September 10, 1999
The Annual Squeeze Into Hotels, Homes, and Those Dreaded 'Converted Triples'
Why colleges intentionally overbook their dormitories -- despite the disorder and griping
As the fall semester began last month, the University of Nebraska at Lincoln had no space left for about 250 of the 4,650 students who had been told they could live in on-campus dormitories.
As a temporary solution, about 150 freshmen were placed as the third person in rooms designed for two -- an arrangement known as a "converted triple." The other 100 students,
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