HSA Begins Room Cleaning Service

Students who can't stand dirty clothes and newspapers strewn about their room will now have a way to clean their suite without lifting a finger.

Harvard Student Resources, a division of Harvard Student Agencies (HSA), is inaugurating a room-cleaning service this month.

"The greatest thing about it is that we try to cater it to the needs of the students," said Eric S. Witt '95, acting manager of the student resources division. "The service is very specific to the individual student."

The cleaning service will include vacuuming, dusting, sweeping, and other cleaning tasks. Students may customize the service, requesting, for example, that bedrooms or desktops be left untouched.

Three plans are available, according to Witt. The top-of-the-line plan costs $185 and entails twice monthly room-cleanings.

The middle plan offers monthly cleanings for $125. The third plan offers cleanings during midterms and finals for $75.

The student employees for the room-cleaning service would stay out of the bathrooms--strictly the domain of dorm crew employees, Witt said.

The service has not yet been advertised on campus, but bulk mailings have been sent to parents of all upperclass students, with first-years' parents slated for mailings later this month, according to Witt. S

Several students have already signed up for theservice, Witt said.

"The response has been very encouraging," Wittsaid. "Students come in every day to inquire aboutit."

Gregory C. Clayman '95 hasn't been one of them,however.

"I wouldn't want anyone to clean my room exceptme," he said. "I like to know where my thingsare."

Ericka L. Kostka '94 said she wouldn't opt forthe service either.

"If there is a market for it, it's fine for HSAto exploit it," Kostka said. "But I would feeluncomfortable hiring my peers to do that kind ofwork."

Several students said they clean their roomsthemselves, so they don't have any need for theservice.

"Having someone clean up after you is kind oflike having your mom around," said Hardy H. Kim'96. "Just keeping your room clean and taking careof yourself is part of college life."

Kim didn't object to dorm crew employeescleaning the bathrooms for him, however.

"There are limits," he said

Several students have already signed up for theservice, Witt said.

"The response has been very encouraging," Wittsaid. "Students come in every day to inquire aboutit."

Gregory C. Clayman '95 hasn't been one of them,however.

"I wouldn't want anyone to clean my room exceptme," he said. "I like to know where my thingsare."

Ericka L. Kostka '94 said she wouldn't opt forthe service either.

"If there is a market for it, it's fine for HSAto exploit it," Kostka said. "But I would feeluncomfortable hiring my peers to do that kind ofwork."

Several students said they clean their roomsthemselves, so they don't have any need for theservice.

"Having someone clean up after you is kind oflike having your mom around," said Hardy H. Kim'96. "Just keeping your room clean and taking careof yourself is part of college life."

Kim didn't object to dorm crew employeescleaning the bathrooms for him, however.

"There are limits," he said