The Student Senate has recently requested the Director of the Union to enforce a policy passed by last year’s Senate regarding Troy Student Housing. Troy Student Housing had previously slipped under the radar and began advertising on the Union’s off-campus housing database, in direct violation of Union policy.
The Student Senate passed a resolution last year on February 27 that barred Troy Student Housing and any of its affiliates and subsidiaries from advertising in or around the Union or Mueller Center, as well as on the off-campus housing website. The policy was enacted because the organization was allegedly not truthful in its advertising.
Troy Student Housing, however, has been advertising on the Student Union’s off-campus housing database; its sister property, Horizon Terrace Apartments, had also recently sent advertisements via e-mail to some students promoting the apartments.
The Student Senate decided last week that the policy passed by last year’s Senate should be enforced and therefore, Grand Marshal Carlos Perea ’07 has enacted the resolution, which will be in effect until Troy Student Housing can prove that it is not violating the rights of RPI students, and that they are truthful in their advertising.
Perea said, “We are just making sure that Union policies are being upheld. If Troy Student Housing would like to be allowed to advertise in the Union again, all they would need to do is prove to us beyond a doubt that they are providing a safe, healthy, and fair place to live for our students without violating any of their rights.”
