What do you think?
Capital-Times - 22 Sep 2007
... MADISON, WI - Do you think that the State Street area would be safer if there were fewer bars?

"I don't think that fewer bars would do much to do away with alcohol-related crime. This is a college town and they'll find a way to drink just like we did in my college days. I think my buddy Mike Verveer is wrong on this one. I think that the issue of binge drinking goes way beyond how many bars are in the downtown area. It's a knee-jerk reaction to a much bigger problem." Michael Moore, executive director, Madison ...

Residents angry at students' behavior
Mini-dorm rules may be considered
Union-Tribune - 22 Sep 2007
... SAN MARCOS, CA – In a clash that was bound to happen in a city with a growing university, owners of luxury condos are complaining about students partying and acting wildly.

Residents of Rancho Coronado just south of Cal State San Marcos say they are tired of the noise, trash and alcohol-induced behavior by students living there ...

In an interview, Malone said a meeting with the Rancho Coronado homeowners association will be set up to go over what is expected of people living in condo complexes, and who and when to call with complaints.

The city is also considering an ordinance, Malone said, that would restrict the conversion of single-family residences into mini-dorms ...

First city manager candidate reflects on Oxford
Oxford Press - 22 Sep 2007
... OXFORD, OH - Mark Jackson sat among a handful of Oxford citizens Friday afternoon, talking about what he thought is important for the city's future ...

Jackson said he was initially drawn to the position because of Miami University. Growing up in Kalamazoo, Mich., a university town, he said he has always enjoyed the "atmosphere and vitality" that comes along with a university community ...

Community outreach centre unveiled in Ghetto
Facility to act as a ‘home away from home’ for students
The Journal - 22 Sep 2007
... KINGSTON, ON - Students living on Aberdeen Street welcomed a new neighbour yesterday as Queen’s unveiled its new community outreach centre—the first of its kind in Canada, Jason Laker, dean of student affairs, said ...

“It’s close enough to campus; however it is in a more intimate and personable off-campus setting.”

Principal Karen Hitchcock said she thinks the facility will help bridge the gap between students and residents ...

New Village Lacks Depth
Student Life - 22 Sep 2007
... CLAREMONT, CA - In fact, there is no green space whatsoever in the Village West, and this is its greatest failure. There is no place to walk other than down the concrete strip of commercial development. There is no place to sit outside and read a book unless you buy a $4.50 smoothie at the Maui Wowi and sit on the patio outside to take in the view of, well, the back of a supermarket. There’s no playground, no park, not even enough grass for your dog to do his business. The new Village is not a welcoming space unless you go there intending to spend money. Even then, it’s not exactly the college town that we’ve been waiting for ...

Chico State changes the plan
Enterprise-Record - 22 Sep 2007
... CHICO, CA - The "face of the campus" from Legion Avenue will be a five-story high warehouse-like backside, not a one-story perimeter building reflective of the surrounding residential architecture that CSUC boasts about.

There has been little discussion with the neighbors or the city about the impact of 220 more freshmen (and their cars) on the neighborhood. There has been no discussion about the behavioral impact of crowding 220 freshmen into a one-square block locale ...

The Stars at Night are Clear and Bright
Newspaper Tree - 22 Sep 2007
... AUSTIN, TX - Ben greeted us with some Lone Stars, a box of instant coffee for the morning and a copy of the Chronicle, with a sub-headline that said this: “The fest is hot, but can you afford to live in Austin’s City Limits?” He handed me the periodical, saying, “You should find this interesting.” And indeed I did. As I skimmed the article [link], Ben told me his own tale of real estate woe. He recently bought a house here at a price that would make the average Austinite’s jaw drop in envy (I’m not going to be rude, but I will say that the price he paid is comparable to the price of a bungalow in Manhattan Heights). Ben told me of a new condo complex slated to be erected, and how he will, more than likely, be forced to sell, and the neighborhood will eventually be bulldozed completely in favor of vertical development. Ordinances have been put in place to help stem this a bit, and to ensure the integrity of historic neighborhoods, but the price of real estate alone is enough to drive you nuts. Homes in East Austin are going for $300,000 and up, and while the average Austinite does make more than the average Paseño, the cost of living is rapidly exceeding the ability to pay for it ...

