South Campus Isolation

This year I was supposed to be living in a south campus apartment. At face value south campus doesn’t seem that bad, you get a pretty good-sized apartment. You get to have the luxury of your own kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom. What isn’t announced is the isolation south campus creates. Last semester I was talking to someone who had just transferred to Syracuse and was placed on south. He said he was having a hard time making friends because he was just so out of place in those apartments. Having to take a bus frequently can really affect your schedule. If you have an early class such as an 8 a.m. you better hope you make in time for the bus or you will miss your class. Say after a long day of classes you decide to take the bus home, and your friends make plans to have dinner in 30 minutes. You either hope that there’s a bus during this time or you will have to take an uber. Speaking to several people that have resided on south campus, they added that the uber bills really start adding up after a couple of weeks. Although I may not live on south campus, I really feel for those who do. I would have thought with all the money that comes into the university that the students should have a place on campus. I’m not saying the south apartments are completely bad, some people really enjoy living there, but most the feedback I’ve received isn’t too optimistic