Life in married housing at NGU
Alyssa Waller, Staff Writer
Photo courtesy of Rachel Hubbard
Rachel Cash Hubbard and Connor Hubbard live together at Crusader Court, North Greenville University’s married housing. Rachel finds that living in married housing is very convenient, economical and feels like an apartment that is really, really close to campus.
One of the pros of living in married housing for Rachel was convenience. She drives to class and appreciates how easy it is to meet up with other students. Additionally, when compared to living at an apartment, it’s economical. Though some students just get to walk to class, a short drive isn’t so bad.
Married housing has two bedrooms, one of which they use as an office, which is not something offered with a lot of cheap apartments. Rachel noted the convenience of free maintenance as well.
Unlike regular dorms, they can also have any guests over that they wish. Their building was even recently renovated.
She has found it great so far. Living in married housing is cheaper than any apartment that she and her husband could find in Greenville or the Travelers Rest area. If they were to find something similar to the married student housing, it may have been about $300-$400 more each month.
On the other hand, Rachel did find herself wishing for a bit more privacy. Since the dorm is close to campus, she spends much of her time with her shades closed. Another con is that married housing shares laundry with all of Crusader Court. Technically, married housing is given the option of having their own laundry hook up in the apartment, but a washer and dryer are big commitments.
They also don’t have to deal with suitemates, which is a nice change of pace from typical dorms.
Unfortunately, she has to deal with questions and weird looks from those unaware that Crusader Court also houses the married students of NGU. She is still getting used to the idea of guys in her parking lot, but that shouldn’t take too long.
Hubbard says that she cannot hear her neighbors, which is a blessing, particularly when studying needs to happen. She is pretty sure they exist, but sometimes she questions whether they’re even there at all.
