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Santa Barbara housing plan wins OK The decision ends several years of contention between the university and dozens of residents who opposed the development. The university, 100 miles north of Los Angeles, has been scrambling to find affordable housing for its personnel in one of the most expensive real estate markets in California. "The university needs the housing, there's no doubt about that, and that was a significant consideration," said Peter Douglas, executive officer for the commission. "At the same time, it balances environmental protection with the university's need for affordable housing. It's a good trade-off."... Regents
approve UC Davis' West Village project The first phase of the high-profile development will include commercial space; a branch campus of the Los Rios Community College District; a magnet high school for the Davis Joint Unified High School District; and faculty, staff and student housing. The first phase will have 312 single-family homes and townhomes for faculty and staff, and apartments for almost 2,000 students. Ground-floor commercial space is also part of the first phase... Orono
Considers Putting Restrictions On Number Of Housemates Living Together The biggest concern among students here in Orono is talk that the town will make it illegal for more than three unrelated people to live together. But town leaders say the truth is they want both sides to feel comfortable living in the town... Local
film festival to feature work of Miami U. students, international contributors The first Oxford International Film Festival will take place April 5-8 in the Marcum Conference Center. The event will include screenings of more than 70 independent films, premiers, filmmaker panels, workshops and cash prizes. This first-ever Oxford film festival was created through collaboration between independent production house Star Com Productions and the Miami Association of Filmmakers and Independent Actors (MAFIA). The organizers plan to make it an annual event. According to J.C. Schroder, a Miami sophomore who is the executive director of the festival and founder of Star Com Productions, holding the festival in Oxford presents an opportunity to draw interest from the surrounding metropolitan areas of Cincinnati, Dayton and Indianapolis as well as Oxford... Talawanda
recruits MU students to teach languages According to Jean Pauna, coordinator of gifted programs for the Talawanda School District, some students leave Talawanda having studied as many as five languages. In an increasingly connected world, multilingualism has grown in importance... The spring semester program, in existence for more than 25 years, partners Miami language students with interested second through eighth graders from the Talawanda School District. Meeting after school once a week for about an hour, students work with their Miami elders on language skills in a relaxed and exploratory manner. In addition to Spanish, the most popular choice, expected offerings this year will include Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, German and sign language... [Editor's Note: Oxford's Talawanda School District was listed as one of the top 100 public school systems in the country by Offspring Magazine, a Forbes publication (Sep/Oct 2000).] Indiana
artist draws from her art-infused past So she was pleasantly surprised when she and her husband, Chip, moved to Indiana [Pennsylvania] in 1991 and found that this small college town has its own thriving art community... FSU
homecoming Work
continuing on Community Arts Center Other future projects include the renovation of the center's auditorium and art gallery. However, additional fundraising will be required before these next stages can begin. "We hope in five years we'll be up and running with a lot of programs... More
Than 700 Wait on GU Housing List Education
Realty Trust to develop student housing for University of Alabama Allen & O'Hara Development Co., a subsidiary of Memphis-based Education Realty Trust (NYSE: EDR), is the developer and construction manager for the project. South Ridgecrest Residential Community, the second new housing facility developed by Allen & O'Hara on the campus, will include five-story Georgian-style buildings and a three-level, 1,000-car parking structure... University
Inn to return to student housing Towson
apartments subject of code dispute Members of the Riderwood Hills community said they can’t get a straight answer on just how many tenants are allowed in a rental unit like the Kenilworth at Charles apartments in their neighborhood. They say their community is forced to endure disturbances that are more serious than what county leaders chalk up to typical “town and gown” inconveniences. “We could deal with the occasional loud party or parking problem — we’re practical people,” said resident Trish Mayhew. “But we’re just overwhelmed by this and even now we’re just getting lip service.”... UW
considers ways to address party-related violence Recent alcohol-soaked shootings and fights in the area — Greek Row and the University Park neighborhood — are lending urgency to addressing the chronic rowdiness. Potentially the most divisive idea to emerge would impose on-campus student discipline for off-campus behavior... Sophomore
