have participated, 2011s will be eligible. Interested 2011s should be present at the lottery. Room selection will not take place at this lottery. Students in Chase House will select a new lottery number and participate in Room Draw.

If you have further questions, please contact Housing, extension 4940, housing@smith.edu.

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