L OTTERY 2009 N EWSLETTER

Wright State University Office of Residence Services Winter 2009 www.wright.edu/housing 937-775-4172

Important Dates to Remember:

**Detailed Info on Page 2

Monday-Friday, February 2 – 6: Squatter Week

Monday-Friday, February 9-13: Squatter Roommate Pull In

Monday, February 23: Disabled Student Online Room Selection Begins

Tuesday, February 24: Full Open Apartment Pull In

Wednesday, February 25: Graduate/Senior’s begin online room selection

Thursday, February 26: Junior’s begin online room selection

Friday, February 27: Sophomore’s begin online room selection

Monday, March 2: Freshman begins online room selection

Friday, March 20: Online Lottery Shut Down

Wednesday, April 1: Prepayment Due Date

Monday, April 13: Post Lottery Opens

Monday, June 1: All Lottery Closed and Post Lottery Prepayments Due

Classification of Students
Your classification for your Online Lottery Room Selection Time Ticket is determined as shown below: 

Classification Description
GR Graduate Possess baccalaureate degree and admitted to the School of Graduate Studies.
SR Senior 135 credit hours or more earned.
JR Junior 90-134 credit hours earned.
SO Sophomore 45-89 credit hours earned.
FR Freshmen 0-44 credit hours earned.
 

The credit hours for which you are currently registered are not used when determining your Lottery 
Room Selection Time Ticket.  

 
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Online Lottery Room Selection Time Ticket

Your classification for your Online Lottery Room Selection Time Ticket is determined as 
shown below: 

Start Schedule  Classification  Description 

Select Housing Starting: February  2nd  Squatting  YOU MAY SELECT TO STAY IN YOUR SAME 
‐ 6th 8:30 am to Midnight  BED SPACE; DAILY FROM 8:30 AM TO 
MIDNIGHT. 
Select Housing Starting: February 9th –  Squatted  IF YOU SQUATTED YOUR ROOM YOU MAY 
13th 8:30 am to Midnight  Roommate Pull  NOW PULL IN SOMEONE TO LIVE WITH YOU 
In  NEXT YEAR; DAILY FROM 8:30 AM TO 
MIDNIGHT.  
Start Selecting Housing Daily:  Disabled  ANYONE WITH A PHYSICAL DISABILITY MAY 
February 23rd 8:30 am to Midnight  Students  SELECT HOUSING STARTING DAILY FROM 
8:30 AM TO MIDNIGHT. 
Start Selecting Housing Daily:  Full Apartment  STUDENTS WITH ROOMMATES TO FILL AN 
February 24th 8:30 am to Midnight  Selection  ENTIRE OPEN APARTMENT UNIT. ONLY 
  FULL OPEN UNITS AVAILABLE FOR 
SELECTIONS ON THIS DATE BY FIRST COME 
FIRST SERVED UNTIL FULL. 

Start Selecting Housing Daily:  Graduate/Senior 135 CREDIT HOURS OR MORE EARNED 

February 25th 8:30 am to Midnight    MAY SELECT HOUSING STARTING DAILY 
FROM 8:30 AM TO MIDNIGHT. 

Start Selecting Housing Daily:  Junior  90‐134 CREDIT HOURS EARNED MAY 

February 26th 8:30 am to Midnight  SELECT HOUSING STARTING DAILY FROM 
8:30 AM TO MIDNIGHT.  
Start Selecting Housing Daily:  Sophomore  45‐89 CREDIT HOURS EARNED. MAY 
February 27th 8:30 am to Midnight  SELECT HOUSING STARTING DAILY FROM 
8:30 AM TO MIDNIGHT. 
Start Selecting Housing Daily: March  Freshmen  0‐44 CREDIT HOURS EARNED. MAY 
2nd 8:30 am to Midnight  SELECT HOUSING STARTING DAILY FROM 
8:30 AM TO MIDNIGHT. 

 
Housing selection will run daily from 8:30 a.m. to Midnight.  During the hours of 8:30 am 
to 7:30 pm housing staff will be available through live chat and/or phone to answer any 
questions you may have regarding the process.  You may email questions to 
housing@wright.edu. 
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Check It Out
Everyone should log into the Online Lottery Room Selection site ahead of time to verify 
your eligibility and see what the site looks like.   

HOLDS
Students who have holds against their university account will not be eligible to 
participate in Online Lottery Room Selection.  You must get your holds cleared up before 
Monday, January 26th to participate in squatting and before Friday, February 20th to 
participate in the new room selection process.   