living requirement focus of upcoming public forum "With this requirement, most of the tenants will then be older and probably more mature residents," said Ken Bogard, Oxford City Council member who is also on the committee. "Enrollment is a big factor. If enrollment is low, I'm sure landlords will have some concerns. If it's a wash, there should be no problem." The committee's research has shown that with 1,990 rental permits located within Oxford's Mile Square, targeting this area for affordable housing for the 1,500 graduate students and about 100 new faculty and staff each year will increase the scholarly city-university climate... I
[heart] Charlottesville: Is our town the new Little Apple? But then there's the ceaseless development, high real estate prices, and what many consider the loss of our small town appeal. Maybe it's the worst of times... Is Charlottesville New Yorkifying? Can it be long before we call ourselves the "Little Apple"? Any way you slice it, the issue is ripe for debate. A few signs... Sustainable
Student Village design competition launched The University is seeking expressions of interest for the right to build and manage the University’s £22 million ‘Sustainable Student Village’. Bidders are being invited to submit their entries as part of an international design competition for a development that will house 500 students in boulevards of traditional terraced houses... Colleges
as city builders But pushed out of neighborhoods, architects have nowhere to build but up. Some of the dorms are architectural masterpieces, such as Northeastern's trim 16-story Building H. Others are misshapen, such as Harvard's 15-story graduate student housing complex on the Charles River in Allston. But the overarching point is that, with little public discussion, Boston is at risk of becoming a city of dormitory towers. The tastes of college students should not be the primary factor in shaping the city. It's understandable that students prefer suites with kitchens and living rooms to the small, shared dorm rooms of old. Colleges that don't supply such amenities worry that they will be at a competitive disadvantage. But the arrangement of single occupancy rooms in such suites adds 25 percent to the overall square footage of the new dorms... Students
take role in housing investments Jesse Conrad, Libertyville, Ill., junior, co-owns his house at 901 West 22nd St. with his father. Conrad began looking at houses in Lawrence for investment property while he lived in McCollum Hall during his freshman year. After sending pictures and information to his father in Libertyville for approval, Conrad made the decision to purchase his house located near Alabama Street... Neighborhood
group hopes to soothe town-gown tension The group, whose name refers to three streets in the area - Conwell, Curtis and Chetwynd - aims to foster a peaceful and cooperative internal community of residents and students and keep outside intervention - like the police - to a minimum... Rowdy
Tempe renters blamed for 'bad neighbor' problem Tempe supports ASU's efforts to increase student housing on campus, but the University should work with neighbors in the process, Hallman said. Tempe police is maximizing its party patrols and trying to make Tempe's "not-so-good neighbors" better community members. "We're trying to make sure that three-bedroom homes stop becoming six-member frat houses," Hallman said. "We're trying to make sure four-bedroom homes don't become eight-person party havens."... Can
a Start-Up College Revive a City? (podcast) The university’s first entering class last fall had 113 students, and enrollment reached 140 this year. Nine full-time professors and a few dozen other employees fill the top floors of the temporary academic center. Harrisburg hopes to become a regional hub for students interested in the science, technology, engineering and math fields. A year into its formal existence, the university is still trying to develop an identity... Mayor
reports on Williamsburg's growth "The city's size is a tremendous asset. We know our citizens, and they know us," Zeidler added. One of the few projects to be created from the ground up was the Strawberry Plains neighborhood of affordable housing, which, Zeidler reported, is now home to 133 people, including five teachers, two firefighters and four police officers... Community
seeks to revamp Urban Village The meeting is the first of a three-phase plan that aims to revitalize the Urban Village neighborhood that lies west of Atherton Street. The plan is to fix up dilapidated homes, bring new business to the area and create a stronger, permanent resident population in the area. The crowd of about 50 included students, property owners in the neighborhood and residents of adjacent neighborhoods... Santa
Barbara Tenant Evictions Will Now Cost Landlords Up to $6,000 Each The Santa Barbara City Council approved the ordinance late this afternoon. Landlords who empty their rental apartments to upgrade their building are now required to pay their tenants up to $6,000 for relocation expenses. "It's just a hard time to find new apartments and it is very expensive," says evicted tenant Paulina Silva, 10. Paulina and her mom Luc were evicted from the Cedarwood Apartments in Isla Vista. The owner is remodeling the building, converting the affordable complex into luxury student housing... RHA
