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D&C to partner on Web site, publication The intercollegiate multimedia program will debut in mid-August, just before the start of the school year. “This is a program we decided to start with local universities to offer students an intercollegiate Web site for students, by students,” ... Jordanian
student acts as OU recruiter in Middle East "The campus is unique," he said. He likes living in a quiet college town like Athens, and enjoys the campus. He has been traveling around the country and world speaking at conferences, and has been telling people about OU, he said. The university also has him speaking through e-mail with students in other countries who are considering enrolling in OU ... College
Students Spruce Up Biloxi Park video Transportation
Key to Biscuit Run video "The park and ride lot certainly was full...the one that we saw...or close to being full, which again makes me think that if we'd been there at commuting time we would have seen more people on the buses,"... But it's going to require regional transit cooperation between the city, county and University of Virginia ... Now,
even more space to study Construction on the $10.5 million project should be complete by June 15, a little more than a year after it began ... Students
unhappy with off-campus housing policies and maintenance Just before May Daze, Cimarron enacted some new policies. These included banning all visitors parking, banning kegs, and charging fines for litter. Residents were charged $8.00 per piece of trash and $2.00 per cigarette butt, at 6:00 a.m. Unfair
actions by two beloved towns When I lived in Auburn, slum lords routinely were given a free pass to rip off their student tenants with unreasonable rents for shoddy apartments. Many never returned damage deposits or made basic repairs ... Business
shifts with the seasons "There's definitely a different kind of visitor in the summertime," said Hugh Stump, executive director of the Oxford Convention and Visitors Bureau. "You've got lots of (author William) Faulkner people, and there's lot of families bringing their kids to Orientation." ... Love
affair turns into a business Agustín de Burgos López runs Don Salvador Explora – www.donsalvadorexplora.com – from an office at Aberystwyth Science Park. He also works as a Spanish tutor at the university, where he gained a degree in economics and a masters in human geography ... Student
housing bylaw called unfeasible; Enforce existing regulations instead
of licensing rental properties, city solicitor urges council The City of Waterloo, which implemented a system to license student housing, hasn't been able to successfully defend it in court, said Poulin in a report to council. St. Andrew's Ward councillors Andrew Gill and Joe Kushner had asked for a report on the feasibility of implementing a version of the Waterloo bylaw here, but Poulin said the student housing problems in St. Catharines' neighbourhoods can be handled through existing bylaws ... Oshawa
students face eviction The students have made life intolerable for other residents in the north Oshawa subdivision, according to a brief filed with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on behalf of the City and Tribute Communities, which built the houses ... As
We See It: Progress in town-gown relationships * The schools will demonstrate efforts to work out how new construction
will impact local communities. Duke
Taps an Administrator for Town-Gown Relations The relationship between Duke and Durham, which is about 44-percent black, returned largely to normal in April after the state's attorney general declared the players innocent and dropped the charges. But Duke's president, Richard H. Brodhead, decided in May that the university needed to focus on improving its relationship with local residents, as well as with businesses in the high-tech Research Triangle Park nearby ... Personalities,
politics and Blacksburg's future merge tonight The controversy centers on a 40-acre commercial revitalization project planned along South Main Street, and a proposed land-use ordinance that could curb it. It pits slow-growth and environmental activists against those who support more liberal economic growth and development, and presents moderate council members with tough choices ... Students
deserve to vote on community issues Given that Mr. Olster appears to believe that student residents cannot legitimately be full participants in the electoral decisions made in their university communities - despite the fact that they are subject to the ordinances enacted by local officials - perhaps he would support a proposal to give each student three-fifths of a vote (or some other historically oppressive ratio), since students live on or near campus for only part of the year ... Students
attract investors The Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., company sold the Ivy Chase student apartment complex at 3351 Cum Laude Court in West Raleigh to a group led by Julian LeCraw & Co. of Atlanta for $23.3 million -- 24 percent more than what Ram paid in 2001 for the 262-unit, 546-bedroom complex just southwest of N.C State University. Student housing has attracted investors who feel protected by ever-growing student bodies, fueled by the children of baby boomers ... Filling
in the frontier “That whole chunk of area between Monroe and Harrison to Kings, I don’t think there’s a single owner-occupied home there anymore,” said Patricia Daniels, a Corvallis City Council member. Things were different 10 years ago, she said. Job’s Addition, however, still has a mix of college students, professionals, families and retirees ... We
want development that enriches our quality of life They may not know that people in this neighborhood value the local and the specific such as shopping for mushrooms grown in Alto Pass at the Neighborhood Co-Op. Our neighbors often go to the Farmer's Market on Saturdays. They like to sit with friends at Mugsy McGuire's. Many residents enjoy living within walking distance of a major grocery store, pharmacy, barbershop, churches, banks, City Hall, and the public library. When the Park District Board moved to sell Hickory Lodge last year, the surrounding neighborhood, as well as the larger Carbondale community, mobilized in opposition. The Park District has now included neighbors in its planning process to find an appropriate use for Hickory Lodge. By engaging the surrounding neighborhoods, developers would have a head start in realizing their projects. Alternatively, by snubbing the neighborhoods and opposing the interests of homeowners, local professionals, businesspeople, and other residents, they would assure themselves of opposition. But, no one looks forward to another brutal zoning fight. Let's talk ... Co-ops
dying out on some campuses "Before World War II, there were co-ops all over the place," said Jones. "But particularly in the late 1970s, things slowed down a lot." ... Q&A
with Housing Trust Fund’s executive director A: My sense is that rents have been fairly stable locally. Generally, when real estate sales decline, rents tend to increase. And rents in San Luis Obispo city will probably drop a little as Cal Poly produces more student housing ... Residents,
developers debate as city looks toward future growth plans The fate of this street, which once was a haven for single-family homes but now is mostly rental property for college students, is possibly the most volatile debate when discussing the city's ongoing study to develop a long-range strategic plan for Troy. Property owners along University Avenue, which backs up to Highland, as well as the First Presbyterian Church and its school, Covenant Christian, are concerned that single families and children next door to college housing don't mix ... College
Housing Investors Plan Big Development Push To do that, Corridor Ventures took a big step forward last week, snagging the executive vice president and chief operating officer of West Hartford-based Konover Properties ... Corridor Ventures currently owns properties in five communities, but it plans to grow considerably, especially with the addition of Siegel’s real estate know-how. “It took us about four and a half years to accumulate a $35 million portfolio. We will more than triple that this year — in 12 months,” Joseph said, adding that they expect to own and manage more than 2,500 units by the end of 2007 UC
mortgage benefit a boon for elite staff
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