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housing complex planned The apartments just off Eggert Road near the Buffalo city line will be aimed at students attending the University at Buffalo and Buffalo State, Daemen, Canisius, Erie Community, Medaille and Villa Maria colleges ... 'College
town' must appeal to community Village
planned next to UNBC "What we are missing today are some services that could be provided to our own university community," said Sharon Cochran, UNBC vice-president of special projects. The potential vision involves a community complementing the UNBC campus that could include a variety of housing, retail, personal services, health care and entertainment, Cochran said. The 45-acre site butts up against the University Heights neighbourhood project that involves a consortium of 14 developers ... Life
in a college town: When you're 730 miles apart Long-distance relationships are tough — especially when we have school work, extracurricular activities and projects to do. The time slips away. I knew what I was getting into when we began dating, but I thought we had a good thing so I figured we should give the long-distance relationship a whirl ... NKU
wants off-campus exodus NKU brought some landlords for apartment complexes across the region on campus Thursday to entice students to live off-campus. Until the college can build another dormitory, NKU will turn to apartment fairs and offer financial incentives to live off-campus, said Matthew Brown, director of housing ... Students
ask regents for housing help Last week, university officials informed more than 500 juniors there was not enough housing to offer them rooms on campus in the fall, prompting about 50 students to form a makeshift tent city in protest. "We're looking for the board to work with the university to help expedite off-campus housing developments, and at least consider the prospect of new traditional residence halls," said Emma Simson, the student government president ... On-campus
housing in high demand at W&M This year, the campus housing lottery cut out 326 students in the first round, a number about 150 more than last year, according to W&M's student newspaper, the Flat Hat. Speaking before the City Council on Thursday, student assembly President-elect Zach Pilchen cited the spike in students trying to live on campus as the latest evidence of a peaking discomfort between students and city residents. At the heart of the matter is Williamsburg's rule prohibiting more than three unrelated people from living in an off-campus house, Pilchen said ... Tent
city goes up again at UVM If employees who work at UVM for private contractors are included, more than 400 fall below the $12.28 standard, according to Sam Maron, a coordinator for the Student Labor Action Project and a member of the task force. The task force was not charged with considering wage levels paid by private contractors -- such as Sodexho, the company that manages UVM's food service, or construction companies -- but the students want UVM to require livable wages on their part, too ... Students
Protest for Living Wage Video The Living Wage Campaign wants the Board of Visitors to raise the wages of UVa employees who are at the bottom of the payscale. They believe the less than $10 an hour wage is hardly enough to live in this expensive town. "We just think that it is important that people who work a 40-hour work week, that have a full-time job at the University, are able to afford housing, food, transportation in the City of Charlottesville," said Kevin Simowitz ... ‘College
town’ needs off-campus appeal, expert tells Notre Dame crowd UMD
Students End Tent Protest The students argue that the university needs to have additional affordable housing on and near campus. Earlier this month, school officials announced that hundreds of upcoming juniors and seniors will be kicked out of their dorms next school year because of a housing shortage ... Attractions
of a College Town We chose five great college towns that not only take full advantage of what the local university has to offer, but also stand on their own merits. Each has theaters, galleries and adult-education courses outside the university, not to mention excellent health care, reasonable living costs, pleasant winters and a community of active retirees who refuse to put their lives on cruise control ... Athens, GA.: Southern charm - College: University of Georgia - Population;
Town: 103,238; Gown: 33,660 Fayetteville, AR.: Down-home sophisticate - College: University of Arkansas
- Population: Town: 68,331: Flagstaff, AZ: Old West, new energy - College: Northern Arizona University - Population; Town: 65,338; Gown: 13,443 Tallahassee, FL: Not your father's Florida - Colleges: Florida State University and Florida A&M University - Population; Town: 158,500; Gown: 50,639 Shape
up for Town & Gown run So why not ditch the car, put on the pumps and get in training for next month's Town and Gown run? This will be the 26th annual 10km race through the picturesque college-flanked streets of Oxford to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign ... Off
campus, a greater risk for fire Perrin's experience is hardly uncommon, though. According to Campus Firewatch, a monthly newsletter published by former Center for Campus Fire Safety director Ed Comeau, a total of 108 fire-related fatalities have occurred on or near college campuses since January 2000. Eighty-one percent of those deaths occurred in off-campus housing, he said ... Plans
for a new dorm, renovations still in the works "As a goal, increasing the amount of on-campus housing has resonated well with students that we have talked with," ... U.
