Dear Readers,

As the spring semester comes to a close, SIU college students are on the hunt for new pads across the city of Carbondale. With apartment hunting comes a new responsibility for college aged students. College is a time where many will seek to rent out their first apartment. Students face several factors to consider when apartment hunting including distance from campus, safe neighborhoods, cost, and general upkeep of the housing facilities themselves. The Daily Egyptian has published several articles throughout the years detailing the inadequate conditions of on and off campus housing, murky COVID-19 precautions, failure to protect the safety of residents and more. The annual Housing Guide is designed to provide prospective residents with a starting point to find their future off campus homes. Though this guide offers plenty of good housing options it is important that landlords make the necessary improvements to ensure safe, clean, comfortable and cost effective housing that students deserve. The Daily Egyptian encourages the campus and community to continue to voice their concerns. Constructive criticism is necessary for improvements to be made. 

Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Editor-in-Chief 

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