Sacramento State Housing and Residential officials have resorted to housing three students in dorm rooms that normally accommodate two this semester, in response to student housing crunch on campus. ——

-This semester, the waiting list for on-campus housing climbed to over 175 students and is the first time since 1988 that students have been housed in this situation. ——

-Sac State is not the first to implement this change.——

-This is a common occurrence among many CSU?s, with San Francisco State and San Jose State paving the way, Director of Housing and Residential Life, Cynthia Cockrill.——

-“We have been more accommodating than the aforementioned because we house three students in double rooms as opposed to single rooms,” Cockrill said.——

-The rooms are wired to accommodate three students, so the feeling of permanence is established. ——

-Sac State students Jeff Given, Travis Wilczynski, and Ben McKenna share a double room in Sutter Hall and chose to participate in the project. ——

-“We knew each other prior to this year, and we didn?t mind the lack of space,” Given said. “We have a double room and bunk beds, so we are comfortable.”——

-The 92 students who are housed in the three-roommate situation do not receive a reduction in dorm prices.——The price to live in a dorm costs $3584, said Cockrill.——

-Fourth year student, Robert Kathain, has lived off campus for the past two years at Woodlake apartments, and the difference in price is significant.——

-“I paid $350 for a three bedroom apartment, $70 for utilities, and, on average, $100 for food,” Kathain said. “My room is bigger than the average dorm room, and I have my own bathroom. I love it.””The vacancy rate in Sacramento is improving after having one of its worst years,” Cockrill said.——

-If social concentration is a must, students might be able to sustain a normal life living in a sardine can, but there are other options.