proposes new transit routes, bio-diesel buses The newly proposed shuttle routes will most likely not take effect until after the spring 2008 semester, however, with modifications continuing over the next decade to reflect alterations in the University's Master Plan. "So many other decisions that impact on our transit system are still being considered," Director of Community and Regional Affairs Kristin Appelget said, citing the planned addition of parking structures and buildings over the next 10 years ... Housing
huddle The Student Government Association planned yesterday to bolster student concerns with a petition bearing 10,000 student signatures, making clear a wide swath of the campus community supports housing for future seniors. More than 600 students next year - mostly seniors - won't be living on the campus, Resident Life announced last week, prompting calls for student action and a last-minute scramble for housing downtown ... County
to examine housing problem Planning officials laid out detailed guidelines aimed at shepherding in new retail, housing and office space along the three-mile-long College Park corridor in 2002, but with only a few developments on the books, city and county officials say the plans could use another look. Chief among the officials' concern is student housing: Despite a 900-bed student housing complex opened in 2005, demand for off-campus housing has proved insatiable. This year, however, there's a new sense of urgency. A flood of more than 600 students now scrambling for shelter downtown after getting the boot from Resident Life has strained the city's housing stock. That's caused the development plan to come under greater scrutiny from student leaders, who blamed the county for abusing its zoning authority at a Student Government Association rally yesterday ... Web
Site Assists Students With Finding Off-campus Housing Use Movingoffcampus.com, and that just might be a reality. The Web site launched a Northwestern account in early February, making NU the seventh university to join the housing site, which gives students a portion of its commission when they mention the site to an affiliated property owner ... Bend
over for landlords New
Condo's, Hotel coming to Blacksburg Be it hotels, condos or hotel-condos, massive sports luxury facilities catered toward returning Virginia Tech alumni certainly seem to be “on the rise.” According to a recent article in The Roanoke Times, many college towns that are relatively small like Blacksburg have seen condominium projects pop up within the last couple of years. Also like Blacksburg, most of the town’s schools have large athletic programs with a strong fan base ... Muse:
Making noise, getting fined "A noise ordinance is a necessary thing when you have a college town that has a lot of residential activity," said Lieutenant Colleen Turay of the Davis Police Department. "In a commercial district where you have bars and businesses, it doesn't bother people, but in a town like this [there] are a lot of residential parties and you have to be able to deal with that. To give people the ability to live around college students, there has to be some reasonable limitations that are tolerable to the neighborhood, while still trying to allow for [college] social life." ... 'Girls
Gone Wild' to film in Blacksburg Susanna Rinehart, an assistant provost, encouraged faculty attending Tuesday night's faculty senate meeting to warn their students about being exploited by the production company. "This is a heinous, heinous, operation," she said. "It is a scourge, and our students are unbelievably vulnerable." ... Court
Upholds City-Campus Development Plan Agreement Alameda County Superior Court Judge Jo-Lynne Lee upheld the May 2005 settlement, which resolved a lawsuit filed by the city against the university to secure greater control over the UC Berkeley 2020 Long Range Development Plan and more money from the university for city services. Four residents filed suit against the city in September 2005 because they believed the city ceded too much power to the university and received inadequate mitigation funds ... College-town
developments topic of Notre Dame event Best
of Ann Arbor: Best Coffee Shop Ann Arbor seems to breed coffee houses. Patrons can frequent the mainstream Starbucks or the indie Ambrosia or they can settle for a compromise - a coffee shop that doesn't make them feel like part of the establishment but that also doesn't make them feel overdressed wearing khakis and a polo. Espresso Royale is a happy medium between the coffee shops Ann Arbor has to offer. Without being a suffocating chain or pretenses of being a cultural hub, ERC has a welcoming atmosphere ... OPPOSITION
EXPRESSED ON PROPOSED STUDENT HOUSING Members of the real estate development group, United Group of Companies, were present to discuss the designs, goals and objectives of the project during a scheduled town planning board meeting. The group is scheduled to start construction late this summer, however, after a brief presentation from the group's representatives, the floor was handed over to the audience who proceeded to attack members with questions, concerns and suggestions ... With
