TownGown World discusses Purpose Built Housing
TownGownWorld.com - Dec 2007
... CANADA, UK, USA - TownGown World has recently published a discussion of Purpose Built housing, examining the role of PBD in the housing of a growing student population. Articles discussing this issue from developers, student groups, academics and neighbourhood groups make this discussion a "must read" for communities hosting higher educational institutions.
www.towngownworld.com

Condos to feature 'new urbanism' design
Oxford Press - 8 Dec 2007
... OXFORD, OH - Running deeply through the entire proposal is the concept of "new urbanism," a return to a more historical type of town planning seen Uptown and in Stuart Square. By pushing buildings closer to roads, placing garages behind the condos and porches on the front, Webb hopes to create neighborhoods with a real sense of community rather than churning out typical subdivisions.

"We really hope it feels more like the Mile Square than a subdivision," Webb said. "New urbanism is a growing trend in architecture, moving toward sort of a European style."

Pride of Ownership Award
WENY - 7 Dec 2007
... ITHACA, NY -The city of Ithaca has recognized a father-son duo for their outstanding construction project in college town. David and Steve Beers got a "Pride of Ownership Award" for their design and construction of this apartment building.

The building one of the first of its kind in the Ithaca city limits. Not only is it aesthetically pleasing but its energy efficient because it's made of insulated concrete. It cost a lot more money upfront but the Beers' hope it will even out on smaller energy bill. Each apartment is equipped with brand new stainless steel appliances. The Beers say they used the property's history as inspiration ...

Town proposal could end off-campus housing
Orient - 7 Dec 2007
... BRUNNSWICK, ME - A proposed zoning ordinance with considerable implications for off-campus housing generated spirited debate at a town council meeting on Tuesday...

A Big Gift Roils a College Town
Philanthropy - 7 Dec 2007
... AURORA, NY - A $40-million donation to Wells College, in Aurora, N.Y., has set off controversy in the small town that is home to the campus, reports The New York Times.

The donation was made by Pleasant T. Rowland, founder of the American Girl doll collection, who told the college to use the money to revitalize the town ...

Pa. Student Housing Company To Manage Nine Apartment Complexes
Multi-Housing News - 7 Dec 2007
... USA - Campus Apartments, Inc., a Philadelphia-based university housing developer and management service, has been retained by ING Real Estate Community Living Fund, Rabil Properties, LLC and Corridor Ventures Real Estate to manage nine student apartment communities.

The student apartment portfolio includes 3,315 student housing beds at the University of Toledo in Ohio, Purdue University in Indiana, the University of Missouri at Columbia, the University of South Florida and Florida State University ...

Students reach agreement over West Campus taxes
Daily Texan - 7 Dec 2007
... AUSTIN, TX - Because of West Campus zoning changes, which allow developers to construct much larger buildings and increase the density of living in the area, property values went up by 313 percent between 2004 and 2006, said Tim Aynesworth, UT Sigma Chi alum. Therefore, the fraternity and sorority houses' property taxes essentially tripled.

"Since we are nonprofits, but yet we still pay full property taxes, what we were having to do is pass the increased taxes onto the residents, which is a huge burden, and the students pay for that," ...

Another suit OK'd over SDSU expansion
Council challenges environment report
Union-Tribune - 7 Dec 2007
... SAN DIEGO, CA – The city of San Diego and its redevelopment agency intend to file another lawsuit over San Diego State University's plans to expand its campus to enroll nearly 10,000 more students by 2025.

The City Council voted unanimously in closed session Tuesday to file a lawsuit against California State University trustees challenging SDSU's environmental impact report ...

Fire education still difficult despite deaths
Diamondback - 7 Dec 2007
... COLLEGE PARK, MD - Fire prevention has always been among the greatest safety concerns for college administrators, but after millions of dollars spent on sprinkler upgrades and installing fire safety features in housing, educating students about fire risks may remain the hardest part.

It's a strange irony, considering the constant cycle of teaching and learning that takes place here. But even with two fatal fires in off-campus housing during the past two years, officials say efforts at ratcheting up fire safety education have still largely gone unnoticed ...

WL claims another occupancy victory
Journal & Courier - 7 Dec 2007
... WEST LAFAYETTE, IN -A West Lafayette couple who rented one of their properties to Purdue University students owes the city nearly $18,000 for letting too many people live in the home ...

