In a battle to get a room on campus, one student finds himself without a home. University of Tampa sophomore Enrique Rosado has been living behind Jaeb Computer Center since Sunday before classes began.
Rosado, 19, has been checking with the Office of Residence Life on a daily basis to see if any rooms have been opened. He has been notified that he would receive an e-mail when rooms would become available.
“I asked if there were any openings over at the Hojo and they said no, that I’m just going to have to keep myself stable until I get that e-mail,” said Rosado.
Coming from New York with nothing but his clothes, a notebook and pencil, Rosado hoped he would have been placed in the Howard Johnson on temporary status like he had been the previous year.
Rosado discussed that there was not a monetary reason why he could not move into a dorm. “I just assumed that because I was student here, that it was in my finances to be paid for my room and board and that there’s got to be something they could do.”
Until the time where Rosado can be given a room, he has been going back and forth from the library and class until the library’s closing time.
Rosado is still without a home until the matter is resolved.
We will be conducting a follow-up on Rosado and what the Office of Residence Life says regarding the matter.
Alex Vera can be reached at avera813@gmail.com