Read the following context and answer the question.
Context: Sure , the dorm has laundry in the basement -- two washers and a broken dryer . There 's a laundromat down the street , a bit more expensive , but everything works . I thought the internet lab was open today , but it 's not , so I ' m in an internet cafe . On the square near here is stuff for the Bachfest going on .
Question: Why does the narrator live in such cramped quarters ?
Answer:


That is what the school gives as dorms .