Coffee, beer merge with 'Wake-n-Bake'
Red & Black - 7 Dec 2007
... ATHENS, GA - In a college town where both coffee and beer are revered by many students, the seemingly unattainable combination of the two causes a celebration.

For Athens-based enterprises Terrapin Beer Co. and Jittery Joe's Coffee, the two have mixed to release their very own "Wake-n-Bake Coffee Oatmeal Imperial Stout." ...

Collecting MadVideos -- Alcoholism Among Students in Madison
Isthmus - 7 Dec 2007
... MADISON, WI - Iordachescu stopped by State Street Brats a couple of Fridays ago and queried patrons on their thoughts about drinking culture in the city. The point, he explains, was to get viewers thinking about campus crime rates, drunk driving, and other alcohol-related issues relevant to college alcoholism. This short documentary follows ...

RIT plans campus in Dubai
Mideast branch expected to serve 4,000 students by 2019
Democrat & Chronicle - 6 Dec 2007
... ROCHESTER, NY - At first, the courses will be taught in a temporary 20,000-square-foot space at the Dubai Silicon Oasis, a 4.5-square-mile complex with housing, banks, retail space and high-technology research facilities. But in about two years, a 300,000-square-foot facility with student and faculty housing will be ready ...

Dubai, which is slightly smaller than Maine and has a population of about 5 million, will cover all the campus construction costs ...

Who Says College Students Shouldn't Vote Where They Live?
OpEdNews - 6 Dec 2007
... USA - Historically, communities have fought against letting students register to vote locally, claiming that they are "outsiders." Fortunately the courts have upheld the right of everyone to vote where they live, including students. To criticize Obama for urging students to register and participate in Iowa's Jan. 3 caucuses is the height of hypocrisy ...

Fashion is new again at Youngstown's Ohio Vintage
Jambar - 6 Dec 2007
... YOUNGSTOWN, OH - "There was no vintage store here," she said. "Other college towns had vintage boutiques, but not Youngstown."

Lyras, who also sells vintage clothing on eBay, said she thought Ohio Vintage would fit in well with the new bars and restaurants that are opening as part of Youngstown's revitalization ...

600 attend ’Building UB’ forum
Presentation aimed to collect input from university, local communities
Reporter -6 Dec 2007
... BUFFALO, NY - About 600 members of the UB and local communities turned out Tuesday for the first of four public forums on “Building UB,” the comprehensive physical planning process being developed by UB in conjunction with its plans to grow by 40 percent by the year 2020 ...

Visit the UB2020 Web site to view a Web cast of the forum.

Developers want to pass go, collect $200; neighborhood hesitant
Daily Pennsylvanian - 6 Dec 2007
... PHILADELPHIA, PA - Parents looking for lodging in University City while visiting their children could soon have a more affordable option if the proposal for a new off-campus hotel is approved by local organizations and the University's Board of Trustees.

A coalition made up of Campus Apartments, private developer Tom Lussenhop and the real-estate company Hersha Hospitality are in the process of developing and approving a plan to lease a site from the University on the corner of 40th and Pine streets. But the coalition's plans for an 11-story extended-stay hotel have sparked controversy among neighborhood residents and organizations ...

Cemetery, in heart of campus, to impact details of proposal
Yale Daily News - 6 Dec 2007
... NEW HAVEN, CT - The neighborhood surrounding the cemetery currently comprises mostly quiet, residential streets, but if colleges 13 and 14 go up beyond its stone walls, the area could be transformed into a bustling hub of student activity, complete with a gymnasium, recreational spaces and even restaurants and other businesses.

Although officials have in the past rejected suggestions that they allow the University to undertake construction in the cemetery, the current manager told the News he is open to reconsidering the cemetery’s relationship with Yale ...

When bars close, neighborhood turns 'wild'
Times - 6 Dec 2007
... TOWSON, MD - Even though he lives on the 21st floor, the yelling, cursing and fighting wake him up just before 2 a.m. like clockwork.

"I'm used to yelling and screaming during the day," Oleyar said, noting he has been a teller for the Pimlico and Laurel race tracks for 16 years. "But when I come home I'd like a little solitude."

He thinks it's college students, he said, noting that it quiets down when Towson University isn't in session ...

Student rights a primary issue
Georgetown Voice - 6 Dec 2007
... WASHINGTON, DC - Home is where the vote is. And though not all college students think of their colleges as home, we do spend about nine months of the year at school—more than enough time to become part of the surrounding area’s civic life. But in the last few days, Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY), a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President, has ignored this reality by telling out-of-state college students who go to school in Iowa that they shouldn’t vote in the state’s primary caucuses ...

