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 →
My wife was a resident assistant in her college dorm, so my heart goes out to Gustavus Adolphus College student Kate Plager, a “collegiate fellow” there. Collegiate fellows are essentially resident assistants, and Plager complains in The Gustavian Weekly that she’s tired of being treated like one of those despised hall monitors I remember from Read more →
For those who diss the dorms, here’s something to remember: Tyler Sorenson writes in The Advocate at Minnesota State University – Moorhead an open letter to resident managers of apartment complexes that cater to students. Here are some the issues he raises in his cornpone style: September 8, 2011 Dear Resident Managers, … You probably Read more →
Nice to see the big guy helping out in this University of Minnesota video. Favorite quotes: What you got, your bowling ball in here? You got any stuff left at home?
In this Hamline University Move-In Day video, new-student mentor Brandon Zeman cites a phenomenon that dorm movers surely notice each fall: “It seems twice as many people live on the fourth floor than on any other floor.”
Today MPR’s Tim Post writes about a complication for the University of Minnesota’s move-in period for students: The U of M’s dorms aren’t just full this fall, they’re overflowing. The university is housing 350 students in converted study lounges or assigned to rooms that are over capacity. Get comfortable, kiddos. Read the full story and Read more →
Bethel University has a slick, high-definition video on this year’s Move-In Day on its Facebook account. Looks like lots of spirit and teamwork. Click here or on the image to go to the video.
Robert A. Swart of Mankato criticizes the Minnesota State University – Mankato leadership for deciding to tear down Gage Residence Hall, saying university officials have failed to maintain it, and don’t see that they can still save the building: What I find amazing is an administration that is so willing to go against what I thought were Read more →
As the Winona city debate simmers over how to handle student housing — including Winona State’s proposed “theme” housing — the Winona Post writes about some of the frustration that residents and university officials feel. From the residents’ side: Natalie Siderius, speaking on behalf of the Neighborhood Association, said the group is frustrated by inaction Read more →
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