The A Frame becomes “off campus housing”

by Erica Tomaszewski
edited by Phil Enright

This past year, President Birge and his family resided in the A Frame.  But at the end of June, the presidential family will be moving out, and four excited girls will be moving in.

For about the past ten years, the A Frame has been housing for wellness students, but next year the property will be considered “off campus,” and will be rented directly to the students.

Current sophomores Katie Krolikowski, Emily Semo, Keryn Shannon, and Elizabeth Squire are thrilled they got the house, but said it came with a lot of hard work.

Photo provided by Liz Squire

“When the sign for rent was posted outside of the house Emily called everyday for about a week,” said Squire.  “There were four other people trying to get it, but she was super persistent and we have her to thank.”

Since the property is being rented to the students, the A Frame will be considered “off campus housing.”  This means that Campus Safety cannot come knock on the door, and quiet hours do not apply.  However, this leaves them open to scrutiny by Rindge Police.

“We are a great group, I don’t think we will have any problems,” said Semo.

The group of four friends met last year, and said they grew much closer this year while living in a Granite Suite together.

“We really became a family this year, and cannot wait to live together, hopefully for the next two years,” said Krolikowski.

The A Frame has five bedrooms, two bathrooms, two living rooms, two decks, a kitchen, and a dining room.  The girls said there is a lot of room, and they are ready to turn the place into their own.

“We move in pretty soon, so we are already planning the furniture and how we want to decorate the inside,” said Shannon.  “We are all really excited to see how we can transform this place.”

The future residents of the A Frame said they are happy with how their living situation has turned out.  The girls said they were really excited they did not have to go through housing lottery.

Squire said everyone is eager to be living on their own for the first time.  The girls plan to cook family dinners, buy a rowboat, and adopt a dog.

“We all are so ecstatic that we got this house and we can’t wait to wake up every morning in our own house on a gorgeous lake,” said Squire.