In the past year, many students have been in an uproar about the construction of the now completed Seahawk Crossing. This on-campus apartment complex is divided into four buildings and includes the convenience of the nearby four-story parking deck, the Dunkin’ Donuts, and the POD (Provisions on Demand) market, all three equally as new. Freshly furnished with never-been-touched couches, beds, desks and chairs, it is easy to be excited, being a current resident of the Crossing myself. After the many dabbles of talk amongst Seahawk Village and Landing inhabitants, however, I tested the seemingly majority census that the Crossing is actually worth the grand total of $6,540 that it costs for a 12-month lease in favor of the Seahawk Village and Landing apartments. There are many differences between the Village and Landing to the Crossing. The main reason is that the cost of living in the Village and Landing depend on the number of bedrooms, whereas in the Crossing the payments are the same for the four-, six-, and eight-room apartments. The rent for the Village and Landing, for example, starts at a payment of $2,331 per semester for four bedrooms, according to the UNCW Housing and Residence Life Web site, then goes up by $101 for each less bedroom that is available. The Crossing is a solid payment no matter the number of bedrooms, equaling to $223 more than the most expensive apartment at the Village and Landing (the two-bedroom apartment). Yet another difference is the amount of utilities and services available for the on-campus apartments. The Village and Landing have access to an outside pool and community gym, while the Crossing does not. Furthermore, the Crossing apartments lack a dishwasher, full size beds, and have less square feet per bedroom. Yes, the Crossing does have the convenience of the parking deck, but it costs $60 more than parking anywhere else on campus. Sure, the Dunkin’ Donuts is right on the outskirts of the buildings, but anyone can have access into a doughnut shop. When it comes right down to it, I am paying $545 a month at the Seahawk Crossing instead of $518 for the same number of bedrooms at the Seahawk Village. True, the Crossing is the newest building on campus and the residents this year are the first ever to live inside, but either way you look at it, I am still paying $27 more every month to hand wash my dishes and sleep in the same bed as the dorms freshman year.