Prepayments for Housing

The prepayment submitted will be applied toward the Fall quarter room charges. 
Everyone who selects a room by way of Online Lottery Room Selection is required to pay 
a $150.00 prepayment by Wednesday, April 1, 2009.  This can be paid online during the 
Selection process by Visa, MasterCard, Discover or Check Online.  Prepayments must be 
paid to keep your assignment you choose during Lottery Room Selection by Wednesday, 
April 1, 2009.  

Room Rates
WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS HOUSING
2009-2010 PROPOSED CAMPUS HOUSING RATES

Campus  Room  Room 

Community  Type  Rate 
These rates are for room only.  Please visit our website for a full rate sheet. 
Hamilton  Double  $1,609.00  
Triple  $1,492.00  
Woods  Single  $1,824.00  
Double  $1,594.00  
   Triple  $1,544.00  
   Quad  $1,395.00  
Honors  Double  $1,666.00  
Forest Lane  Quad  $1,684.00  
   Studio  $2,043.00  
   Small 2 Bedroom  $2,137.00  
   Lg. 2 Bedroom  $2,416.00  
College Park  Quad  $1,909.00  
University Park  Quad  $2,015.00  
Village  Efficiency  $1,805.00  
   Deluxe Efficiency  $2,062.00  
   One Bedroom  $2,342.00  
   Two Bedroom  $2,664.00  
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Eligibility Requirements
All students are eligible to live in Hamilton Living and The Woods.  Those who request 
and are assigned to the Honors housing must be in the University Honors Program, a 
National Merit Scholar, a Trustee Scholar, accepted into a specialized living‐learning 
community, or have a 3.0 GPA to occupy that building.   
In order to be eligible to live in Forest Lane, College Park and University Park, students 
must be 21 years of age, or be of sophomore status, or have lived on campus for three 
consecutive quarters. 
In order to be eligible to live in Village, students must be 23 years of age, or be a 
graduate or professional student, be married and/or have dependent(s), or be of junior 
or senior status. 
Continuing WSU students wishing to reside in Forest Lane, College Park, University Park, 
or the Village must also have a cumulative grade point average greater than 1.0 at the 
time of their application for campus housing for the coming academic year.  Exceptions 
to this policy may be requested through the Residence Services Appeals process. 

Want a Friend from ON Campus to be Your Roommate?

1. When you go through the ONLINE LOTTERY ROOM SELECTION you will have 
an opportunity to pull people into the room with you.  Only one of you will 
go through the process and the other roommates will be pulled in during the 
process. 
2. You must have your friends (preferred roommates) University ID provided to 
you to verify that the request is mutual and they accept the terms and 
conditions of the housing agreement.  If you do not get the students 
permission to use their UID and sign them up for housing you will be subject 
to judicial action, this is considered theft of information. 
3. Your pulled in roommates will be required to pay their prepayments by 
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 too, so make sure they go to our web page at 
www.wright.edu/housing to pay their prepayments online after the process. 
 

Want a Friend from OFF Campus to be Your Roommate?

1. Anyone from off campus that you want to live with you must have a campus 
housing application on file for Fall 2009 before you squat your current room 
or select a new one.  These may be filled out online at 
www.wright.edu/housing.  
2. As the person pulling someone into your room you must notify the housing 
office in advance of the person you wish to live with you.  This is required so 
that the housing staff can set them up to be eligible to participate in the 
Online Lottery Room Selection. 
3. You must have the student’s University ID provided to you to verify that the 
request is mutual. 
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4. Your pulled in roommates will be required to pay their prepayments by 
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 too, so make sure they go to our web page at 
www.wright.edu/housing to pay their prepayments online after the process. 
 

STUDENTS REQUESTING TO CANCEL THEIR CAMPUS

HOUSING AGREEMENT!

HAMILTON HALL, THE WOODS, HONORS AND FOREST LANE 
You must submit your request for cancellation in writing to (verbal cancellation not valid): 
 
Wright State University 
Office of Residence Services 
Attn: Contracting Coordinator 
3640 Colonel Glenn Highway 
Dayton, OH 45435 
 
Or email: 
Kim.Dancer@wright.edu 
 
 
Cancellation Date  Can I Be  Prepayment for 2009‐10?   
Released? 
By May 1, 2009  Yes  Refund All of Prepayment 

Between May 2 and June 1,  Yes  Forfeit $75 of Prepayment 

2009   
 
After June 1, 2009  No**  Forfeit all of Prepayment & Appeals 
Board 
**Residents requesting to be released must submit their written request to the Appeals Committee as detailed in Section II – B of 
the Campus Housing Terms & Conditions 
 
UNIVERSITY PARK, COLLEGE PARK OR THE VILLAGE 
Residents of campus apartments are under binding agreement and are subject to the 
Replacement Lease Process as detailed in Section III‐ A & B of the Campus Housing Terms & 
Conditions.  If you have questions or need additional information about this process, please call 
(937)775‐4172. 

