University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler says the U will try to shape the character of Dinkytown and other neighborhoods surrounding the U. His remarks in today’s State of the University address come after a rash of robberies in the fall semester, most of which happened to students just off campus. Kaler told the audience Read more →
A University of Minnesota official told state senators today that increased urbanization of the U has prompted officials to rethink security on and around campus. Pam Wheelock, vice president of university services, says increased neighborhood density, fewer single-family households and more absentee landlords have made it tougher to keep students safe. And she said campus Read more →
After students in St. Joseph were caught of guard by the passage of three drinking-related city ordinances, College of St. Benedict senior Jenny Kunkel of Roseville told MPR that students are ready to get involved in some city issues: “To even consider going to a council meeting … that would be talking about school levies Read more →
Deanna Foster, executive director of the Dayton’s Bluff Community Council, tells the Pioneer Press why some residents are upset over a skyway that’s part of Metropolitan State University’s expansion plan, which is expected to cost tens of millions of dollars: “One of the things about Dayton’s Bluff is that it has wonderful views of the Read more →
Deanna Foster, executive director of the Dayton’s Bluff Community Council, tells the Pioneer Press why some residents are upset over a skyway that’s part of Metropolitan State University’s expansion plan, which is expected to cost tens of millions of dollars: “One of the things about Dayton’s Bluff is that it has wonderful views of the Read more →
St. Paul journalist and author Karin Winegar writes on MPR News why she supports limiting the number of student-housing rentals in her neighborhood near the University of St. Thomas: What’s changed (with the influx of students) is not just traffic and parking congestion, problems of property upkeep, litter and noise; it’s neighborliness. Many student renters Read more →
“I think that everyone is getting tired of getting house complaints. My bosses are tired of hearing complaints. The city council is starting to get tired of hearing it. … The behavior was outrageous and sad. A number of people have complained to me about the behavior of people that were wearing purple: being noisy, rude, Read more →
A TommieMedia article on a student-housing moratorium in St. Paul has a couple of interesting quotations showing the two sides of the neighbors-vs.-party-animals debate that’s been going on in the area around the University of St. Thomas. Junior Leah Olson tells the news service why homeowners living near the campus need to just suck it Read more →
Sylvia Holtberg, a 35-year resident of St. Paul’s Como neighborhood, explains why she thinks that meeting students in person as they move into rentals near the University of Minnesota might cut down on noise and litter in the area: “Just by putting a face to residents, it really gives the students a little pause for Read more →
Sgt. Jeff Oxton of the St. Cloud Police Department’s Community Crime Impact Team tells the St. Cloud Times why police and university officials recently conducted a first-of-its-kind, door-to-door survey of the neighborhoods near St. Cloud State: “This is an attempt to go out and directly reach each of those residents and ask how they are Read more →
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