Iron Hill tanks up for fun
Brewery eyeing late November opening for its new Lancaster digs
New Era - 22 Sep 2007
... LANCASTER, PA - The Lancaster location will be the third Iron Hill to open near a university. The others are near West Chester University and the University of Delaware in Newark, Del.

Finn said the new Iron Hill, which is named after a Revolutionary War landmark in Delaware, will take advantage of its proximity to F&M and employ about 80 full- and part-time workers.

"The thing we like about being in a college town is the labor market," Finn said. "There are a lot kids who will come and work for us." ...

London brawl
Charlatan - 22 Sep 2007
... LONDON, ON - Between 300 and 500 partiers clashed with police in full riot gear during what devolved into a street brawl in London, Ont., last week ...

Police increased patrols in student housing areas near Western and Fanshawe as a part of Project LEARN (Liquor Enforcement and Reduction of Noise).

The LEARN program has been criticized in the past by Western’s student’s union for unfairly targeting students.

LEARN has putting more police in student neighborhoods, watching for liquor violations and noise complaints — especially in areas where students live in close proximity to families and homeowners ...

Waterloo students told to keep quiet or pay up
Charlatan - 22 Sep 2007
... WATERLOO, ON - Students at the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University, both in Waterloo, Ont., are being asked to keep it down, according to an improved noise control bylaw implemented by the city.

Noise disruption is an on-going issue in Waterloo, particularly in student housing areas, said Bryan Larkin, executive officer of the Waterloo Regional Police.

Police are applying stricter enforcement of the noise bylaw, and have already issued several fines this year ...

'Great' Investment Ideas Sometimes Illegal
REalty Times - 22 Sep 2007
... USA - While the going rent for the house in a college town may be only $1,200 per month for the whole house, if you could get $500 per month for each room instead, you might double or triple the going rental income for your investment.

The problem with this method is that you may be facing issues with local ordinances limiting your total rental income from the house. A type of rent control, this limitation has several purposes, depending which side of the legislation you stand. It could be used to discourage carving up a house for student rental, thus preserving the nature of a single family dwelling community. It also encourages investors to rent out to more stable renters than students, thus reducing problems with parking issues, neighborhood turnover, etc ...

Off-campus housing as investment on the rise
Daily Herald - 21 Sep 2007
... CHICAGO, IL - It doesn't take a master's degree to understand the limited housing options available at universities. As the cost of renting college dorms and apartments increases, families are considering buying property their college bound children can live in while at school. The result can [be] better housing for the college student, a reduction in overall expenses and an investment for the parents ...

Dorm ‘Sucker Punch’ Outrages Community
St. John’s is leasing a dorm being built in Jamaica Estates.
Tribune - 21 Sep 2007
... QUEENS, NY - Some Queens residents are furious over the construction of a 485-bed, six-story St. John’s University dormitory in a residential section of Jamaica Estates. Residents contend the university did not consult the community before deciding to build the dorm and that it tried to cover up the project.

Letters written by area representatives contend the university denied being connected to the project until it was confirmed through records from the Department of Buildings it had entered a leasing agreement for the site and that it was, indeed, responsible for the construction taking place ...

With OU declining to pay false alarm bills, town-gown sit-down is being planned
Messenger - 21 Sep 2007
... ATHENS, OH - The university is the entity in town that has the largest number of false alarms to city safety services, particularly to the fire department. The city instituted a new procedure that bills repeated false alarms at increasing rates, in an effort to motivate those who have repeat false alarms to have their systems checked.

