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Squeaky Clean: Free Laundry for Residence Hall Students
Aug. 20, 2009
By Tina Deines
MOSCOW, Idaho – Starting this fall, University of Idaho Housing will offer free laundry to its residents. In the past, students either used funds on their Vandal Card or quarters to pay for their laundry.
"We think that students will appreciate this added amenity this fall and hope that it makes their stay in University Housing that much better," said Ray Gasser, director of University Housing.
University Housing now has new front load washers for all of its facilities, which are environmentally friendly and ADA accepted.
Laundry rooms also will be renovated for students, including repainting and addition of folding boards.
The new laundry facelift is just one of many improvements University Housing has made for residents this year. Other additions include microfridges in every residence hall room, a remodeling of the Wallace Residence Center basement and new carpet tile in Theophilus Tower.
"University Housing continuously strives to be the living option of choice for University of Idaho students," Gasser said. "We hope that adding amenities such as these will positively impact residence hall students."
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About the University of Idaho
Founded in 1889, the University of Idaho is the state’s flagship higher-education institution and its principal graduate education and research university, bringing insight and innovation to the state, the nation and the world. University researchers attract nearly $100 million in research grants and contracts each year; the University of Idaho is the only institution in the state to earn the prestigious Carnegie Foundation ranking for high research activity. The university’s student population includes first-generation college students and ethnically diverse scholars. Offering more than 130 degree options in 10 colleges, the university combines the strengths of a large university with the intimacy of small learning communities. For information, visit www.uidaho.edu.
Media Contact: Tina Deines, University Housing, (208) 885-7883, tdeines@uidaho.edu
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