rising demand, prices take a hike Facing less oversight downtown than at large apartment buildings under single ownership, some landlords have increased prices in a well-known but notorious practice known as price gouging that is often prevalent during crises that produces shortages. So as high rise apartments fill quickly, and desperate students search deeper into the city and beyond, some are facing steeper prices than they would have just over a week ago. They include students like Melissa, a junior government and politics and history major, who saw the annual rent at her Colombia Avenue home shoot up more than $1,000 after her landlord caught news that Resident Life denied rising seniors housing last week. She asked to be identified only by her first name so she could maintain a good relationship with him, she said ... Bridging
town and gown The best way to do this is through a "First Friday"-type event. First Fridays are currently features of many cities across the country that encourage people to come out, spend money and see what the town has to offer. As it stands, Princeton students know very little about the restaurants and shops in town. Restaurants and stores, in many cases, are expensive, close early and generally are not adapted to the college student lifestyle. A First Friday would be much like Communiversity, except that it would be oriented toward helping students familiarize themselves with the town ... From
the Editor: Same-day voter registration akin to that annoying fly With apologies to Republicans who warned during debate on the bill that we were ushering in an era of voter fraud with the passage of same-day voter registration, that's the least of my concerns. Truth be told, the only effect of same-day registration I ever saw was that voting usually took 10 or 15 minutes longer in Minnesota than it did in Iowa. And that could be because when I did vote, I always did so in Mankato, a college town where scores of college students would same-day register on Election Day. Still, the new law bugs me, kind of akin to that fly that just won't leave me alone when I'm trying to just relax with a nap in the lawn chair on a warm summer day; after all, who doesn't know an election is coming up? ... A
mixed review for university's arts gateway plan As some residents and officials criticize Princeton University's encroachment into downtown Princeton, university representatives said Thursday they hope to create a gateway out of what is typically thought of as the "back door" to Princeton Borough, Princeton Township and the school's campus. "This is not just a campus neighborhood," said university Vice President and Secretary Robert Durkee of the combined academic and public space contained in the plan ... Memorial
Dedicated For Miami U. Fire Victims You can't walk into King library without passing the new memorial boulder. It was dedicated during a service today. Inscribed on a plaque are the names, Stephen Smith, Julie Turnbull and Kate Welling. The three died inside an Oxford house April 10, 2005 after a couch caught on fire. Turnbull is from Milford. Her father Doug Turnbull says, "As a parent you really just want your child to be remembered. We'll certainly remember her forever, but we want everyone to remember.” Turnbull hopes that students who walk by will notice the memorial and be reminded that they are not immortal. They need to be careful and they need to appreciate every moment ... House
in a box Unless the university considers a tent city on McKeldin Mall or same-sex cuddling in freshman highrises to be reasonable options towards addressing the on-campus housing crisis, it's clear the situation is getting out of hand. Simply put, there are far more students than available beds - this year was the first where freshman spring admits were not guaranteed on-campus housing. Already, it is completely inadvisable for anyone to transfer to the university, and the situation is only going to get worse. Transfer students are a proverbial canary in the gold mine for the university, and they're looking a bit peaked. Beyond receiving the worst priority housing points - which mean they are essentially blackballed from campus - transfer students are informed of admissions decisions well into the summer, when prime off-campus real estate such as the University View has already filled up ... University
not planning any new dorms In the past year alone, the university passed on at least three bids from developers looking to enter a public-private partnership to build a new dorm - an arrangement regents said in interviews this week they have encouraged. "We're committed to do partnerships with developers that place the projects on campus," said Joe Vivona, system vice chancellor for administration and finance. "If you have that kind of demand you might be able to get developers to build on campus. The university certainly has partners willing to work with them." ... Bumped?
