CSUN offers housing to students in order to allow student to more easily attend classes and focus on school. Currently, with the Covid-19 outbreak and a shelter in place order, it is not only dangerous for students to go home but it is also difficult to secure housing for students who can not go home. CSUN has offered to grant refunds to students who need to go home but that isn't enough as many of us are unable to go home due to the danger of spreading the virus as well as other personal reasons.

Students are currently faced with an ultimatum. Go home and risk both your family's well being and any job you might currently have nearby, or stay and pay for housing at a school where classes are no longer in person. This isn't financially viable for many students who may be out of work. This is no longer simply a health crisis, it is a financial one. CSUN needs to be proactive and support its students.

While this may be financially taxing for CSUN, it is the duty of the school to provide support where it can. Several cities are starting to push for a moratorium on rent and many landlords have already started going this direction as well. This isn't radical or unheard of. This is simply the most ethical decision in what is a dire situation for many.