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(photo by Nick Leyva ’15)
Nine residential areas make up UCF’s student housing. These include the main-campus communities of Apollo, Hercules, Lake Claire, Libra, Neptune, Nike, Northview and Towers at Knights Plaza, as well as the Rosen College Apartments on the Rosen Campus.
Next year, Knights will be able to move into the new UnionWest residential community as the UCF Downtown campus opens in the fall.
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