What Happens if I Don’t Get What I Want? Change your room

assignment between April 13th and June 1st!!!

In the past, spaces (even whole apartments) have become available when students fail to pay 
their $150 prepayment.  Once those requests have been cancelled around Friday, April 10th, 
Residence Services opens the rooms up for students to move into the available spaces.  This will 
be done online by you to make upgrading or changing as easy as possible. 
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Community Descriptions

We will be having Community Open Houses with refreshments Monday, 
January 26 and Tuesday, January 27, from 8:00‐10:00 p.m. Each community 
will host an open house in their community office with the exception of 
Honors on 2nd floor plaza and Woods in 200 Hawthorn.  Please come see 
what we have to offer and get some free food! 

Hamilton  

Eligibility: All Students 
Rooms: Double and Triple Occupancy 
Amenities: Fully Furnished, Cable Included, High Speed and Wireless Internet, Fridge, 
Microwave, Phone with Voicemail, Private Floor Restrooms and Showers, Air Conditioning, Floor 
Lounges, Laundry Facilities, Vending Machines, Outdoor Grills , Volleyball Court,  Computer 
Lobby. 
 
Honors  

Eligibility:  University Honors Student, or 3.0 GPA 
Rooms: Double 
Amenities: Fully Furnished, Cable Included, High Speed and Wireless Internet, Fridge, 
Microwave, Phone with Voicemail, Private Suite Restrooms and Showers, Air Conditioning, Floor 
Lounges, Laundry Facilities, Vending Machines, Locked Hallways, Computer Classroom, 
Convenience Store, Coffee Shop, Tanning Salon, Hair Salon, Community Kitchen, Faculty in 
Residence, Gazebos, Outdoor Grills, Basketball Court. 
 
Woods 

Eligibility: All Students 
Rooms: Single, Double, Triple, Quad 
Amenities: Fully Furnished, Cable Included, High Speed and Wireless Internet, Fridge, 
Microwave, Phone with Voicemail, Private Suite or Room Restrooms and Showers, Air 
Conditioning, Floor Lounges, Laundry Facilities, Vending Machines, Locked Hallways, Volleyball 
Court, Basketball Court, Gazebos, Outdoor Grills. 
 
College Park Apartments 

Eligibility: 21 years of age, or sophomore status, or have lived on campus for three consecutive 
quarters. 
Rooms: Four Bedrooms, Two Bath Apartments 
Amenities: Individual Bedrooms, Kitchen w/Dishwasher and Refrigerator, Washer and Dryer in 
Every Unit, Cable Included, High Speed and Wireless Internet, Central Air, Basketball Court, 
Gazebos, Outdoor Grills. 
 
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University Park Apartments 

Eligibility: 21 years of age, or sophomore status, or have lived on campus for three consecutive 
quarters. 
Rooms: Four Bedroom Two Bath Apartments  
Amenities: Fully Furnished, Individual Bedrooms, Kitchen w/Dishwasher and Refrigerator, 
Washer and Dryer in Every Unit, Cable Included, High Speed and Wireless Internet, Central Air, 
Gazebos, Outdoor Grills. 
 
Forest Lane Apartments 

Eligibility: 21 years of age, or sophomore status, or have lived on campus for three consecutive 
quarters. 
Rooms: Two Bedroom Units for Four Students or Two Bedroom Units for Two Students. 
Amenities: Fully Furnished, Individual Bedrooms, Kitchen w/Dishwasher and Refrigerator, Cable 
Included High Speed and Wireless Internet, Central Air, Community Center with Computers, 
Outdoor Grills. 
 
Village Apartments 

Eligibility: 23 years of age or, Junior or Senior Status, Graduate Students, Students with Families 
or Partners Living with Them. 
Rooms: Efficiency, Deluxe Efficiency, One Bedroom, Two Bedroom. 
Amenities: Private Units, Full Kitchen, Laundry Facilities, Cable Included, High Speed and 
Wireless Internet,  Central Air, Gazebos, Children’s Playground, Outdoor Grills, Covered Picnic 
Shelter, All Utilities Included, Locked Hallways. 