As The Messenger reported Thursday, OU has been billed close to $6,000 for false alarms but OU Director of Legal Affairs John Burns has informed the city that under a state attorney general’s opinion, the university does not have to pay the fines. Burns also indicated the university’s willingness to work with the city in an effort to reduce false alarms ...

No EMU mall for College Place
Pedestrian center dropped; Ypsilanti still seeking grant for Cross Street improvements
News - 21 Sep 2007
... YPSILANTI,MI - Eastern Michigan University has pulled out of a plan to convert a city street near campus into a pedestrian mall in Ypsilanti.

The university informed the city this week that it will not take part in plans to seek a state grant to convert College Place into a pedestrian mall, effectively killing the proposed project for the time being ...

Cry me a river: Brazos-based ventures have often hit rough waters
Tribune-Herald - 21 Sep 2007
... WACO, TX - City leaders for years have touted Lake Brazos as a shining jewel brimming with development potential, a natural wonder that could draw the masses downtown.

But lately it has had more closings than openings ...

Optimists point to the proposed $60 million mixed-use development near Waco City Hall that will bring lofts, retail shops and student housing to within shouting distance of Lake Brazos. People arriving with these developments may want to dine next to the lake or take a water taxi from point to point along its scenic areas ...

Living with the Arts
Arts Village residents collaborate in Turlington to promote the arts, share interests
Technician - 21 Sep 2007
... GREENVILLE, NC - Snuggled in the heart of the on-campus housing community, residents of the newly founded Arts Village, who express themselves through dance, theater, photography and music, call Turlington Hall home.

As a living and learning village continuously exposed to different modes of artistic expression, residents spend time immersed in the arts ...

Single in Ann Arbor People on the dating scene say this city is not an easy place to meet a mate
Michigan Live - 20 Sep 2007
... ANN ARBOR, MI - Is Ann Arbor a difficult place for single professionals to find like-minded dates?

With the number of start-up and new economy companies, nightlife, hip restaurants and downtown area, you wouldn't think so ...

CSUN unveils `village' project
Housing targeted at faculty, staffers
Daily News - 20 Sep 2007
... NORTHRIDGE, CA - CSUN unveiled plans Wednesday for a 30-acre, multimillion-dollar "urban village" that will eventually include 400 town homes and rental units dedicated for faculty and staffers.

The $60 million first phase of the development, called Devonshire Downs, is expected to cover 15 acres and will include 159 town homes, tree-lined walkways, bike paths and parks ...

Students versus the world
"Town and Gown" fights between students and cities have been around since the Middle Ages
Macleans - 20 Sep 2007
... CANADA - Students living near McMaster University returned to discover an anonymous letter in mailboxes last week. The writer of the letter, who did not identify himself, complained about students ruining life in Westdale, Hamilton’s university neighbourhood. The writer blamed students and what they call the "New McMaster" for the student ghetto, “a campus drenched in alcohol", a traffic crisis, vandalism, noise, and litter. McMaster University has over 20,000 students but only 4,000 live on campus, pushing thousands of students into the community ...

It pays to stay in Maine
Graduates get debt relief to stay in Maine
Maine Campus - 20 Sep 2007
... MAINE, USA - Thanks to Opportunity Maine, college students throughout the state will find a silver lining in the blanket of college loans next year. In January, the program's contract will be available in the financial aid offices of all state and private universities in Maine.

The program allows Maine college graduates who stay and work in the state after graduation to receive tax credits to help pay off student loans. Companies can also absorb the cost of a graduate's loan payments and receive the credit instead. Opportunity Maine hopes that keeping college graduates in the area will improve the Maine economy, while at the same time reducing the costs of a college education ...

Harvard Complex Looks to Go Green
University Business - 20 Sep 2007
... BOSTON, MA - The state said yesterday that Harvard University has committed to cap greenhouse gas emissions at its Allston science complex beyond national requirements, but officials sparked criticism from some environmental and community groups by exempting the school from an environmental-impact review ...

