Campus housing full, students placed on wait list - The Daily Athenaeum

Campus housing full, students placed on wait list The Daily Athenaeum Demand was stronger this year than last because of the size of the freshman class, said Michael Beto, assistant director of Student Housing. ...

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U of M experiencing student housing crunch (KAAL Austin)

So many University of Minnesota students wanted to live on campus this year, that the school could not accommodate them all. Before classes started last fall, the university told 500 students they would not be allowed to live on campus and placed 300 other students in makeshift dorm rooms.

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Rutgers to house students at Somerset hotel as overflow continues for second year (MyCentralJersey.com)

For the second straight year, the university received more applications for student housing than it can accommodate and plans to house the overflow of students in hotel rooms at the Crowne Plaza in Somerset, said Joan Carbone, the executive director of residence life at Rutgers.

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Hotels may be used for housing following registration increase - RU Daily Targum

Hotels may be used for housing following registration increase RU Daily Targum, NJ - 9 hours ago ... at their bi-monthly meeting at the Student Activities Center on the College Avenue campus to discuss the state of student housing in the upcoming year. ...

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Housing officials prepare for record fall enrollment (The Echo)

As students reserve housing for fall 2009, student housing officals prepare to combat "imminent" housing overflow, while planning for the future. "It's a good problem to have," Steven Hood, director of student housing, said of last semester's housing overflow that landed some students in a hotel.

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UConn To Double Up Rooms To House More On Campus (Hartford Courant)

Hoping to ease a space crunch and eliminate a dreaded lottery, the University of Connecticut plans to expand student housing by doubling up rooms in the most coveted campus apartments.

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On-campus housing shortage strikes Tech - Virginia Tech Collegiate Times Online Edition

On-campus housing shortage strikes Tech Virginia Tech Collegiate Times Online Edition, VA - 9 hours ago "Tech is embarking on a major multi-year renovation program for all student housing," Spencer said. The multi-year renovation project was underway before ...

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Wyoming briefs (Casper Star-Tribune)

WWCC asks for housing help ROCK SPRINGS -- Student housing at Western Wyoming Community College is full these days and about 80 students remain on a waiting list.

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Little relief seen in UM student housing crunch (Missoulian)

Mike Brown is a senior at the University of Montana. He's living in a windowless room in the basement of Miller Hall with several roommates. He said he shares a bathroom with 16 other guys and “it sucks.”

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UMass Lowell students move into Nashua hotel for semester - Nashua Telegraph

UMass Lowell students move into Nashua hotel for semester Nashua Telegraph, NH - 2 hours ago Long-term, the university hopes to build additional dormitories and acquire more student housing. But those plans suffered a setback last week. ...

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