study finds students support mixed-gender housing However, Resident Life officials caution that despite the student interest, the process of bringing mix-sex housing to the university could take years. While the option is popular among small, liberal arts colleges or private institutions, it is unprecedented for a public institution of this size, officials said... Student
groups help fight poverty Students Together Ending Poverty is a poverty awareness and policy dialogue initiative taking place throughout November, sponsored by the Roosevelt Institution. More than 15 student organizations are involved in coordinating more than 20 events on campus. “Our goal is for the students of Roosevelt to take the observations during these events and turn them into policy proposals,” said Deep Shah, president of the Institute... University
Quarter plan for town Manchester Metropolitan University - MMU Cheshire - and South Cheshire Chamber of Trade say the new image will attract investors and help retain graduates in the town. The launch will take place at the MMU's annual Town and Gown dinner at Nantwich Civic Hall on Friday when university boss Dennis Dunn will formally announce the renaming of the South East Quadrant of Crewe... Colleges
making inroads against inebriation "A change in policy produced a change in results," he said. McNeal noted one element common to university communities that had succeeded in cutting alcohol abuse was an ongoing town-gown coalition. "Successful coalitions are perpetual," he said. "They don't have a defining goal and then disband."... Milledgeville
sets occupancy limits Council members voted in favor of the limit, which gives residents two years to become compliant. "I felt like our ordinance, as it was, was too vague in terms of defining 'family,' " City Councilman Steve Chambers said after the meeting... In
Georgetown, a religious community like no other Brian O'Neill Jr., 20, moved in with eight other Georgetown University students in August and promptly held pool parties so loud the university and police were called. So far, this story has nothing out of the ordinary. But the specter of spoilsport neighbors and privacy-invading cops loomed darkly over what was projected as a fun-filled semester. So the scholarly younger O'Neill drew on his religious upbringing for inspiration. Zoning laws permit no more than six unrelated residents in a house. But if it's a "religious community," the number jumps to 15. The solution? Yes, here it comes . . . "The Apostles of O'Neill." That's the name the lads used when they filed to incorporate as a nonprofit religious organization... Georgetown
'Apostles' Rub Neighbors the Wrong Way The displeasure might have resulted just in a few calls to the police for noise but for a legal snag: In Georgetown, the zoning permit limits residences to six unrelated people. Faced with the prospect of turning three pals out on the street, the younger O’Neill discovered a solution. On October 2, the house became home to a certified religious organization, the Apostles of O’Neill, which meant DC law allowed up to 15 people to live there... Apostles
Betray Spirit of Law Exploiting this loophole, however, has real implications for the hundreds of Georgetown students who are already at a disadvantage when looking for off-campus housing. If the students’ religious status holds up, business-minded landlords could just as easily exploit the loophole to make some extra rent. The six-unrelated-resident limit not only limits the number of friends who can live together, but also prevents landlords from jamming too many residents into properties... Party
time, excellent? Most campus residents, whether living in an apartment, a dorm, a frat or a co-op, have to deal with party walls. Though it may sound like a blast, in architectural language a "party wall" is simply a boundary partition shared by both owners. My living room wall is also my neighbors' living room wall, and this means we have more in common than to whom we pay rent... Charlottesville
Offers Horses And Fine Dining For those seeking culture, a good first stop might be the Downtown Mall, a mile long open-air promenade. It houses quirky art galleries, ancient bookstores, ritzy boutiques and a variety of enticing restaurants. There is always a fiddle or banjo player serenading the spectators sauntering down the Mall. It also hosts the famous Paramount Theater. This relic was reopened in December 2005 with a benefit hosted by Tony Bennett. One might ask why Tony Bennett would stop by a small town in Virginia to launch the old theater and this is a question often asked of other famous people who call Charlottesville home. These well-known locals include Dave Matthews who served beers at Millers, the only dive bar on the Downtown Mall, to make money while he played his music at Trax, a townie hangout, at night. This was all before he made it big of course, and now he comes home to Charlottesville between tours and publicity shoots to lounge at the hip music bar, Starr Hill, located on The Corner.... College
Town Challenge Winner Announced California
Student Housing Property Sold for $45M Katrina-hit
Dillard Univ. gets $2 million for student housing The grant announced Monday by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development comes under a program meant to help historically black colleges and universities, such as Dillard, further address the needs of their communities... Most
