Residence Life Office

Apartment & Suite Selection
2008-09

Lottery Forms
Forms may be printed from the PDF file links listed below using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Clock Tower Hall Lottery form
New Hall Lottery Form
10th Avenue Apartment Lottery Form
8th Avenue Apartment Lottery Form
Rorem Hall Apartment Lottery Form

Index
Overview
Clock Tower Hall
New Hall
10th Avenue Apartments
8th Avenue Apartments
Rorem Apartment
Eligibility
Selection Process
Questions

Overview
Students interested in living in Clock Tower Hall for the 2008-2009 academic year must complete the Clock Tower Hall Lottery Form and return the form to:

Clock Tower Hall Lottery
Shaw Lounge, Commons
11:30 am - 1 pm
Tuesday, April 8th

Students interested in New Hall, 8th Avenue Apartments, 10th Avenue Apartments, or the Rorem Apartment for the 2008-2009 academic year, must complete the appropriate lottery form and return it to:

Residence Life Office, Ebersole
8 am - 4:30 pm
Friday, April 11th

Clock Tower Hall
Clock Tower Hall is located between Pauley-Rorem Halls and Harlan House. Clock Tower Hall houses 96 students in four-person suites. Each suite has a bathroom, two single bedrooms and one double bedroom. **Please note: single room rates will be the same as all other single rooms on campus.

Clock Tower Hall is air-conditioned and features an attractive lobby, small kitchens and lounges on each floor, a large community space with a sizeable kitchen on the ground level, and great use of natural light. The building is L-shaped with a brick exterior and pitched roof. The College provides furniture in each bedroom, living room, and the common areas in Clock Tower Hall.

It is a requirement that all students living in the residence halls participate in the full board plan (14 or 20 meals per week). This includes those students chosen to live in Clock Tower Hall.

New Hall
New Hall is located behind the 10th Avenue Apartments, near the soccer practice fields. New Hall is a three-story building with two suites on each floor (six suites total). Living & Learning Communities will live in four of the suites. Eight students will live in the remaining suite (4 double rooms). Each suite has a common living room, kitchenette (microwave and refrigerator) and three bathrooms. The College provides furniture in each bedroom and the common areas in New Hall. Amenities also include air conditioning, laundry facilities, study room, hall lounge, and full kitchen.

It is a requirement that all students living in the residence halls participate in the full board plan (14 or 20 meals per week). This includes those students chosen to live in New Hall.

8th and 10th Avenue Apartments
The 8th Avenue Apartment is located on 8th Avenue North, very near the railroad tracks. The 8th Avenue complex is made up of four apartments. Three students live in each apartment. Each apartment has two bedrooms (1 single and 1 double) and a common living room, kitchen and bathroom.

The 10th Avenue Apartments are located on 10th Avenue South, near the soccer practice fields. The 10th Avenue complex is made up of one building consisting of two mirror image, two-story duplexes. Eight students live in each side. Each side has five bedrooms (1 triple, 1 double and 3 singles) and a common living room, kitchen and bathroom.

Although, all students can participate in the 10^th Avenue Apartment lottery, this year preference will be given to those students who commit to living substance free.  Students desiring substance free living will be asked to fill out a substance free living contract when they submit their lottery form on April 11th.

Furniture is provided in each bedroom at 8th Avenue and 10th Avenue Apartments; however the College does not provide common area furniture. Students selected to live in the 8th Avenue and 10th Avenue Apartments may opt for a full or partial (7) meal plan. As a reminder, all students selecting 8th Avenue apartments will be moving into Pfeiffer Hall late in first semester.

Rorem Hall Apartment
The Rorem Hall Apartment is located on first floor of Rorem Hall, adjacent to the lounge. The apartment was intended to house a live-in professional staff member. In the absence of such position, the space is now used for student housing.

Four male students will live in the Rorem Hall apartment. The apartment has one large bedroom, a common living room, kitchen and bathroom. Due to the age of the facilities, the College cannot guarantee the future viability of the kitchen, nor does the College plan to replace appliances should they fail.

The College provides bedroom furniture consisting of a bed, dresser, desk and desk chair for each student. The College does not provide common area furniture. It is a requirement that all students living in the residence halls participate in the full board plan (14 or 20 meals per week). This includes those students chosen to live in the Rorem Hall Apartment.

Wilch Apartments
We will not be using the Wilch apartments for student housing for the 2008-2009 academic year.

Eligibility
All students returning to Cornell for the 2008-2009 academic year are eligible to sign up for housing in Clock Tower Hall, New Hall, 8th Avenue Apartments, 10th Avenue Apartments, or the Rorem apartment. Apartment and suite-style living offer more independent living options for students and require a high level of maturity. Therefore, these options are not made available to students whose disciplinary records indicate they are not ready for this arrangement. Generally, this means no conduct violations for the past year.

Selection Process
For Clock Tower Hall, each group of four people (males, females or co-ed with single sex rooms) must complete the Clock Tower Hall Lottery Form. One representative from each group will bring the completed form to Shaw Lounge on Tuesday, April 8th between the hours of 11:30am - 1pm. Suites will be granted by the total number of points earned by the group (based on 2008-2009 class standing: 3 points for each senior, 2 points for each junior, and 1 point for each sophomore). Each group will draw a number in case there is a tie for points (lowest number is best). The groups who will be living in Clock Tower Hall next year will be notified by e-mail on Wednesday, April 9th. Clock Tower room placement will be held at 11am on Monday, April 14th in Shaw Lounge. Placement will be made according to group points and draw number.

For New Hall, each group of eight people (males, females, or co-ed with single sex rooms) must complete the New Hall Lottery Form. For the 10th Avenue Apartments, each group of eight students (males, females, or co-ed with single sex rooms) must complete the 10th Avenue Apartment Lottery Form. For 8th Avenue Apartments, each group of three students (males, females or co-ed with single sex rooms) must complete the 8th Avenue Apartment Lottery Form. For the Rorem Apartment, each group of four students (males) must complete the Rorem Apartment Lottery Form.

One representative from each group will bring the completed form to the Residence Life Office on April 11th between the hours of 8am -4:30pm. Apartments and suites will be granted by the total number of points earned by the group (based on 2008-2009 class standing: 3 points for each senior, 2 points for each junior, and 1 point for each sophomore). Each group will draw a number in case there is a tie for points (lowest number is best). The groups who will be living in the New Hall Suite, 10th Avenue Apartments, 8th Avenue Apartments, and the Rorem Apartment next year will be notified by e-mail on Monday, April 14th. Students may not participate in more than one apartment lottery process a the same time.

Students who are not selected to live in an apartment or suite must participate in the residence hall room selection process in April.

Questions
If you have questions, please contact the Residence Life Office at x4113. More information regarding room selection for the remaining residence halls will be sent later this week.