Shock Heard Round the World
Inside Higher Ed - 20 Sep 2007
... USA - The video is a YouTube sensation, and the latest argument capturing the public’s fancy is whether the student being filmed wanted it just that way. But the lasting questions to come from the Taser incident that followed Sen. John Kerry’s speech Monday at the University of Florida will most likely be about the conduct of campus police ...

Conquest Faces Legal Troubles in L.A.
Lawsuit Filed by USC Names Company’s Owners, Alleges Illegal Business Practices
Daily Nexus - 20 Sep 2007
... LOS ANGELES - Conquest Student Housing, the same business that attracted protests last year when it evicted several low-income families in Isla Vista, has become the center of controversy once again, this time in Los Angeles, where the company received a lawsuit from the University of Southern California for its allegedly illegal business practices. ...

Calhoun Street Project Near UC Campus Still Unfinished
Enquirer - 19 Sep 2007
... CINCINNATI, OH - U.C. has been transformed in recent years ... an attractive blend of the old and the new:

"The good has definitely been the campus as a whole. When I first saw campus there was a bunch of bubbles, and just having the bubbles gone is nice because we have physical buildings."

But it's not just on campus. to help fix up nearby neighborhoods, the university has lent millions of dollars to community redevelopment corporations.

One pay back ... nicer surroundings make students more likely to attend ...

University of Hawaii-Hilo Offering Financial Aid to Older Students
University Business - 19 Sep 2007
... HILO, HI -
Imagine going back to college in your late 20s or even your 30s or 40s to finish an undergraduate degree. There would be homework, tests and rubbing shoulders with much younger students.

The University of Hawaii-Hilo is joining a growing list of institutions helping older students do just that through the Osher Reentry Scholarship Program ...

Why tamper with a good thing?
Daily Collegian - 19 Sep 2007
...AMHERST, MA - What I want to answer when people ask me why I still live on campus as a senior is, "Why would you ever want to move off campus?" Hell, I wish I could live on campus all my life. I'd never have to worry about grocery shopping or any of the above utilities, just pay a yearly bill.

It seems to me that as students come to college, they get their first sense of independence. It's a wild feeling, living outside of your home for maybe the first time ever; I don't think anyone would dispute that ...

Locking out your landlord: An adventure in tenant's rights
Michigan Daily - 19 Sep 2007
... ANN ARBOR, MI - I told Mitch I had to respectfully decline his offer to rip out my windowsill, as he was already planning to re-side the right side of my house that week. He cited a paragraph in our lease that stipulates landlords can enter a property to make repairs if they give the tenant 24-hour notice. But here's where I think my story might be useful to other tenants: In a last-ditch effort, I called my dad, a practicing attorney in Adrian, Mich., who told me that because I was effectively being evicted from my bedroom, the repair was illegal. I don't know how many other people out there have encountered similar situations where overzealous landlords embark on invasive repairs, but I'm guessing I might not be alone ...

South Bend parking/party ordinance stalls again
Council pushes vote back one more week to Monday.
Tribune - 19 Sep 2007
... SOUTH BEND, IN - One of the biggest changes to the ordinance is to temporarily exempt special-event permits for boardinghouses, until the council passes a resolution to enact that section. Rouse said this is so the Community/Campus Advisory Coalition and city can work together and monitor neighborhood disturbances ...

Decision on party ordinance put off
ChicoER - 19 Sep 2007
... CHICO, CA - A crowd packing the City Council Chambers Tuesday night to voice concerns on a ordinance on parties was turned aside after the City Council decided to put off a decision.

The council unanimously voted to table a decision on the "disorderly events" ordinance, which has drawn concerns from Chico State University students, members of the local music scene and property owners ...

Council approves Density Plan
Daily Cardinal - 19 Sep 2007
... MADISON, WI - The Alcohol License Density Plan, which passed Tuesday evening in the Madison City Council, aims to improve downtown safety ...

