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detector triggers apartment evacuation And it's a smoke detector purchased in the wake of Saturday's Emmons Jr. apartment building fire that is being credited with alerting everyone to the leak, according to Chris Franklin, a deputy chief with Huntington's Fire Department. He said the woman bought the smoke detector just days ago, and it happened to have a carbon monoxide detector built in ... College
student makes bid for Muncie mayor seat "Going in to this, I know I'm definitely a huge underdog, that the cards are stacked against me," said the Indiana State University student, who's studying political science and communications. "But some of our greatest leaders in history have been first-timers, and it's usually the first-timers who make history." ... In
session Just ask Arlington, where despite the presence of UTA for more than a century, a long-awaited college strip in the style of an Austin Sixth Street or Guadalupe Street hasn't evolved. Other necessary supporting components -- mainly a permanent downtown population -- simply aren't present. Ten years ago, that would have been largely true for downtown Fort Worth. Not today. With the higher education components coming on strong, Fort Worth's leadership and investment community should recognize the possibilities and make the most of them ... If
you build it, college students will come Evans said he's a hands-on builder who likes to drive his own nails, and University Townes is sort of a family proposition -- marketing is being handled by his aunt and cousin at Committed Real Estate in Durham. "My bottom line is a customer satisfied," he said ... In
UP, it's town vs. gown But the culprits cited by University Park neighbors are not commonplace: SMU students. Too many of the collegians and others live in the area's rental units, violating an ordinance, according to neighbors. Residents say that while many Southern Methodist University students follow the rules, the problems a few generate are unacceptable ... Artist
publishes watercolor interpretation of Our Town The book, scheduled to be published in May, is a compilation of primarily watercolor sketches of the city, its landscapes and the University of Redlands. Stoddard, whose artwork has been published in calendars, magazines and books including a series published by the Historical Society of Southern California, spoke about his work on the Redlands book Wednesday night at the University of Redlands' Casa Loma Room. "I try to make every painting an emotional statement," he told the audience of about 150 people. "It is the everyday experience of the town." The event was sponsored by the University's Town & Gown, an organization that promotes a positive relationship between the university and the community ... Professor
reaching out to film buffs The center's winter series is under way, featuring, among others, avant-garde movies from Brazil, a series of three films dealing with "disaffected youth," and "Lunacy," the latest movie from Czech surrealist master Jan Svankmajer ... College
Town series in session Death, resplendent in a black cape, sits down to play a game of chess with Max Von Sydow. That black-and-white image, from Ingmar Bergman's 1957 masterpiece "The Seventh Seal," is familiar to those who are really serious about movies - er, excuse us - film. Those people are the target audience of the annual College Town Film Series, starting up Thursday at the Douglass Theatre with "The Seventh Seal." ... Ohioans
pay nearly 50 percent more for tuition than the national average College presidents will use that fact to press Gov. Ted Strickland for additional state money that could hold the line on tuition, reduce class sizes and hire more full-time instructors. Average tuition for a four-year public university in Ohio is $8,553 - 47 percent higher than the national average of $5,836, according to the state Board of Regents' annual performance report ... Buy
student digs and have tenants on tap Looking to Bulgaria, a green area of suburban Sofia, Ovcha Kupel, is the location for the New Bulgarian University (NBU) which opened in 1991 and was accredited by the Open University in the UK in 2004. Annually 12,000 students study at NBU, which has a bias towards Humanities and Arts, however the University has no campus accommodation but instead assists students in finding homes in the private sector ... As
College Grows, a City Is Asking, ‘Who Will Pay?’ Santa Cruz’s appeal has made it into one of the most popular of the University of California’s 10 campuses. But this, in turn, has recently led to a deep rift in the cozy relationship between the college and the city, with accusations of bad faith, voter referendums and nearly a dozen lawsuits pending or in the works ... Student
housing: Housing situation needs to be addressed This semester has seen little change with 744 students remaining in supplemental housing at the advent of this new term. This number represents an increase in students living in supplemental housing from previous spring semesters, and it illustrates not merely a lack of housing space, but also illustrates the problem with shifting students around mid-semester, especially when those students are freshmen ... Neighbors
