With the lure of free housing, hundreds of UW students apply to be resident assistants
KIMBERLY WETHAL
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UW-Madison freshman Sophie Mears outside Sellery Residence Hall. She and her twin sister, Maddie, were both wait-listed for a housefellow position after applications doubled over last year.
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In the weeks before I joined the Wisconsin State Journal in September, I was told this: Remember that a higher education institution is like their own city. It has its own character and struggles, defined by the students who learn there and the faculty who teach them.
I have seen this over and over again, and it was particularly clear when I visited UW-Platteville at Richland a week after the University of Wisconsin System ordered degree-fulfilling classes to cease because of low enrollment. During my visit, I found many of the devastated students to be emotionally invested in their campus community — and committed to saving it.
UW-Madison freshman Sophie Mears outside Sellery Residence Hall. She and her twin sister, Maddie, were both wait-listed for a housefellow position after applications doubled over last year.
