‘Wildcat Coal Lodge’ Approved
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
In a Trustee vote of 16-3, the name of the new construction and name of the dormitories for University of Kentucky basketball players was approved. Students were not all too pleased.
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Renaming a Campus Building After a Fossil Fuel
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
The University of Kentucky is considering naming its brand-spankin’ new college basketball dormitory the ‘Wildcat Coal Lodge.’ The money that will be used to pay for the building is from a gentleman who owns a coal company, in case you haven’t already guessed. He’ll be giving the university a whopping $7 million check for the [...]
Is Super-Suiting For You?
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
A post over at Hack College presented quite well the idea of super-suiting to me for the first time. I’ve never heard of such a thing, but apparently it’s quite popular. If you’re in the dark like I was, let me explain what super-suiting is. Like I had in my Junior and Senior years, you [...]
You’re Settled In, Now How To CAREFULLY Make a Badass Dorm?
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
HackCollege comes through again with some excellent ideas on how to make your living space… well, livable. I know the headline here sounds very enticing, but just please keep everything in perspective. Many students make the mistake of overcrowding, bringing stuff they’ll never use, or having items that don’t work for their overall psyche. There [...]
Unexpected Luxury
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
You wouldn’t imagine that a college in this economic climate would be able to afford fancy dorms, right? Wrong. The University of Mississippi is touting beautiful, luxury dorms for its students. Bail out money? Perhaps…
A Question For Incoming Freshman That Isn’t Too Easy To Answer
Thursday, August 6th, 2009
The City Beat gives some suggestions to students on how to decide whether or not to dorm on campus. There are many things to consider and none of them should be ignored.
Good Advice For Your Parents
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
If you’re heading off to campus this Fall, you’d better give your parents some idea of what kind of space you need. When you’re going away, you want a bit of a buffer zone, trust me. ABC gives some pointers for parents that you may want to relay.
Colleges Luring Students With Fancy Digs
Monday, August 3rd, 2009
SignOnSanDiego.com explains why universities are attempting to get students’ attention by making brand new, good looking apartments and dormitories. Isn’t anyone seeing how this may cost the students more money in the long run?…
Making the Choice To Live Off-Campus
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
I gave you all a warning yesterday about what people are worried about when renting out to college students. The South End has a few more tidbits of advice for anyone who is thinking of getting some off-campus housing.
The Change Of Lifestyle Isn’t An Easy One
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
The South End news gives some examples of the ups and downs of moving into college dorms for the first time. For the most part, many students have trouble dealing with moving from a larger space to a much smaller space and then having to share it. I ran into that problem myself. Not that [...]