WVU proposes $20 million dorm for fall of 2009
Gazette - 6 Dec 2007
... MORGANTOWN, WV - West Virginia University President Mike Garrison announced plans Wednesday for a new $20 million dorm that will open in the fall of 2009.

The proposed dorm would be located in Sunnyside, a popular neighborhood for off-campus student housing ...

New housing coming to Dayton Street
Badger Herald - 6 Dec 2007
... MADISON, WI - The committee’s acceptance of these initiatives was crucial to the property’s owner, 23-year-old Brandon Cook, considering his plans to move into the basement dwelling as soon as possible and become an owner-occupant ...

As of now, Cook’s property, located between Broom and Bassett streets, is exclusively student housing. Upon completion, the front apartment complex will have four three-bedroom living units and the new carriage house in the back of the lot will have six to seven bedrooms. He hopes to have both student and professional residents living in the renovated property ...

Room for improvement
Foley, Draper and Jenkins dorms were state-of-the-art when Sacramento State built them in 1959. Students say it's about time for new ones.
Bee - 6 Dec 2007
... SACRAMENTO, CA - National college housing experts say not all universities are replacing their old dorms with more modern housing, but everyone in the student housing community is talking about it ...

Scheduled to open in the fall of 2009, the $62 million new hall will increase on-campus housing from about 1,100 to 1,700 students ...

Putting on the Ritz
Students must pay attention to how Penn's retail choices affect prices - and development - in the area
Pennsylvanian - 5 Dec 2007
... PHILADELPHIA, PA - By cultivating an upscale retail monoculture on campus, the University is gouging students to gild its own coffers. Penn alum Matt Ruben, who graduated last year with a doctorate in Urban Studies, examines this trend in Campus, Inc.: Corporate Power in the Ivory Tower. According to Ruben, universities can strike business deals to milk profits from their "captive audience" of students, faculty, and staff.

Here's how it works: the University leases land or space to a business. Penn tries to squeeze as much money as possible out of the deal by charging higher rents. These high rents get passed on to the consumer - that means you - through higher prices ...

New city housing to ease crisis for students
Diamondback - 5 Dec 2007
... COLLEGE PARK, MD - There are 1,000 beds for students on Route 1 - all of them in the University View. But if three recent building proposals come off, that number could more than triple.

Between the 2,600 beds developers have already proposed building this semester and five other potential student-housing projects in early stages, developers seem to be betting that the need for student housing won't dry up anytime soon and that the private sector - not the university - will fill the demand.

"[Developers] are banking on the fact that they're gonna get their housing done before the university starts their process," said David Daddio, a former city council candidate who writes a blog about development issues in the city, Rethink College Park ...

OU bond outlook plummets
Oklahoman - 5 Dec 2007
... OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - A drop in student housing populations at the University of Oklahoma has prompted the Fitch bond rating service to revise its rating outlook on OU's student housing revenue bonds to "negative.” ...

From the Daily: House hunt
Solution for student housing must go beyond landlords
Michigan Daily - 5 Dec 2007
... ANN ARBOR, MI - Students who have looked for housing this fall know about the Ann Arbor ordinance that forbids landlords from showing their properties to prospective tenants until 90 days of the current lease has passed ...

Other college towns - such as Madison, home of the University of Wisconsin - have ordinances that open up the housing market as late as February or March ...

Universities to spend billions on expansion
Princetonian - 5 Dec 2007
... USA - Courtesy of University Partners

The University of Pennsylvania is beginning a 30-year, $2 billion expansion project called Penn Connects that will add more than one million square feet to its campus.

The University's plan to add between 1.5 and 2 million square feet of new structures to campus over the next 10 years is just one of the five major expansion projects currently underway in the Ivy League. Constant construction and expansion on college campuses across the country have come to be expected as institutions of higher learning struggle to keep up with advancements in the sciences and other areas ...

Movin' on up
Justice - 4 Dec 2007
... WALTHAM, MA - With the price of on-campus housing rising almost as quickly as bulldozers are tearing down the walls of residence quads such as Ridgewood, more and more students are moving off campus this year.

The average undergraduate rate for room and board reached nearly $9,500 during the 2006 to 2007 academic year, and the prices for housing in the Village and Ziv Quad are even more expensive ...