irked by CSU housing plan California State University, East Bay, and the Hayward Unified School District on Wednesday introduced an idea to pool 7 acres on and near the closed Highland Elementary School site for development of affordable faculty housing and shops. But most area residents in attendance voiced opposition to such a plan... City
Council gets nat’l attention for oath proposal The proposal passed by a vote of 13-4 and enables any official taking an oath to have the option of signing a statement saying they took the oath “under protest.” ... The
Union Cabaret & Grille in Kalamazoo Pizzerias
thrive in Bowling Green New
city planner takes reins with wealth of experience Kathryn Dale, who started work Jan. 2, will be in the middle of the revision of both the Oxford Comprehensive Plan and the city zoning codes ... GU
Walks a Tightrope With Keg Decision Many universities across the country — including large research institutions and Catholic schools — have enforced effective keg bans in recent years, while numerous others have held to less restrictive alcohol policies. Schools like Boston College, Dartmouth College and Harvard University have lifted their policies banning kegs in recent years, while many other universities — including University of Maryland, University of Notre Dame and the University of Pennsylvania — currently enforce keg bans ... New
red tag policy nabs UA student One UA student has already been reported to the Dean of Students Office this semester for receiving a red tag under a new policy that took effect in January, which means students who party off-campus could face dual punishment. Veda Kowalski, associate dean of students, said students who receive citations off-campus for red tag incidents will face consequences with the Tucson Police Department and from the UA, including taking part in an educational program ... Party
patrols back in action An exact start date is still uncertain as the spring party patrol is still in the planning stages, said Minneapolis police Lt. Travis Glampe. "We're not as concerned with a weekend like this," he said, referring to the past week's cold temperatures and snowfall. "Once the weekend hits where it's nice to be out, that's the weekend when things start to get busy again." ... Education
Realty Trust Announces New Third-Party Management Contracts Together, the six communities have 3,956 beds and boost to 40,742 the number of beds in the EDR portfolio of 66 owned and managed communities which serve students at 50 universities in 21 states ... Institute
for Senior Scholars offers life long learning Mann has been taking classes with the year-round, non-credit, university-sponsored Institute for Senior Scholars for four years, and she enjoys the variety of classes that ISS offers. ISS holds its classes in the Broyhill Inn & Conference Center and offers classes in eight subject areas: art, music and drama; religion, spirituality and philosophy; history and social science; math, science and technology; language and literature; health and well being; social and political issues; and contemporary living ... Almost
100 Dead in Campus-related Fires Since 2000 Since January 2000, there have been 99 campus-related fire deaths across the country, with almost 90% of them occurring in off-campus and Greek housing. Four common factors have been identified in a number of the off-campus fatal fires, including: * Lack of automatic fire sprinklers. Time
will tell if three-unrelated law works A popular song came to mind when I read the latest article referring
to the "you plus two" situation in the Jan. 6 Coloradoan. (On
Jan. 1, a longstanding rule that prohibited more than three unrelated
occupants from living in a house or apartment unit went from a criminal
offense to a civil offense punishable by up to a $1,000 fine). I'm sure there are "nice" students - we've had some in our neighborhood ... UM
blames Coral Gables for $50M in delays ''We've been very polite right through the process, but they are stopping us from getting better,'' Shalala said. ``Their non-decision is stopping us from becoming a great university.'' City officials, though, say the university knew the projects had been shelved pending the outcome of a city-university development agreement. Under that, UM -- which pays no property taxes on its lush, 70-acre Gables campus -- would have more freedom in campus development but also pay an annual fee to the city to offset its cost for services and to lessen the impact on adjacent residential neighborhoods ... Midtown
plans discussed "Here, you might go back to your Green Valley apartment in the afternoon and not drive back to see a play at night if there is nothing to do in between," she said on Dec. 11 about why the school wanted to go ahead with the plans if approved. Midtown UNLV, a project that has been mulling in the minds of its creators since 2002, would make Maryland Parkway into a two-lane street to allow room for more campus buildings, student and faculty housing across from the current campus and more businesses that would interest students ... Fatal