Sustainable Campuses Ruth Abramson, communications manager in the University of British Columbia Sustainability Office, says the institution's achievements in this area "are the result of thousands of UBC students, staff, and faculty actively demonstrating their commitment to sustainability.".. Campus Sustainability Profiles The Worldwatch Institute maintains another list of campus greening profiles
that may be of interest to users of this resource. UNF
Students Tutor At Risk Kids (video) UNF students Krystal Hinson and Mike Bivins spend a good part of their day either studying for class or going to class. Both are UNF Presidential Community Ambassadors and spend time each week helping at-risk kids... Low-priced
Poly faculty homes near completion Starting in mid-December, 21 homes will be available for Cal Poly faculty and staff to buy at below-market rates as part of a university- assisted plan designed to help recruit and retain employees in the face of the area’s high housing costs... A
Green Future Sweet
Home: Wake Forest trying to get area's high-school grads to stick around At some colleges, the fight for high-school seniors' hearts and minds has extended to a concentrated effort for the students in their own backyards... Milledgeville
City Council to take up housing limits tonight The council will meet at 6 p.m. at Oak Hill Middle School to discuss the ordinance, which would limit to three the number of unrelated people who may live together in a single-family zone... About 450 people attended the city's Planning & Zoning Commission meeting last month to debate the ordinance. When it came up for a vote, two committee members voted to recommend it to the council, two voted against it and two abstained... Transcendental
Iowa —They're Seriously Meditating in Fairfield Five o’clock is meditation time in this town of 9,500, about 100 miles southeast of Des Moines... Historic
restoration on a shoestring Now a professor himself at that college-turned-university, Mr. Löf is using what he learned to save this border town's endangered historic buildings. With his own volunteer time and financial backing from the University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College, he is salvaging the past – on a budget – while training students in historic restoration... Proposed
ordinance to target Orono's off-campus students People
Who Have Frequent Loud Parties May Go Before City Council in the Future
in Reno A neighborhood advisory board that oversees the area near the University of Nevada, Reno is considering a plan to red-tag houses of repeat offenders who hold parties that result in a police or ambulance response... Rental
homes bring unwanted changes for some neighbors “We’ve realized that it is not very likely that we’re going to change their behavior,” Dale Kring said. “They’re kids who are 18 to 21 years old. They’re going to have a good time.” Dale and Wanda Kring are leaving their central Lawrence home of 42 years because of problems with neighboring rental properties and trash. The Krings, pictured at their home, displayed some of the trash they collected last week while walking in their neighborhood. The Krings’ story is not the tale that city leaders want to hear. Concerns about the city’s older, core neighborhoods becoming predominately student rental districts frequently are expressed at City Hall... Red
tag ordinance on hold So instead of a possible “red tag” ordinance, which could have fined tenants as well as landlords or property owners, beginning Thursday, a form letter has been drafted that will be sent to owners/managers following an incident at one of their properties... More information about the topic is available on the police department’s Web site at www.menomoniepolice.com. Students
say they enjoy living in their college apartments on campus The Wofford College senior and three of her friends didn't have to go off-campus to find apartment-style housing close to Wofford. Essex recently moved into the school's new neighborhood village designed to resemble quaint, suburban homes, complete with a brick exterior and rocking chairs on their front porches. Each apartment has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen and living room. Wofford commissioned Georgia architect Lew Oliver, known for his "new urbanism" plans, to design the college's new housing option for seniors. The village project, estimated to cost about $20 million, will be completed in four phases, with the second phase of construction to start in January. A community general store, with a meeting area and laundry area, will eventually be in the center of the village. Wofford's decision to create on-campus, village-style housing is part of a larger effort to rebuild campus neighborhoods and communities... Co-ops:
They aren't just for hippies anymore These cooperatives, known in short as co-ops, are houses in which students share responsibility for cooking and cleaning and where they pool financial resources for the operation of the co-op. Room and board not only tend to be cheaper than options offered by universities, but co-ops also offer a close-knit social environment for students... Neighborhood
