Some apartment store owners and managers want to move the housing fair onto their own turf.

Valerie Hamluk, Association of Residence Hall Students vice president, said she attended a housing fair meeting where it was discussed that apartment owners were dissatisfied with the fair location.

"They want to hold it downtown next year because of the protesters," Hamluk told the ARHS council during a meeting Monday night.

Several students demonstrated at this year's housing fair on Jan. 29 and 30, protesting their realtors. ARHS and the Organization for Town Independent Students sponsor the fair, along with the Undergraduate Student Government, Residence Life and the Council of Commonwealth Student Governments.

Mary Frantz, vice president of property management for Keystone Real Estate Group, 444 E. College Ave, said she and other managers are working with campus representatives to solve some problems with the fair being on campus. She would not comment on what the problems were because it is still being discussed.

"There has been some discussion as to having it off campus," Frantz said, adding that she is willing to compromise with the sponsoring student groups.

But ARHS is not interested in moving the fair off campus.

Hamluk said she did not think the student protesters and demonstrators at the fair were a problem because they were not actually inside the fair and were peaceful.

"It was done tastefully," Hamluk said.

A campus location for the fair is preferable to ARHS, Hamluk said, adding that it enables them to coordinate dorm tours with the fair.

And a central location such as the HUB is convenient for students, Hamluk said.

OTIS President Mike Sophy said OTIS will not sponsor an off-campus housing fair.

"As far as I'm concerned, the housing fair will be on campus next year," Sophy said.

It will be up to the individual owners and managers whether they participate, Sophy said.

OTIS has a responsibility to know about the realtors represented at the fair, and it may be difficult to monitor the representatives if it is not on campus, Sophy said. The on-campus fair has been successful and there is no need to move it downtown, he said.

Forest Wortham, coordinator of off-campus living and OTIS adviser, refused to comment, saying the issue is not a concern to his knowledge.

Frantz said she and other realtors will discuss the fair with campus representatives during the next several months. She said her decision on whether to participate in next year's fair will depend on the discussions, adding that she and other managers hope to establish a good relationship with the University and the campus representatives.

Karen Rockwell, manager of State College Park Apartments, 349 W. Clinton Ave., said she does not have an opinion on the location of next year's fair.

She said she is unaware that there has been discussion about the subject. She would not comment on a student that protested State College Park Apartments at the fair this year.

Linda Lucas, manager of Heritage Realty Group Inc.,1525 Science Park Road, said she received a questionnaire about the housing fair, but she did not know who it was from. She said she has no preference about the fair location.

"We'll be there regardless of where they have it," Lucas said.