KEG: Housing fair can help you decide where to live

If you’re still deciding where to live next year, an on-campus event can help you in your search for an off-campus apartment or house.

The Kentucky Kernel will host its second annual Housing Fair on Tuesday, Feb. 21, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Student Center Grand Ballroom. Information from all of the major apartment complexes close to campus will be provided. There will also be door prizes, including an iPad and a new Kindle Fire, restaurant gift certificates and other giveaways.

“If you’re new to off-campus housing, or looking for a new place to live, the Kernel Housing Fair is one-stop shopping for all the information you’ll need,” said Hannah Schwartz, student advertising manager at the Kernel. “It’s a great opportunity to ask lots of questions and compare apartments. There’s no other place where you can reach so many apartment managers at once.”

In addition to apartment representatives, the Kernel will offer information about its new website, myukapartment.com, which offers tips about housing and information about many of the apartment complexes around UK’s campus. A Kernel representative will be there to give students a preview of the site.

The site, in addition to offering details about nearby complexes and companies, offers a list of housing resources, the Kernel’s classifieds, and a search feature that allows users to search by number of bedrooms, neighborhood, price and type of property.