“If we continue to add licenses the way we have, we’re going to see more and more problems in the downtown area,” Plant said, adding police are continually stretched to their enforcement limits downtown, putting a strain on the rest of the community.

The problems Plant spoke of have been well documented by police over the last year and range from public urination to aggravated and sexual assaults ...

Shop Talk: Wider Beds, Free Water, and a Very Large Housing Complex
Chronicle - 19 Sep 2007
... USA - Georgia State University and a private developer, Ambling University Development Group, have opened a huge, 2,000-bed University Commons complex (left) on 4.2 acres in Atlanta. The $168-million complex, designed by Niles Bolton Associates, ...

On-campus residency increase pushes boundaries, crowds facilities
Daily Toreador - 19 Sep 2007
... LUBBOCK, TX - With the number of Texas Tech students living on campus at a 19-year high and overall-enrollment figures at their second-highest level, crowded residence halls and bustling dining facilities are sure signs of growth at Tech.

Sean Duggan, managing director of University Housing Services, said the number of students living on campus grew by approximately 650 since Fall 2006, bringing the number to 6,250 this fall, which is the highest it has been since 1988 ...

Move-In Recycling Effort Nets 23 Tons of Cardboard
UVA Today - 19 Sep 2007
... CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - - Twenty-three tons and counting. That’s how much cardboard the University of Virginia's recycling division collected in the two-week period surrounding Aug. 25, the day designated for students to move into University housing.

To give you an idea of how heavy that is, it’s equivalent to the weight of about four female African elephants. Or, more than 300 U.Va. students ...

Council OKs $2M to buy old Broadway Volvo site
Arizona Daily Star - 19 Sep 2007
... TUCSON, AZ - Tucson will pay $2 million to buy the former Broadway Volvo car dealership to use for parking and storage. The City Council unanimously approved the purchase Tuesday ...

The $2 million is 5 percent more than the $1.9 million for which a city appraisal valued the property, although it is $700,000 less than the price sought by Broadway Volvo, which changed its name to Volvo of Tucson. Hein said he would like to see mixed-use retail and student housing on the site, which he said is strategically located at the gateway to Downtown. The 1.85-acre property is at Park ...

Encroaching rentals among few concerns
Daily News - 19 Sep 2007
... BOWLING GREEN, KY -
Summer Strolls by city officials through local neighborhoods ended placidly, with a sunset walk through the Cedar Ridge area Monday night ...

Durbin told the crowd that the active neighborhood association has done well, fighting encroachment by Western Kentucky University and rental housing ...

Residents say drunk DU students are trashing their neighborhood
KWGN - 19 Sep 2007
... DENVER, CO — Senseless vandalism is annoying business owners in DU's off-campus area near University and East Asbury. Many shop owners attribute the vandalism to the return of the University of Denver students for the fall semester.

"I have been here for ten years and every September we go through something," said Arlington Apartments manager Santa Guzzo. He said this year the problems are worse than usual ...

Town debates plan for Coker Hills
Neighbors divided over preservation designation
News - 19 Sep 2007
... CHAPEL HILL, NC - Coker Hills residents have been polarized for four years now over the future plans for their neighborhood ...

An NCD designation offers protection from development pressure. In Northside, for example, residents pushed to ban duplexes to keep the lid on student housing. In heavily wooded Coker Hills, some residents want protection against tear downs, where trees are cut down and modest older homes replaced with much bigger ones ...

New Development Aims To Help With UT Housing Video
CBS 42 - 19 Sep 2007
... AUSTIN, TX - An old apartment complex at 21st and Rio Grande will be torn down and replaced with a 21-story student housing project.

The developers say there will be 158 units, a parking garage and space for retail stores ...

Neighborhood parties to bridge gap between local college students and long-term residents Video
KSBY - 19 Sep 2007
... SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA - With a new school year underway, San Luis Obispo Police and Cal Poly are teaming up to help students live peacefully with their long-term neighbors.