Campus Apartments Assumes Management of 9 Student Apartment Communities
Business Wire - 4 Dec 2007
... USA - Campus Apartments, Inc. (www.campusapts.com) has assumed management of a portfolio of 9 student apartment communities around the country from ING Real Estate Community Living Fund, Rabil Properties, LLC and Corridor Ventures Real Estate. The portfolio includes 3,315 student housing beds across five states, and the properties serve the student communities at the University of Toledo, Purdue University, University of Missouri at Columbia, the University of South Florida, and Florida State University ...

Commentary: UC Berkeley vs. the Local Community
Daily Planet - 4 Dec 2007
... BERKELEY, CA - EDITOR’S NOTE: This commentary was submitted to the San Francisco Chronicle but was not published ...

UC is not only discounting its ever increasing sprawl impact upon the City of Berkeley’s historic landmarked neighborhoods, it seeks to continue its build-out plans on the hillside impacting Strawberry Canyon’s ecological integrity and the well-being of existing neighborhoods. Piedmont Avenue is not built to handle the current traffic congestion and it will not be able to absorb the increased traffic that this project will bring.

UC Berkeley was a key partner on the drafting of the Urban Environmental Accords signed by mayors from around the globe who took the historic step of signing the Urban Environmental Accords in San Francisco on June 5, 2005 in recognition of United Nations World Environment Day 2005 ...

Council debates proposed policies
Collegian - 4 Dec 2007
... STATE COLLEGE, PA - Tom Shakely, founder of the student advocacy group Safeguard Old State (SOS), said students should be included as a protected group in the ordinance. Shakely said other towns with a strong university presence, such as Ann Arbor, Mich., have similar laws that protect students from discrimination.

Shakely said one regulation, which prohibits three unrelated people from living in the same house, is an example of anti-student policy ...

Orono Town council comes to UMaine
Council conducts open dialogue to discuss concerns of students and faculty
Campus News - 4 Dec 2007
... ORONO, ME - The meeting was led by Geoff Gordon, chair of the council. About 10 people from the University of Maine and six town council members attended. The meeting opened with a discussion to add more student housing in Orono. A developer has put forth a proposal, but it would require re-zoning ...

UWA trustees approve new dorms
News - 4 Dec 2007
... LIVINGSTON, AL - University of West Alabama trustees on Monday gave preliminary approval for an estimated $26 million in new student housing, the first built on campus in more than a decade.

Trustees agreed to let Capstone Development of Birmingham continue to develop a new dorm for freshmen and sophomore students, along with an apartment complex for upperclassmen.

They would mostly replace older dorms, whose closures would mean only a small increase in the number of beds on campus ...

New Campus High-Rise Plans Temporarily On Hold
WISC - 4 Dec 2007
... MADISON, WI - The catch is that the building site includes two historic homes built around 1900, reported WISC-TV.

The common council has asked the developer to relocate the historic homes ...

IU’s, Bloomington’s green space shrinks
Daily Student - 4 Dec 2007
... BLOOMINGTON, IN - “I believe IU does (have a responsibility),” Reynolds said. “And they’ve demonstrated that commitment and that responsibility they feel.”

Agreeing with Reynolds, Renneisen said compared to other college towns of comparable size, such as Boulder, Colo., Bloomington usually ranks in the top one or two cities in preserving green space ...

Taking next step
Times-Union - 4 Dec 2007
... JACKSONVILLE, FL - What's a college town? ...

According to a study by the Collegia firm of Wellesley, Mass., Jacksonville ranks 151 out of 290 regions studied as college-oriented communities.

The Collegia study used 12 metrics to identify areas with the best resources for college students.

There were three major categories: academic environment, quality of life and professional opportunities ...

OUR VIEW: Marching orders
Bid to revive Kent State Homecoming parade great idea for city and campus
Record Courier - 4 Dec 2007
... KENT, OH - The Kent Area Chamber of Commerce is talking about reviving the KSU Homecoming parade, and we're all for that.

Kent used to be big on parades. City residents once looked forward not only to a traditional patriotic celebration on Memorial Day but to a pair of celebrations unique to a college town: Campus Day and KSU Homecoming, which both were marked by parades ...

Ann Arbor may allow chicken coops
UPI - 3 Dec 2007
... ANN ARBOR, MI - - Officials in Ann Arbor, Mich., are working on a plan to allow residents of the college town to set up their own chicken coops ...

Western students make effort to ease neighbours' concerns
Mon, December 3, 2007
Free Press - 3 Dec 2007
... LONDON, ON - Coffee, tea, muffins and chocolate were the peace offerings yesterday as London university students mended some fences with their neighbours.