Call the mayor The three-person housing rule needs to be our main concern until we make significant headway –– a change in the ordinance will significantly affect other important student concerns like student parking and voting rights, as well as help build positive relations between the College and the city ... BU
offers Hyatt rooms for housing selection For past fall semesters since 2002, freshmen and transfer students have been housed in the Hyatt and other nearby local hotels because of an overflow of housing requests. In his email, Elmore stressed the importance of ensuring freshmen live in on campus so they can adjust more easily to college life ... Students
Build Tent City To Protest UMD Housing Shortage Last week, the university informed 642 juniors and seniors that they will be kicked off campus next fall. Many said the news comes late in the leasing process, leaving students scrambling to find housing ... SGA
plans housing shortage protest After Resident Life denied 556 rising seniors on-campus housing last week, Student Government Association President Emma Simson said she wanted to send a stark message to the University System of Maryland's governing board who she blamed for the university's housing shortage. "The announcement last week from Resident Life illustrates the extreme housing shortage we face at College Park," she said, "and it serves as the perfect opportunity to demonstrate to the Board of Regents that housing projects are needed." ... Developers
pursue zoning for student housing "There doesn't appear to be a strong commitment from any university," said Leslie Kamtman, the president of the Washington Park Neighborhood Association. "We haven't been given a commitment from anyone but Place Properties that there is high student demand." ... The
greenest city in the U.S.A. A visitor to Burlington might expect a giant recycling bin on the interstate ramp, perhaps an emissions control welcoming station. Or why not a billboard trumpeting this achievement? ... Future
engineers construct playground "We are hoping the playground will be a point of hope and give the neighborhood a point to rally around to try to come back," said Lisa Bradway, a 22-year-old mechanical engineering major at the Atlanta school ... Powwow
draws tribal traditions About 150 tribes from 38 states live in Lawrence, thanks largely to Haskell Indian Nations University. Many of those were present at the Kansas University Powwow on Saturday ... “It is very unusual,” said Dustina Abrahamson, who was at the powwow. “Any other college town you go to, they have, max, 10 different tribes.” ... Symphony
audience will be tempted to dance The Ann Arbor Symphony has plenty to dance about these days. Members of its administrative staff have just moved into roomy new offices in the Dahlmann Building on East Huron Street. Lipsky has been re-engaged for a new, five-year contract. Attendance at series concerts is up. The youth concerts that Lipsky envisioned reaching school-age audiences from southeast Michigan are flourishing, as are the orchestra's Sunday afternoon family concerts and its daytime Matinee Musicale series for seniors. And next Sunday, the orchestra branches out yet again, taking its Saturday music, with some "local key'' variations, to Ypsilanti's Pease Auditorium (see accompanying story) ... As
We See It: 100 years at the beach To locals, Santa Cruz is a surf town, a university town, a progressive town and to some, an old-time hippie town. To much of the outside world, it's the place that has the roller coaster. Maybe most towns are like this: one kind of place to those who live there, and another to visitors. But Santa Cruz seems like that even more ... WIRED
FOR WI-FI "You can't get away from it," said Brian Fisk, owner of Fisk Internet Services, which provides high-speed Internet to businesses. "Everyone's mobile now. People just want to be connected where they are." And more and more businesses see offering free wireless Internet as an added convenience for customers and a lure for visitors looking for a place to grab a bite to eat, find some quiet and get some work done ... Shot
in the arm It holds particular significance for the nearly 78 million baby boomers who begin retiring next year. “The two things baby boomers want are a university town and hospitals,” ... Tuskegee
designated as national historic site Washington borrowed money to buy an old, rundown plantation, used student labor to erect buildings in exchange for their education and graduated the first class in 1895. Today, Tuskegee is a university housing 3,000 students. No longer restricted to normal and industrial trades, it offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs. It is the only campus in the United States that is designated a national historic site ... UNC
Forum links layoffs to money problems The squeeze is occurring largely because the housing department embarked on a big building project around 2005, when construction and energy costs skyrocketed, Hicks said. University officials had estimated that Ram Village, the popular apartment-style dorms that opened on campus in 2006, would cost $70 million. But the price tag for the construction ultimately was $88 million ... Curators
approve new MU dorm complex The university has cleared students out of the Baker-Park and Gardner-Hyde dormitories located south of the MU Student Recreation Center. In their place will stand the 526-bed facility the university is calling the "Mid-Campus Residence Hall." ... UH
dorm renovations to start in summer In January, the Board of Regents approved fee increases of up to 5 percent a year for the next five years, bringing the cost of the most common shared dorm room to $4,774 from $3,742 ... UW
targets off-campus misbehavior Students accused of breaking the law would still be subject to prosecution, but under the plan for a two-year pilot program they also would face a university disciplinary process. The university would send a warning letter to any students cited by either campus or Seattle police. A second citation would require the student to attend mediation with the accuser. A third police citation -- or failure to attend mediation -- would start disciplinary action, which could end in expulsion ... Community
working to make vision for East Main a reality Denison University professor Karl Sandin said the March 31 workshop allowed
architects, design professionals and design students to sketch East Main
Street residents' goals for their neighborhood. Report:
Big sale of apartment buildings near Berkeley campus Kennedy's apartments are concentrated immediately west of the University of California campus and a significant portion are rented to students. The student housing sector is expected to grow briskly in the next five years as the children of baby boomers enroll in college ... Varsity
Capital buys housing in Durham Located adjacent to the main campus of the University of NH in Durham, this portfolio of properties represents the largest privately held student housing portfolio in Durham. It also is the largest sale of student housing on record ...
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