On Friday, September 28th, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., an event called "SLO Night With Your Neighbors" will be held throughout the city.

Organizers are looking for people to host parties at their homes for both short and long-term residents in their neighborhoods.

This is the first time an event like this has been planned for San Luis Obispo ...

Uni gives lessons in the quiet life
Guardian - 19 Sep 2007
... ROEHAMPTON, UK - Roehampton University has promised to teach its students to respect the local community, after mounting tension among residents over noisy late-night parties.

It launched a campaign last week to raise community awareness among students and encourage better "town and gown" relations.

"We want to remind students that it's not just us living here," ...

Cracking up: CU student puts the funny into Hill cafe
Political science major spearheads open-mic comedy night
Campus Pres - 19 Sep 2007
... BOULDER, CO - Every Wednesday night, Cafe Babu is filled with laughter as Dan Enfield, a senior political science major hosts a new open-mic night comedy show.

Ullas Morales, Babu's manager, thinks the comedy show brings a lot to the atmosphere of the college town.

"I love it -- I think it's so valuable for the Hill," Morales said. "There's nothing else like it here. It creates a friendly, wonderful, and positive energy." ...

Town looks at facility location
Officials to talk satellite innovation site
Daily Tarheel - 19 Sep 2007
... CHAPEL HILL, NC - During an emotionally charged meeting one week ago, council members told University officials they wanted to see plans for the entire Carolina North project at once, not in bits and pieces.

But Bruce Runberg, associate vice chancellor for facilities planning and construction, said the University always has expressed its intent to build the innovation center earlier than the rest of the satellite campus. Runberg said he's looking forward to the meeting, despite recent town-gown tension because the group always has provided helpful design feedback ...

No sweet home for the student
Press - 19 Sep 2007
... YORK, UK - WHEN I moved my son into his student flat last year it was with apprehension.

The contract he had signed was decidedly dodgy, but he had been coerced into quickly signing it. Of course, I was not to know until this year, when he left the property.

When I helped him move into his room (a converted cupboard) my observation of the house was of complete neglect; the landlord had done the bare minimum, and later I found out that he hadn't even bothered to do any health and safety checks. I noted in the kitchen small black bits that could have been mouse droppings ...

Radford students push for extended late bus hours
Collegiate Times - 18 Sep 2007
... RADFORD, VA - Hillary Barnes, junior recreation parks and tourism major at RU, soon began an effort to extend the Tartan Transit late-night bus hours.

"The main focus of this is the safety of students," Barnes said. "It's not just to have a drunk bus. It's to have a safe way back so students don't have to walk by themselves late at night."

Unlike the Blacksburg Transit, which runs until 12:45 a.m. Mon.-Thurs. and 2:45 on Fri. and Sat., the Tartan Transit campus loop runs only until 10:00 p.m. Mon.-Fri. and the city loop doesn't run on weekends at all ...

New zoning ordinances go to council for approval
News-Courier - 18 Sep 2007
... ATHENS, AL - What is a family?

The answers might be many and varied depending on one’s perspective one, but the question has practical application when a city must rule how many people can reside in a single dwelling ...

Column: Exposing the detrimental effects of a Wal-Mart in Blacksburg
Collegiate Times - 18 Sep 2007
... BLACKSBURG, VA - The message is simple. If this Wal-Mart is built, it will be at the expense of families who will see their property values drop, more pollution, more traffic and a less prosperous downtown so that students from Northern Virginia can purchase cheap toothpaste and underwear without having to travel the extra couple minutes to Christiansburg. The overwhelming majority of the town is against a Wal-Mart being built near Margaret Beeks Elementary School. The problem is that a handful of people can make a great deal of money if they override the best interest of the town ...

NYU reveals 25-year expansion plans to Village community
Washington Square News - 18 Sep 2007
... GREENWICH VILLAGE, NY - Many of the students present at the open house were enrolled in professor Jim Morgan's "Decision Making in Urban Design" class. Morgan said he picks different architecture developments around the city to focus on and decided to use the NYU 2031 expansion this semester. Morgan said he was happy to see the university engaging the community, which he said was a new development.

