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Quality of Life Survey |
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Housing:
Your in luck because I am one of the few students who have the luxury to
live in the dorms. The school building is being sold and for that reason
little to no funds is expended on its up keep. The same can be said for
the dorms. They are reasonably priced... my one bedroom cost 6200 for
year including winter and summers. However, you will be responsible for
your own eletricity, gas and telephone. This can get quite expensive.
There is no uniformity in the size or quality of the dorm apartments.
You have studios, one bedrooms and two bedrooms. All differents size and
prices. Depending on where you are in the building you can have a one
bedroom the size of a palace or you can have crammed two bedroom. It is
really at the luck of the draw. Most students who don't live int he NY
area would kill to live in the dorms because off campus housing is quite
expensive.
Campus:
The campus of Touro is quite small. You have the main building and the
dorms... that's it. The main building has about 8 class rooms,
cafeteria, faculty and adminstration offices, and our library. Our
library takes up the entire Southwest corner of the building. You have
reading rooms that contain the statute books for each state... as well
as two computer labs and an international room. It serves its purpose
and because Westlaw and Lexis are so widely used it does not pose for a
problem. There are about 6 private group study rooms... these fill up
fast during finals.
Again the building is clean but it used to be a middle school so you
still have the rows of lockers in the hallway. On scale of one to ten
the building is about 3.
Neighborhood:
It should also be mentioned that we are at the border of the "ghetto" of
Huntington and the "village". The village has great restaurants and
boutique stores. It also has all the needs that one would need doctor's
offices, dentists, grocery store and churches. However to get to the
village you must drive through the ghetto. It is quite run down area
with a lot of scketchy characters. We have had 3 robberies in the dorms
this past year. Thankfully no one has ever come face to face with their
assailants but.. this is stuff you should know... during the day safety
is not an issue... but at night especially if you are leaving out of the
side to go to the dorms you do feel uneasy... again this is all without
incident.. but you should be aware in what area Touro is currently in.
However... two blocks in any direction you will be in a very nice
area... such is New York...
Transportation:
In additon, the bus system in Suffolk County is very poor. The buses are
clean and great by the frequency is low. It is best to come here with a
car. However, if you live in any of the five boroughs or western long
island you should know that we are exactly 7 minute walk from the train
station right down New york avenue so it is very accessible to the Long
Island Railroad.
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