Housing sign-up for the 2008-09 academic year left some students upset because they could not live in Knights Village, which is reserved for fourth-year students.

JC Fuller was disappointed when he did not get in.

“The current system that Residence Life set up has a lot of flaws. Hard working students that have put in their three years and deserve a nice place to live during their fourth year don’t get the opportunity to,” Fuller said.

Knights Village accommodates only 84 students, making it difficult to get into.

“[The system] allows students involved in music to get the upper hand. They receive credits for their lessons, thus giving them the chance to get better lottery numbers than students not involved in music,” Fuller said.

Students eligible to live in Knights Village must have an average lottery number of 999 or less. The entire group must consist of fourth-years.

“There was one group of students who tried to sign up with a student only scheduled to be a junior next year. That group had an average lottery number that was less than 999, but were not permitted to sign up until they could show that they had a group made up of seniors,” Pete Armstrong, director of residential life, said.

Fourth-years who did not get into Knights Village still have lower lottery numbers, which should improve their chances of getting into other on-campus residence halls they view as desirable, Armstrong said.

“I was kind of disappointed about not getting into Knights Village because I’ve been looking forward to finally having a chance to live there,” Josh Kuennen said.

Armstrong wants to remind students  “no returning student is going to be left without a spot to live on campus. Unfortunately not every student is going to get their first choice of housing.”