"There's one word for it - unprecedented," Morgan said. "Those doors to Washington Square Park have never been opened before, and that's literally and figuratively true." ...

Welcome back, College Hill neighbors
Gazette-Times - 18 Sep 2007
... CORVALLIS, OR - Our city feels just a little empty when Oregon State University isn’t in session, and we’re glad to welcome back the students of the fall. We’re hoping that their time here either starting or continuing their academic careers becomes part of enduring good memories. We hope that they engage also with the life and events of Corvallis.

Booze Is News For College Town Party Paper
KCTV - 17 Sep 2007
... COLUMBIA, MO - A new weekly newspaper that celebrates excessive alcohol consumption is sobering up some students and local business owners in Columbia.

The Booze News' publisher calls the paper a satirical take on college life. But some University of Missouri students call the contents offensive.

Several downtown businesses are refusing to distribute the free paper. Even some campus fraternities call the material too edgy ...

UVM taking lead in housing solution
Free Press - 17 Sep 2007
... BURLINGTON, VT - Presenting building affordable housing as simply "mundane work to improve and add to the beds available on campus" underestimates the significance of what UVM has agreed to do. The leadership at UVM is far-sighted enough to know that not only will building housing for employees greatly help UVM to recruit new faculty, it will also advance the university's goal of having an enduringly positive influence on the community it values so highly.

VIA looks forward to continuing to work with UVM on this important step in addressing the affordable housing crisis that faces our community ...

Proposed program to regulate minidorms
Wildcat - 17 Sep 2007
... TUCSON - A pilot program to address housing and zoning issues around the UA is in the works, with the program receiving initial proposal at the Aug. 6 mayor and city council meeting.

The program, named the University of Arizona Pilot Overlay Zone, was developed in response to the need for housing around the UA. This need for housing has led to the building of large rental units, termed "minidorms," in the historic neighborhoods around the UA ...

Rowan wooing book store
Times - 17 Sep 2007
... GLASSBORO, NJ - Rowan University officials want their bookstore to move up the corporate ladder or at least the escalator.

As the university and the borough plan Rowan Boulevard a project aimed at converting Glassboro into a modern college town they are hoping to include Barnes & Noble ...

It's great fun to be young
Advertiser - 17 Sep 2007
SWINDON, UK - DANCE workshops and live bands entertained thousands of people at the town's second Youth Festival in the Town Gardens ...

Swindon College chef lecturer Steve Matthews, said: "Having festivals like this really helps attract a lot of interest for the courses we provide at college ...

Lawrence explores assets as retirement destination
Baby boomers settling in college towns
Journal-World - 16 Sep 2007
... LAWRENCE, KS - As the first wave reaches their 60s, they are considering where they want to retire. With an estimated $3 trillion in assets, communities, including Lawrence, are working to retain retiring boomers while luring others.

While Florida and Arizona have traditionally been beacons for retirees, experts say college towns are increasingly popular destinations ...

‘Right moment’ here to plan boomer needs
Community weighing transportation, recreation options
Journal-World - 16 Sep 2007
... LAWRENCE, KS - When John Glassman, the executive director of Douglas County Senior Services, starts thinking about what needs to happen to prepare for the aging baby boomers, he references the movie “Pirates of the Caribbean.” ...

“If you were waiting for the opportune moment,” the captain says, “that was it.” ...

Living next to students can be rewarding, challenging
There are a few things students should know in order to be good neighbors
Daily Emerald - 17 Sep 2007
... EUGENE, OR - "I think they aren't aware, and in many cases the students I get next door to me or wherever, it may be their first time they are renting on their own and they don't know what it's like to be a neighbor," she said.

Berglund said it takes time for young people to learn what kind of relationship they should have with the people next door. Berglund said she has seen student drug dealers, massive amounts of people living in one residence, and some renters who have never had a party in the two years they have lived there ...

