Quarters Housing
To gain perspective of the student life at The Quarters, we interviewed four current tenants, with two attending Kirkwood, and two attending the University of Iowa. The ten questions asked ranged from accessibility to campus, transportation, amenities, cost balancing, and knowledge over the controversy. In their answers, there are some notable commonalities as well as a few differences.
When asked how important housing was in regards to the closeness of campus, three students answered with a 4 on a five point scale and one gave a 3 on a five point scale. All stated that they had multiple forms of transportation, such as cars, the busing system, or friends which made living further away from campus easier. While this may be …show more content…
This includes two pools, a racquetball court, tanning beds, a hot tub, tennis courts, game room activities (pool, darts, etc.) and a washer and dryer in every unit. These amenities are free for use by tenants. When asked how often they utilized these amenities, three answered with 3-5 times a week, and one answered with 0 times per week. When asked if the cost of rent is worth all the amenities, each student answered “yes”. We asked the students to rate overall design, quality, and comfort of living at The Quarters. The average score for design was 4.25, quality was 4, and comfort was 4, all of which were based on a five point scale.
When asked if the students knew about the controversy over The Quarters before signing the lease, one answered yes and three answered no. Because of our project, all tenants currently know about the controversy. We then asked the tenants that said no if they still would have signed the lease if they knew before hand, and all three said they would have considered more options, but not ruled out The Quarters. For the one yes, we asked their reasoning on signing the lease and it was stated that Kirkwood was close and the amenities were worth the
To gain perspective of the student life at The Quarters, we interviewed four current tenants, with two attending Kirkwood, and two attending the University of Iowa. The ten questions asked ranged from accessibility to campus, transportation, amenities, cost balancing, and knowledge over the controversy. In their answers, there are some notable commonalities as well as a few differences.
When asked how important housing was in regards to the closeness of campus, three students answered with a 4 on a five point scale and one gave a 3 on a five point scale. All stated that they had multiple forms of transportation, such as cars, the busing system, or friends which made living further away from campus easier. While this may be …show more content…
This includes two pools, a racquetball court, tanning beds, a hot tub, tennis courts, game room activities (pool, darts, etc.) and a washer and dryer in every unit. These amenities are free for use by tenants. When asked how often they utilized these amenities, three answered with 3-5 times a week, and one answered with 0 times per week. When asked if the cost of rent is worth all the amenities, each student answered “yes”. We asked the students to rate overall design, quality, and comfort of living at The Quarters. The average score for design was 4.25, quality was 4, and comfort was 4, all of which were based on a five point scale.
When asked if the students knew about the controversy over The Quarters before signing the lease, one answered yes and three answered no. Because of our project, all tenants currently know about the controversy. We then asked the tenants that said no if they still would have signed the lease if they knew before hand, and all three said they would have considered more options, but not ruled out The Quarters. For the one yes, we asked their reasoning on signing the lease and it was stated that Kirkwood was close and the amenities were worth the