Definitions
 
 
ONLINE LOTTERY ROOM SELECTION – This is the method that students use to  select where they will live for 
 
the 2009‐2010 academic  year.   
 
LOTTERY TIME TICKET – This is the schedule that you will use to determine when you may begin signing up 
 
for housing. 
 
WEB PAGE – http://www.wright.edu/housing/ 
 
EMAILS – You will be receiving at least 5 emails to your WSU email account giving you up to date reminders 
 
of lottery events 
 
NEWSLETTERS – You will receive a newsletter with lots of important information regarding lottery. 
 
TERMS AND CONDITIONS – These are the rules by which you agree to when you accept your contract for 
 
campus housing. 
 
SQUATTER – Person who lives in the room now and wants to live in the same exact room next year! 
 
SQUATTER PULL IN – Person who will be joining the squatter in their room next year pulled in by the 
 
squatter. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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23 Reasons Why You Should Live on Campus!

Issue Live Off? Live on!
One month's rent, held by the landlord, until you $150 pre-payment (A fraction of off-campus deposit),
Deposit move out, after 'damages'. reducing your fall rent.
Rent Cheaper, but doesn't include everything. More, but it includes everything.

Payments Due monthly, by check. Single payment per term, made automatically
Lease 12 Months 3 Quarter or 4 Quarter
Call DP&L to open account, pay a deposit, and
split bill with roommate each month. An hour in
the shower or a warmer house may be expensive
Utilities … Unlimited showers and heat at no extra cost.

Call Phone Company to open account, pay a

deposit, split bill with roommate(s) each month. Plug and Play on move in day. Long distance access is
Phone Long distance access is extra. free, and the rate is 7 cents a minute, 24/7/365.

Call Time/Warner to open account, pay a deposit,

wait for the installer to plug you in, split bill with
Cable TV roommate(s) each month. At least $35 per month.
Call Time/Warner to open Roadrunner account (or
do 56kbs dial-in modem), pay a deposit, wait for
the installer to plug you in, split bill with
roommate(s) each month. $40 per month. Share
Internet access with Dayton and surrounding counties.
You get/need two parking spaces: one outside
your door at your apartment, and the other
wherever you can find a spot when you're late for
Parking class.
Gas for the Car Gotta keep the tank full.
No campus rules, but if there's a problem, it's the
Rules Police who enforce them.
Staff During office hours or leave a message.
Roommates Choose your own or pay all the rent yourself.
Half the price. Plug and Play on move in day.
Half the price. Plug and Play on move in day. Share
access only with campus. And the speed is 13x a
phone modem for academic use.
Upper-class residents park in their community and
leave it there all week. Same walk as any commuter,
without the hassle of finding a parking place. And, you
can sleep in later in the morning because you are
already on campus. Police patrol the lots on campus.
It's parked, so who cares?
Campus rules, but RA's, Community Staff, and Campus
Police enforce them.
RA's on every floor, on call 24/7.
Choose your own and just pay your own rent.

Repairs Landlord will call somebody. Call it in via the staff or yourself. Timely response.
Cook it yourself or use your Wright One card on
Where do you eat? Cook it yourself or go out. Gotta have cash. campus. No cash needed.
Join a health club (with a pool?) or drive to Walk to the recreation center in the Student Union, with
Workout? campus, find a place to park, etc. a pool or use the Honors Fitness Center! No charge.
Neighbors Who knows? Other WSU students.

Furniture BYO or rent a furnished apartment (extra). BYO and furnished.

In your apartment or room, lounge down the hall, walk
Study In your apartment, or drive to campus. to anywhere on campus.

Have Mom do it at home or drive to the Do it right where you live. Go back to your place while
Laundry laundromat and hangout there for a couple hours. it's washing/drying.
Cash, credit or debit (no need to carry cash on
Cash or Credit, pay each creditor at their office campus), plus one stop bill payment at the Bursar's
Payment Options (mail or in person) each month. office.
Two stage security locks in residence halls, after the
Safety Lock your front door. safety escort walks you to your door.
A regular schedule of activities and workshops, both in
Activities & the hall and on campus. Because you live on, notices of
Workshops Welcome Party for new tenants, after that? the events are posted right on your floor.