Video: Students make the decision to live alone

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Each spring, thousands of students begin the search for housing for the next school year. Although most live with roommates, some KU students are choosing more nontraditional living arrangements.

Each spring, thousands of students begin the search for housing for the next school year. Although most live with roommates, some KU students are choosing more nontraditional living arrangements.

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A student who lives alone discusses what led her to make that residential decision.

A student who lives alone discusses what led her to make that residential decision.

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Not every student lives with a roommate in college. For many, the choice is because of bad experiences with roommates in residential halls. For others, odd hours are a reason. Sometimes, just the desire for privacy motivates students to live alone.

 

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