Re:UC Santa Cruz fires 54 grad students who were striking fo...
by epistasis on Sunday March 01, 2020 @10:37PM
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As somebody in Santa Cruz, good ducking luck actually getting that house.
Finding a place off Craig's list is nearly impossible.
Last time I tried to use that (5years ago), the only call-backs I got from about 20 calls were landlords that recognized my name and I had known from other contexts (I've lived here a while). I ended up getting a place through other personal connections. Most local rentals operate on a network of personal connections here, with locals offering friends or other locals a deal to get by in an expensive town. Students never get this treatment, and often don't even get shown rooms.
For a grad student arriving without an extensive network, a room for $1700 isn't too bad.
The university has abandoned these students, and so has the town.
Finding a place off Craig's list is nearly impossible.
Last time I tried to use that (5years ago), the only call-backs I got from about 20 calls were landlords that recognized my name and I had known from other contexts (I've lived here a while). I ended up getting a place through other personal connections. Most local rentals operate on a network of personal connections here, with locals offering friends or other locals a deal to get by in an expensive town. Students never get this treatment, and often don't even get shown rooms.
For a grad student arriving without an extensive network, a room for $1700 isn't too bad.
The university has abandoned these students, and so has the town.