The student-popular apartment complex formerly known as Legends at Canyon is now operating under the name of Campus Evolution Villages, or CEV.

The complex, formerly managed by Asset Campus, received the new name in early December when the former owners sold the complex to CEV. The majority of the staff at the apartment complex are West Texas A&M students and were unaffected by the change in ownership, according to Sedrick Knowlton, assistant general manager.

For current residents, “the name did not change anything,” Kaylee Vineyard, junior Advertising and Public Relations major, said.

Residents did not have to sign a new lease when the change in ownership took place.

“We didn’t believe in changing things that they already signed up for,” Knowlton said. “The only thing that changed is them writing a different name on the checks.”

In order to become a resident at CEV, a background check must be passed. You do not have to be a student to live there, but about 98 percent of the residents are students from Amarillo College and WT.

If applicants do not have a roommate already lined up, they can choose to fill out a compatibility form. CEV will then match them with roommates with whom they are the most compatible.

“The way they pair you up with your roommates is awesome. I love the girls I live with,” Emily Lomax, a sophomore Nursing major, said.

If residents are unhappy with their living situation, CEV will try  to transfer them to another apartment based on compatibility.

At CEV, they do not like to think of themselves as a normal apartment complex.

“We think of it as a community,” Knowlton said. “We have events bi-weekly. We want our residents to view it as their second home.”

CEV has a ping-pong table and a pool table for residents to enjoy. They also have a sand volleyball court, a resort-style pool with a BBQ area and a fully equipped, 24-hour fitness center available for residents.

Campus Evolution Villages is located at 47 Valley View Road in Canyon.