fire should raise alarm bells with students and parents According to Campus Firewatch, a newsletter devoted to fire safety, there have been 97 campus-related fire deaths across the country since 2000. Almost 90 percent of the fires occurred in off-campus and Greek housing, with four common factors identified in the fatal fires: lack of automatic fire sprinklers, missing or disabled smoke alarms, careless disposal of smoking materials and impaired judgment from alcohol consumption ... So, no time is better than the present to remind students, parents, and university officials that there is a lot they can do to reduce the risk of fire. It may be too late this year to move into a building with an automatic fire sprinkling system, but consider it essential — as much as wireless Internet connection — when you sign up for housing next year. That’s the advice of Ed Comeau, publisher of Campus Firewatch ... Bill
could give county municipalities more control over McMansions McMansions, or one-time single-family homes that are torn down or renovated to create much larger structures, could threaten the character of older neighborhoods throughout the county, officials said ... Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk (D-Dist. 21) of College Park said several neighborhoods in College Park — including Berwyn and College Park Woods — have seen their communities altered by McMansions ... College Park Councilman Robert Catlin (Dist. 2) said many McMansions being built in College Park are not owner-occupied, built primarily for student housing ... New
housing relocates students "As we look out for future expansion we're always looking for opportunities to buy land close to the university," Postlewate said. "Since it was on the border of campus, we didn't want to pass it up." Postlewate said current occupants of Cedarbrook II were given 60 days to vacate the apartments as Residence Life is set to take over March 1. But the original plan didn't include using the apartments for nontraditional student housing ... New
campus eateries Danby
Market, a community staple, up for sale “It's a really friendly and fun place to come and eat ice cream or get a snack,” Karen Greenberg of Gunderman Road said. Her son Aaron, 8, joked, “I just like to come here because there's a lot of sugar and candy.” Since Walker became an owner of the store in 2003, she's created niches including a book exchange and an open microphone night on Sundays, when local musicians perform near the deli area. Although it is unclear how long a grocery store has been in that location, Bob Maycumber, who was a resident of the town from 1954 to the 1980s, said he remembers in the 1950s when it was called “Hogan's Red and White.” ... ALMOST
FAMOUS? The story of one band trying to make it But it's not easy to sum up what it means to be a local band in Ann Arbor. The commitment to music presents stresses, demands and questions of sacrifice. And as you might imagine, money is priority No. 1 ... Taxing
by the drink We would be similarly loath to accept an excise on newspapers. The major difference between the two hypothetical levies, however, is that, while we receive a fair number by telephone and e-mail, we feel confident in saying borough police won't receive 8,000 journalism complaints this year ... Starbucks
decision ignores identity Cafe
Diem Serves Discontentment I don't think I'm alone in my lack of anticipation. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think that there's a student committee to help improve the lack of overpriced coffee on our campus, as there is to help fix the parking problems. If Café Diem benefits our campus in any way, it's as yet another example of how blatantly our administration ignores the needs of our student body ... Everything’s
waiting for you Downtown Located downtown in the City Exchange building, Downtown 56 provides the community with not only an upscale dining experience, but also an adjacent martini bar to match. The historic building, which was built in 1908, was bought in 2005 and converted into upscale apartments and offices as a part of the ongoing renovation and revitalization of downtown Harrisonburg ... Council
OKs Central Campus The council rezoned more than 128 acres situated between the university's existing East and West campuses for what Duke officials estimated would be $500 million in new development. The university will still need to return to the council with detailed site plans before construction can begin. The 7-0 vote came after the university made several key concessions to appease critics from nearby neighborhoods ...
Housing queues in spite of empty student flats: Urban
Village plans underway At last month's public input meeting, students, landlords and area residents gathered to voice concerns about the plan. Keith Weaver of EDSA Inc. proposed a split of the area into two zones: student rentals and owner-occupied housing. Plans are to push the development of owner-occupied housing south of College Avenue while student housing would move toward West Campus. The idea that College Avenue would serve as a dividing line between students and residents concerned many of the meeting's attendees. Numerous people expressed anger toward the clear-cut division of neighborhoods and the removal of rental properties from certain areas of Urban Village ... Council
OKs funding for Reisterstown park St.
