For many students, Creighton is a home away from home they can call their own. But what happens when that home isn’t available?

As the student population has grown in recent years, the ability to find housing on and even off campus has become increasingly difficult. Arts & Sciences sophomores Katie Scannell and Katie Porter are preparing for the stressful process that is signing up for junior-year housing.

Like most sophomores who want to live on campus, they are anxious about securing a spot.

“We’re worried about getting a spot in Opus or Davis because nothing is certain,” Porter said. “We have no idea how many upperclassmen are leaving. We have no idea how many people will be able to fit in Opus or Davis, how many sophomores they will be accepting for next year and how many people want it. We’re worried because there’s been such an overflow this year and we’ll have no chance, and then we’ll have nowhere For many students, Creighton is a home away from home they can call their own. But what happens when that home isn’t available?

As the student population has grown in recent years, the ability to find housing on and even off campus has become increasingly difficult. Arts & Sciences sophomores Katie Scannell and Katie Porter are preparing for the stressful process that is signing up for junior-year housing.

Like most sophomores who want to live on campus, they are anxious about securing a spot.

“We’re worried about getting a spot in Opus or Davis because nothing is certain,” Porter said. “We have no idea how many upperclassmen are leaving. We have no idea how many people will be able to fit in Opus or Davis, how many sophomores they will be accepting for next year and how many people want it. We’re worried because there’s been such an overflow this year and we’ll have no chance, and then we’ll have nowhere