Baltimore County cracks down on housing code violators
Towerlight - 17 Sep 2007
... TOWSON, MD - Baltimore County officials hope to reduce the number "nuisance houses" and reports of students misbehaving in off-campus housing by cracking down on land lords who violate the County's zoning code.

The Baltimore County zoning code states that unless a structure is zoned as a "boarding or rooming house" no more than two unrelated individuals may reside in the same home. The code does not apply to apartment buildings ...

'Globe' continually plays to neighbors
BC Heights - 17 Sep 2007
... BOSTON, MA - THE ISSUE: 'Boston Globe' misrepresents BC students again
WHAT WE THINK: Time to start looking at the real situation

Yesterday, in an editorial entitled "Off-campus harmony," the Boston Globe continued its recent campaign of shining an unfair and inaccurate spotlight on Boston College, its students, and the relationship between students living off campus and residents of the Allston-Brighton community.

The Globe's editorial suggests that universities must work to create an environment in which students and local residents can coexist through mutual respect. One way the editorial recommends going about this is through volunteer work, citing Clark's Community Engagement and Volunteering Center, of Clark University in Worcester, Mass., as a prime example - one that is "a good model for other campuses." ...

Sundaes in the neighborhood
15th annual ice cream social brings Douglas Avenue area neighbors together
Gazette-Times - 17 Sep 2007
... CORVALLIS, OR - Drizzle fell from an overcast sky on Sunday afternoon, as neighbors from the Douglas Avenue-Woodland Drive area crowded under an awning in Sandy Hom and Don Johnson’s backyard chatting and eating ice cream ...

City turns up heat on landlords to file tenant agreements
Post - 17 Sep 2007
... ATHENS, OH - When the signing of an informational form between tenants and landlords debuted as a code requirement in Athens last year, only about a quarter of the documents were returned to the city. Violators caught a break with lax enforcement of the new requirement — in part because of already busy code enforcement officers and varying interpretations of who should sign the forms — and no one was prosecuted, said Steve Pierson, director of code enforcement.

But that break is over and the city is stepping up enforcement, a move that Pierson anticipates will cost a lot of time and maybe several thousand dollars ...

City says ex-frat house violating zoning laws
News - 17 Sep 2007
... ANN ARBOR, MI - A once troubled fraternity is battling the city of Ann Arbor over who is permitted to live in the house, now leased to a group of University of Michigan students not affiliated with any fraternity.

The squabble centers on the city's zoning of the house at 1415 Cambridge Road. And neighbors have joined in the fray, charging that the current residents are causing noise disturbances and have shown worse behavior than previous tenants ...

'Good Neighbor' proposal will be revised in October
Journal & Courier - 17 Sep 2007
... WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - As it stands, the proposed ordinance refines the city's noise nuisance rule, lawn mowing and other yard-related rules, parking rules and several other rules.

It also establishes a category called "disorderly houses." Under that definition, failure to stop gambling, loud noises or any of a host of other activities deemed disorderly in a home by a set period of time could lead to fines.

In such instances, landlords might be held responsible unless they evict the tenants ...

College Night 101: Students, towns get lethal lessons
Recent violent deaths of 2 students have officials seeking ways to curb partying and drinking.
Morning Call - 16 Sep 2007
... USA - At some point, Thursday ceased being the day before the weekend and became the weekend night to party in college towns.

It is the night students wet their whistle at bars and nightclubs sponsoring ''Thirsty Thursday'' for adults and ''College Nights'' for those under 21 ...

Author falls for city
Mail - 16 Sep 2007
... OXFORD, UK - "I liked my surroundings so much that I decided to stay in Oxford because I found it a very writer-friendly place.

"It was a combination of the beautiful architecture, the kind of friends I was making - musicians, youth workers and ecologists - and the chance to do more flexible working that made me decide to make a prmanent move to Oxford ...

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