About 400 area residents were invited to King's University College to talk to its student council about issues such as noise and vandalism that some residents blame on students ...

This land is their land -- now
A Colorado couple use a rarely invoked law to take part of a neighbor's lot. The squatters' rights case sparks outrage.
LA Times - 3 Dec 2007
... BOULDER, CO - For more than 20 years, a retired judge and his lawyer wife trespassed on a vacant lot next door to their home ...

In October, a district judge awarded them one-third of the lot, which its owner values at $1 million ...

Billion Dollar Building Plan
Daily Nexus - 3 Dec 2007
... SANTA BARBARA, CA - Capital Development Director Martie Levy said despite large campus expansions in the past, this current development is the largest and most expensive in the university’s history.

“What’s triggered this [growth] is [the fact that] it has been almost 20 years and the student body has grown from 12,000 to 20,000,” ...

Washington U.'s buying of houses worries neighbors
Post-Dispatch - 3 Dec 2007
... UNIVERSITY CITY, MO — Washington University's purchase of houses in the 7000 block of Pershing Avenue has University City neighbors worried about their own homes' future and the effect on property values and tax revenue.

The university has been buying property on the northwest edge of the university. Residents want to know its plan for the neighborhood, of mostly two-story brick owner-occupied homes built almost a century ago ...

Despite mutual interests, relations between UB and Amherst are tense
Student housing just off UB’s North Campus is fueling animosity over diverging growth
News - 3 Dec 2007
... AMHERST, NY - University officials say they have repeatedly tried to work with town leaders but have been rebuffed.

Town officials, meanwhile, describe university leadership as both aloof and demanding ...

Editorial: Housing meeting at start of break left students out
Kernel - 3 Dec 2007
... LEXINGTON, KY - On Nov. 20, the Tuesday before Thanksgiving break, the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council discussed the possibility of a plan that would regulate the availability of off-campus housing for students at UK.

Although members of the University Area Housing Association, a group of landlords who own property around campus, met with students a week prior to the meeting, it is troubling that the city council scheduled its meeting the day before Thanksgiving break, when many students were traveling home ...

Pilchen for City Council
Flat Hat - 3 Dec 2007
... WILLIAMSBURG, VA - When Starbucks threatened to replace the College Delly, Pilchen listened to student outrage and responded. He started a Facebook group, “Not Another Motherfucking Starbucks!” where he held discussions with students, posted daily updates and recruited hundreds of student signatures on his petition to retain the College Delly, which he used to motivate the senate into action ...

Gamers settle in on snowy weekend
Energy drinks, friends proliferate
Herald - 3 Dec 2007
... BELLNGHAM, WA - Rain, snow and wind ripped through Bellingham last weekend — the perfect excuse for guys like Kevin Lee to stay inside and play video games.

Last weekend, Lee was playing at Game Co nX, a new computer- gaming facility on Cornwall Avenue. For $35, players could network on 25 computers during the store’s 48-hour grandopening marathon ...

OUR VIEW: A turning point? Downtown rejuvenation initiative in Kent seeks response from developers
Record - 2 Dec 2007
... KENT, OH - The city of Kent's sending out nearly 100 requests for proposals for a downtown redevelopment project is an important step in embarking on a bonafide effort to rejuvenate the city's historic center and it will be interesting to see who responds ...

University and college towns are becoming attractive alternatives for those in business who sense malls and strip shopping centers have become overly prevalent and in some cases boring. Hudson's First and Main development, which capitalizes on that city's beautiful town square and Western Reserve campus, is part of the new trend. The growth around urban campuses such as those in Akron and Cleveland, actively pushed by their universities, is part of that trend, too ...

Retirees go back to school
News - 2 Dec 2007
... AUBURN, AL - Don and Gayle Andress didn't move to Auburn to snag college degrees.

They've been there, done that, decades ago. Don, 69, finished his undergraduate work at Troy University and attended graduate school at Auburn University. Gayle, 61, graduated from the University of South Alabama, and earned a master's degree at Spring Hill College.

But the retired couple did move from their Daphne home in July to take advantage of the amenities a college town can provide, such as a rich cultural environment, continuing education courses and proximity to sporting events (not to mention a plethora of golf courses) ...

