This letter is in response to the recent revisions made to the 75-25 policy. Even though it has now been revised, it is still unfair to the upperclassmen residing on campus.

First of all, the upperclassmen deserve their preferences for the simple fact that seniority should, and in most other cases on this campus does, rule.

Upperclassmen are able to register for classes before freshmen, they are added into classes that are otherwise full before freshmen are added into them and thus, they should be allowed to reserve whichever room they want to live in because they have invested the time and money to have such privileges.

Secondly, why make the upperclassmen suffer because the university doesn’t have ample space for all of the freshmen they have admitted? We have to sign housing contracts before the end of the spring semester, which allows the university time to figure out how many freshmen will be able to live in the dorms the following fall.

The university is punishing us because we have been here longer, but at the same time it is catering to the “needs” of students who haven’t yet invested any of their time and money into the university.

Mr. John Shertzer stated that the policy is being shifted “because of the percentage of the incoming freshman class [who want to live in the residence halls],” and not because of the current student opposition to the plan. It may be wise to consider the fact that in the future more students will be transferring in as juniors rather than coming to Iowa State straight out of high school.

With this policy in effect, those students won’t have a chance to move on campus if they so desire because the current upperclassmen will have already filled the 50 percent allotted.

Mr. Shertzer, you also expressed the wish for “more student activism over campus issues such as the 75-25 plan.” Trust me, these letters are probably just the tip of the iceberg.

Marnie Doering

Junior

English