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Fall Freshmen

RESIDENCE HALL HOUSING
Begin by reading the descriptions of the halls below and then apply for your choices (remember to select only doubles or triples, as no first-year students are eligible for single rooms).

Clark Kerr Campus: 542 students, 22 staff — co-ed residence halls and single gender suite environments. Single, double and triple rooms in residence hall buildings and single, double and triple rooms in suite buildings.
*Note: Clark Kerr will be undergoing renovations for the 2008-09 year

Foothill: 790 students, 21 staff — co-ed and single gender suites, single, double rooms and triple rooms in suites.

Bowles: 193 first-year male students, 5 staff — quad rooms with shared common area for studying and 2 adjoining small rooms with bunked beds.

Stern: 267 female students, 7 staff — single, double and triple residence hall rooms and a few double rooms in suites.

Unit 1: 1426 students in 6 highrise halls, 31 staff — 4 residence hall towers with co-ed and single gender floors, single, double and triple rooms and a few triple rooms in suites, and 2 mini-suite buildings with double and triple occupancy bedrooms .

Unit 2: 1406 students in 6 highrise halls, 31 staff — 4 residence hall towers with co-ed and single gender floors, single, double and triple rooms, and a few triple rooms in suites, 1 mini-suite building with double and triple occupancy bedrooms, 1 apartment building which houses upper-division students.

Unit 3: 1224 students in 4 highrise halls and 1 midrise hall, 27 staff — co-ed and single gender floors, single, double and triple residence hall rooms and a few triple rooms in suites.

SUBSTANCE FREE ENVIRONMENT Freeborn Hall, one building in the Unit 1 complex, is designated as a Substance-Free Environment. Residents make a pact with their peers to keep the community free of smoke, alcohol, and drugs. They plan and host substance-free programming, events, and activities.

RESIDENCE HALL THEME PROGRAMS

Residence Hall Theme Programs: There are 6 theme programs in the residence halls - click on the links for further information:
African American Theme Program
Asian Pacific American Theme Program
Casa Magdalena Mora
Unity House: Exploring Diverse Genders and Sexualities
Women in Science and Engineering Theme Program
Global Environment Theme House (GETH)

Please Note: While most residence halls offers are contingent on a random lottery number, the theme programs look for students and make offers according to your application where you describe your interest in the program and critical issues posed in today's society on the topic. Be sure to apply if you are interested in any of the programs; it is one good way to bypass the lottery number system of assignments.

DISABLED STUDENT HOUSING
The Disabled Students' Program (DSP) on campus can assist students with disabilities in securing priority for housing. Some residence hall rooms on the Berkeley campus have been modified for physically disabled, deaf, hard of hearing, and visually impaired students. In order to qualify for priority housing and receive the appropriate accommodations, students must provide DSP with verification of their disabilities.

UC Berkeley, in conjunction with the California Department of Rehabilitation, offers a one-of-a-kind independent living program, the Disabled Students' Residence Program (DSRP). DSRP assists those students with physical disabilities, usually requiring a motorized wheelchair and daily attendant assistance. They participate for two semesters, developing independent living skills. DSRP assists students with learning how to hire, train and manage their own attendants and maintain the financial resources required to continue living independently.

For more information, write or call the

Disabled Students' Program
230 Cesar Chavez Student Center #4250
University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4250
Voice: (510) 642-0518 or TDD: (510) 642-6376
Website http://www.dsp.berkeley.edu

HOUSING COUNSELING & RENTAL LISTINGS

Cal Rentals assists students with making informed choices about the various housing options available, including off-campus rental housing. Its rental listing service offers on-demand updates of rentals online. Students may also make printouts of listings in the Cal Rentals office. For information, click the Cal Rentals link, or send e-mail to homeinfo@berkeley.edu, call (510) 642-3642 or visit the office at 2610 Channing Way.

Cal Rentals Office
2610 Channing Way
from 8 am to 5 pm,
Monday through Friday

For drop-in counseling or call for an appointment.

UC FAMILY HOUSING
University Village, Albany, Smyth Fernwald

CAMPUS RESOURCES
Resource, Berkeley's Official Student Handbook
http://nss.berkeley.edu