Paul cracks down on rental housing Three
students confirmed dead Huntington firefighters are expected to finish their investigation today of the apartment building that caught fire and claimed the lives of nine people late Saturday ... Students
grill OU, city officials over Halloween fence In one presentation, Vice President for Student Affairs Kent Smith announced that guests who stay in residence halls during Athens Halloween '07 will be charged $25 for their stay. In another, council member Carol Patterson gave senators a briefing on the proposed glass ordinance and another that calls for a fence to be constructed around Court Street during the celebration in order to charge those entering the block party ... Athenians
recall working with R.E.M. R.E.M. was born. Since that infamous night, the band and the building have encountered different fates. The steeple is all that remains of the birthplace, standing decrepit and forlorn, while R.E.M. is soon to stand shoulder to shoulder with fellow musical gods in Cleveland's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. "From the outset they were always unique," said longtime Athens producer David Barbe, who has worked with the band on many occasions. "I can't ever remember them being touted as the new version of anything else." ... Hundreds
of Dillard Students Told to Give Back FEMA Money "I am still struggling due to the hurricane and this FEMA situation is making it worse. It took them two months after the hurricane to give me anything and now they are asking for their money back? That is just ridiculous for them to be so idiotic." Rodi, the FEMA spokeswoman, said that the precise number of students involved and the total they would have to repay was not available ... Sprinklers
not required in older buildings, chiefs say Officials said the Saturday night fire in Huntington began in a second-floor unit, shooting flames and smoke up utility access channels to the upper floors. The building did not have a sprinkler system. While sprinklers are not required under state law, smoke alarms are, fire officials said. A recent change in state law now requires sprinkler systems be installed in multiple-story, multiple-occupancy buildings being constructed, said Ed Smith, chief of the Independent Fire Co. in Ranson ... New
dorm opens, features private restrooms, 585 beds The new dorm cost $50 million to build, holds 585 beds and is 92 percent full for this semester, said Doug Garrard, associate director of Division of Housing and Food Service. Garrard said DHFS's goal was to make each new dormitory better than the last. Duren features new furniture, private bathrooms and large windows, which distinguish it from older dorms such as Jester Center ... Street
project is landmark town and gown effort While there has always been lots of give and take between the Borough of Lewisburg and Bucknell University, the preliminary stages of planning for the area generally between Fifth and Seventh streets from Market Street to Moore Avenue set high goals. According to Charlie Pollack, vice president for external affairs, there is work yet to be done before the plans come to fruition ... JP
Morgan JV Buys $43M Complex Universities
lead the way managing N.O. recovery Each institution has been a beacon of hope ever since reopening ... Black
churches pitch in to help SUNO, Xavier and Dillard Radio talk-show host Tom Joyner enlisted the help of African-American houses of worship to raise funds on Sunday, January 14, that can be used in ongoing recovery efforts at Southern University at New Orleans, Dillard University and Xavier University ... 7
Dead in W.Va. Apartment Building Fire "We have not been able to complete the search," Fuller said. Some of the fifth story was blocked because the building's roof and part of that floor collapsed. The building housed city residents and Marshall University students ... CSU
fails to plan for housing The plan outlines an increase in enrollment by 20 percent (5000 students), 450 more faculty, improved teaching and research facilities, and many other programs that will improve the quality of CSU as an institution of higher education. However, one aspect of the plan seems to be lacking - explaining how CSU will handle housing these additional students. It ignores the impacts of increased enrollment on off-campus neighborhoods. Residents of Fort Collins and the core neighborhoods near CSU have already experienced the impacts of past failures regarding housing students. CSU has increased its enrollment by 20 percent since 1990 without accommodating the demand for more student housing. The impacts on the off-campus community have not been very pretty. Family neighborhoods are stressed by over-crowded and neglected student housing. There's been an invasion of party houses where alcohol violations run rampant. Neighboring families are moving away, often out of the city limits. CSU employees are moving further from their place of employment, thereby increasing traffic congestion and frustrating the city's goal of providing suitable housing near places of employment. Similarly, student automobile commuting contributes to traffic congestion. Neighborhood schools are suffering enrollment imbalances that have disrupted the entire K-12 school system. The city's Police and Neighborhood Services Office don't have sufficient budgets to effectively enforce laws that preserve the quality of life in family neighborhoods. There has developed a general climate of disrespect for values and municipal ordinances addressing quality of life in neighborhoods. Without taking action now, this scenario will accelerate over the next 10 years as a result of CSU's ambitious yet inadequate Strategic Plan ... Survivors
