District 7 Councilmember Cecilia Lunaparra’s office organized tours to bring government leaders and campus housing officials into on- and off- campus student housing to witness the habitability concerns that students face.
The first stop of Tuesday’s tour was Unit 3, where campus junior Jeff Vega welcomed officials to tour his room in Norton Hall. Vega noted the room’s lack of circulation and temperature controls. He also expressed that safety concerns surrounding the windows are one of his primary concerns, especially after a student died after falling out of a window from Norton Hall in April.
Vega and ASUC transfer representative-elect Varsha Torpunuri, who are both residents of Norton Hall, said they did not know how to file maintenance requests.
“I think it’s important to highlight that we proactively communicate with residents at the start of each semester about how to let us know whenever there’s a maintenance issue that needs to be addressed, so that the process is clear to ...
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