Lacy Willing, Hillsdale sophomore, and her roommate were looking forward to living in the Burns Street Apartments next year after the office of residential life contacted them and approved their application.

However, due to a clerical mix-up, on the day Willing was supposed to find out if she and her roommate got into Burns, they found themselves on a waiting list and unsure as to their future residence.

"I’m pissed that we made plans based on having this apartment," Willing said. "I’m most upset, really, about having to be on board.

"I like that I got first choice in [the] room lottery, but it really doesn’t make me feel any better about having to pay another year to eat in Baldwin."

Ryan Blevins, director of residential life, confirmed that 22 groups of students can live in Burns, and it was a clerical problem that caused 30 groups to be invited to live there after the room lottery.

"Our database indicated there were more spaces than there were available," Blevins said. "It was a significant clerical problem, and we are working with each individual group to fix the problem."

Groups that were not able to get into Burns were placed at the top of a waiting list in the event that rooms became available, and were given top priority during the suite lottery.

Jonathan Smith, Barrington, R.I. junior, who was half of one of the eight pairs unable to get into Burns, doesn’t believe that the room lottery system should be tweaked.

"The room lottery is a little strange, but I don’t believe that it was the reason for the Burns trouble," Smith said.

Blevins remained adamant that the error with Burns will be fixed for next year.