share their harrowing stories More than 7,000 people were leaving the Big Sandy Superstore Arena following the 19th annual Tri-State Original Toughman, and several thousand more were at the Cam Henderson Center for a Marshall University men's basketball game. And others were downtown going to nightclubs ... New
voting method improves democracy Instant runoff voting (IRV), which allows voters to rank their candidates 1, 2, 3, made great strides forward during the Nov. 7 elections ... What was interesting about the victories was that they happened in four very different locations. Oakland is a very diverse, working-class city; Minneapolis is a Midwestern-values city; Pierce County is a mix of rural/suburban/urban areas with many independent-minded voters; and Davis is a small university town. Yet in every place IRV provided a unique solution to problems with representative government ... Historical
gems found at Moravian ''When I retired in 1988 from full-time teaching, I was looking for something to do,'' he said. ''I had a number of offers to teach in other institutions. But I liked being on campus.'' So he began scouring basements, attics, forgotten file cabinets and cubbyholes in buildings across the campus. He also spent a lot of time gathering files in the basement of the college's administration building, which he said he used to call ''the black hole of Calcutta because it was a mess.'' ... New
dorm well under budget Construction of the Julia A. Sears Residence Hall began this fall. At a cost of about $23 million, the project now figures to cost the university 14 percent less than originally anticipated ... Fading
relics, vivid record Ron Raeford does a steady if not back-breaking trade in the four-chair barber shop his father started in 1993 on Main Street in Davidson, a college town in Mecklenburg County. A barber notices Lassiter's collar-length hair when he comes in and asks if he wants a cut. Then he recognizes Lassiter and sits down to look at a copy of his book. The shop is on page 128 ... Downtown
Blacksburg loses another anchor Not that anyone can blame its owners. It is not their job to prop up downtown. They base decisions on what is best for their business. At the new location, they will be adjacent to their Easy Chair Coffee Shop. Hopefully, the proximity will generate new synergy and business success. That makes it no less painful. Downtown has lost a number of prominent businesses recently, including the Record Exchange, Crossroads CDs, Extreme Pita and Touchdown Subs. They could not succeed in a location with high rents relative to the rest of the region, declining foot traffic and competition from the chain stores ... Borough
eyes per-drink tax The Borough Council has begun to consider a per-drink tax on beverages sold at bars and restaurants, council members confirmed last week. State rules make no provision for local entities to tax alcohol, but council members said they hope to press legislators into changing those rules. The idea, Councilman Tom Daubert said, is to draw revenue from sectors that put a burden on the borough budget ... That
thinking feeling Situated majestically on the banks of the River Neckar, the university town is a jewel in the German crown. Sadly, Twain wasn't the last to notice its considerable charms - in summer, coachloads of tourists descend - but luckily there are plenty of attractions to go around. Arriving in the modern part of the city, the glass and chrome of the Print Media Academy building and iconic galloping "S-Printing Horse" sculpture outside, have a businesslike feel. But a short tram ride away, the pedestrianised streets of the history-steeped old town, with the 13th-century schloss, or castle, as its centrepiece - bring romantic spires, cobbled streets and winding alleys. If it's old-world charm you're after, it's here in spades ... Residents
on edge as Harvard moves toward expansion "This has always been a blue-collar neighborhood with grass-roots types of residents," said Raymond Mellone , president of the Harvard-Allston Task Force , a group that has been monitoring Harvard's development plans. "With the advent of a world-class institution, we don't want to lose the opportunities for people to attain middle-class status." ... Survey
notes Sandpoint's interest in college "Sandpoint really is a college town looking for a college, and we're looking to fill that," said Larry Branen, associate vice president for the University of Idaho's North Idaho programs ...
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