rules proposed College towns such as Chapel Hill, N.C.; Cambridge, Mass.; and Iowa City, Iowa, have conservation districts, as do larger cities such as Atlanta and Boston, Black said... `Village'
part of strategy Every traditional university has a campus hub, where friendships are forged and memories are made. The Innovation Village complex, which would include student housing and retail space as well as athletic facilities, would provide just such a hub for FAU, quickly becoming a gathering place for students, alumni, faculty and staff as well as visitors. Major, long-term benefits to the university are expected to include substantial improvement of our freshman retention and overall graduation rates, more successful recruitment of top-flight students, faculty and staff, and enhancement of the university's economic development capability and visibility throughout its service area. All of this adds up to a stronger, better university for students of all ages, thus supporting FAU's core mission of bringing high quality academic programs to the people of South Florida... Farmers
market moves indoors following freeze Monona Terrace, is the new location for the popular Saturday market. The Terrace will be relied on for shelter from the wintry weather for more than 70 registered vendors and their products until Dec. 23. Products that can be found at the market during the winter months include cherry and beefsteak tomatoes, winter squash, sweet corn and maple syrup.... Plan
to red-tag homes of rowdy partiers in Reno considered A neighborhood advisory board that oversees the area near the University of Nevada, Reno is considering a plan to red-tag houses of repeat offenders who hold parties that result in a police or ambulance response... Party
on, dude, but it could get you evicted The ordinance -- which could tag landlords with fines of up to $2,000 or the loss of their rental license -- is another tool police can use during their patrols on the weekends to curb underage drinking and rowdy behavior. Previously, police could only issue citations to partygoers, said Tim Richards, community attorney for the Second Precinct.... Rental
registration, inspection back on agenda The ordinance would take effect Jan. 1. The University of Illinois has come out in favor of it, and Rantoul recently passed a similar measure. The city already inspects apartments with three or more units. But until this summer, it had one inspector, which meant it took seven to 10 years to inspect all the city's apartments. Urbana has 8,440 apartments and an estimated 1,600 rental homes and duplexes... Residents,
colleges jockey for room For those reasons, many residents were “relieved” by Brown’s recently announced decision to expand downtown, in the Jewelry District, said Tom Goddard, past president of the College Hill Neighborhood Association... College
costs outpace inflation It's obvious that the college experience is an expensive one, and no parent should be deluded that it is not. As a result, the College Board and others involved in education say students and their families are increasingly dependent on loans. As government aid declined and the availability of government-backed loans diminished, loans from banks and other non-government sources have risen to 20 percent of all education borrowing, up from 12 percent five years ago... Students
out to make lasting impact Thirty students from Bucknell's Management 101 Company Consider It Basketball Fever bought a basketball hoop that the kids tried out immediately on Saturday... Bonds
strengthened Their work, captured in a nearly complete documentary called "Vermont Fallen," has helped draw together the families of soldiers who died in the streets of Fallujah and Ramadi, on an Iraqi roadside, remote Afghan plan or Kuwaiti desert... Public
wary of city as college town The Metropolitan Center at FIU and architecture faculty and students presented a comprehensive plan to city officials and residents Wednesday at the Jorge Mas Canosa Center on converting the small municipality into a college town... Dining
out in Indiana "Lafayette has really come alive in the last several years," Duffy says by phone from Indianapolis. "Every time I come to Lafayette, I see more and more. It's a college town, so there is lots of pizza and fast food, but in the last few years, I've seen more innovative restaurants in both Lafayette and Bloomington."... Campuses
cash in on students' urge to buy ''This much impulse buying on the way to class could be hurtful,'' said Boston Russell, a 20-year-old sophomore from Longwood who is among the first living in the new dorms on the edge of a pine forest in suburban Orlando... Plan
aims to promote development while preserving much of South Side's rural
character Terramark hopes to develop that tract as a campus-oriented neighborhood with a mix of student housing, apartments, town houses and a mixed-use "town center," all on a fairly tight street grid designed for easy movement on foot or bike... Younger
people learn Pennsylvania German "It's kind of cool, to be able to speak something few people know anymore," he said. Paul Kunkel, 80, has taught classes like this one for more than three decades. Until recently, most of his students were senior citizens, some well into their 90s. But lately, he said, a younger crowd is showing interest...
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