college housing

Construction Site in article about gentrification

COVID-19 Has Made College Area Gentrification Worse

The pandemic has made the strained relationships between colleges and surrounding areas worse as students bring both the possibility of infection and rising rental costs.…

October 12, 2020

Illustration by Malini Basu of the housing crisis

The COVID-19 Housing Crisis Is Affecting Students and Non-Students Alike

Emma T., UC Berkeley

The pandemic has proven that, beyond a shadow of a doubt, housing is health care. To provide it equitably and fairly, things need to change.…

September 1, 2020

3 Tips for Spending Summer Isolated in a Small Town

Colin Boyd, Ithaca College

When everyone leaves, what do you do?…

May 24, 2019

How Living Off-Campus Can Benefit Your Mental Health

Keely Cohen-Breen, SUNY Plattsburgh College

Are you really going to miss your cramped dorm?…

February 27, 2019

Harvard University Unveils Plans to Implement Gender-Neutral Housing

Dominique Bander, Loyola University Maryland

The Ivy League college will allow all gender identities to room together in whatever combination the individuals choose.…

March 1, 2018

Living the Van Life Is a Game-Changing Minimalistic Lifestyle

Vanessa Le, Chabot College

If your monthly rent is outrageously high, and you want to save thousands of dollars annually, the van life may be the right fit for you.…

February 4, 2018

Universities Need to Start Regulating Luxury Student Housing

Josephine Werni, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

If the housing closest to campus is unaffordable, lower-income students are the ones who suffer.…

October 7, 2016

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