Corner of UF's bustle is gone
Condos were to replace a busy spot in Gainesville; now there are just weeds.
Times - 2 Dec 2007
... GAINESVILLE, FL - So the parcel that was the campus area's trademark gateway has become an eyesore. And to many longtime Gators and area residents, the uncertain future of the property is a disheartening reminder of how the real estate market's steep rise and rapid fall can alter a place so rich in tradition and memories.

Project supporters, among them city commissioner and UF professor Jeanna Mastrodicasa, are optimistic University Corners will eventually be more than just an architect's rendering.

But those opposed to the project wonder which is worse: an upscale complex that seems to them more befitting tony Boca Raton, or a failed parcel covered in weed. ...

The problems with the Griffintown project
Gazette - 2 Dec 2007
... MONTREAL, QC - Plans for the Quartier des spectacles, the entertainment district centred around Place des Arts, contain provisions for a new, 2,000-seat hall for the MSO and for a "Cité universitaire" to house international students attending our institutions of higher education. The project for Griffintown contains another 2,000-seat performance hall and the same type of international student housing. Does the city need this duplication? If not, where does it want to locate a new hall and new student housing? If there is room in the city for two new concerts halls and two new student housing projects, should the ones downtown not receive precedence over the others? ...

Editorial: Two-way street connecting Baylor, downtown
Tribune-Herald - 2 Dec 2007
... WACO, TX - This is a two-way street. As Ramsower said, “Having a vibrant downtown area is very important to Baylor students.” And having Baylor students’ vibrancy downtown is crucial to Waco.

With plans for the Austin Flats development (near Heritage Square) including student housing, a generous helping of that vibrancy is coming, ready or not.

Ramsower is right in urging strategies to make Fourth and Fifth streets more pedestrian- and bike-friendly. He joins with other downtown strategists in suggesting that Fourth and Fifth streets become two-way streets with bike lanes and room for walkers ...

Little to propose repeal of 300-foot rental rule
News Tribune - 2 Dec 2007
Duluth city councilor Tim Little plans to introduce legislation Monday to repeal the ordinance that prohibits rental houses from being within 300 feet of each other, he confirmed Saturday.

The council passed the ordinance in August to slow the conversion of single-family homes into student rentals. Traditional residents in areas near the University of Minnesota Duluth and the College of St. Scholastica have argued loudly that disrespectful student tenants are degrading the quality of their neighborhoods ...

City working to breathe life into North Avenue
Sentinel - 1 Dec 2007
... GRAND JUNCTION, CO - The city paid a consultant nearly $100,000 to put together the North Avenue Corridor Plan, which maps out how the area could redevelop in the near future. The City Council is expected to approve the plan this week.

The plan divides the area into five sections.

The section between Mesa State College and the Lincoln Park Golf Course would have student housing, a hotel to serve the college and places for after- 5 p.m. entertainment.

East of that, the plan anticipates senior housing, a grocery store, neighborhood retail and a hotel that would serve the Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

The next section calls for a multifamily and attached single-family housing district on the north side of the street and office space on the south.

The plan envisions mixed-use development near 29 Road, with residential, retail and office space, as well as spots for civic and public use ...

Middlebury College to pay $9 million toward town bridge
WCAX - 1 Dec 2007
... MIDDLEBURY, VT - Middlebury College is looking to bridge the gap that can sometimes develop between town and gown, with a gift to its host community so it can build a new $9 million bridge over the Otter Creek.

College and town officials announced Friday the college would make an annual gift to the town of $600,000 for 30 years, so the town can pay back the money it needs to borrow to build the bridge ...

Town-Gown Collaboration to Stage Reading of 'Guantanamo' Play at Ithaca College
News - 1 Dec 2007
ITHACA, NY—Members of the local and Ithaca College communities will join together to present a staged reading of “Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom,” a compelling account of detainees being held at the controversial U.S. military prison ...

The staging is part of the yearlong series “The Prison Machine: Race, Torture, and the State,” sponsored by the Ithaca College Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity. The series explores the incarceration of people of color with a focus on intersections of race, torture, and the state ...

UWM's new digs
RiverView student dorm to debut in time for spring classes
Jopurnal-Sentinel - 1 Dec 2007
... MILWAUKEE, WI - RiverView, which includes three classrooms and faculty offices, is the latest off-campus housing project developed by UWM.

Last year, the university opened the 174-unit Kenilworth Square Apartments, south of E. Kenilworth Place along N. Farwell Ave., with housing for up to 374 students. The university's increasing enrollment has created a demand for more student housing, forcing UWM officials to seek locations beyond the hemmed-in campus ...

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