He could have moved in the dorm -- no housing shortage in the dorms back then and there were less students then there are now.
Norman has NEVER had a housing shortage for students. There are FOR RENT signs out all year long around here and have been for years.
Where are you getting your information? I live in Norman, we have no more towers than anyone else and the students certainly didn't have a housing shortage. The Commons were here back then as well as a lot of OU upper division students lived there.
Why would OU have courses for people that climb towers -- we have no schools dedicated to electronic technicians. OU does not award a General Engineering degree.
The housing shortage is mentioned in the OK University school paper. It's in post 1121 above.