UCR Feature Article Analysis

Housing insecurity for college student is not a topic that has been greatly researched in America. However, the research that has been done is quite awakening. According to Broton & Goldrick-Rab (2016), “ student families earning an average of just $20,000 a year are now required to pay at least $8,000 for one year of community college and more than $12,000 a year at a public university (p.17). This is asinine because most families that make only $20,000 do not have means to fork out thousands of dollars for their child to go to college. In another study, nearly 90% of college students at campuses around Wisconsin reported being worried about not having enough money to pay for things in college (Broton & Goldrick-Rab, 2016). In addition, 78%

The movie “Animal House” released in 1978, exemplifies the typical college housing accommodations. Of course, it is exaggerated for comical purposes. However, the representation is true to life in many aspects. Suffice it to say that it doesn’t represent a luxurious living arrangement for college students. Thankfully, you don’t have to settle for this kind of existence. You can acquire many college student accommodations, such as those listed below, that will help you succeed in your college career:

The focus of this paper is to dispel a common view that community colleges do not provide on-campus housing and to provide greater insights into the types of community colleges that provide on-campus housing, the typical student who resides in on-campus housing, a guide to various California community colleges that provide on-campus housing, and the impact that on-campus housing has on student learning outcomes, financial gains for community colleges that provide on-campus housing, and an overview of the lack of data in the area of not only on-campus housing in community colleges, but community colleges at large. According to Cohen and Brawer (2008) access to student housing is one of the fundamental dissimilarities between public

The number of students attending the University of Alabama has reached a new high of 37,100. That number is a 2.4% increase from 2014 (uanews.ua.edu). As the number of students is predicted only to increase in the years to come, the University must reflect on the housing options for these 37,100 students. Freshman students required to live on campus face a difficult situation--lack of housing. With that being said, the best and most efficient way to cope with the ever growing population is to allow freshmen to live off campus, and build more apartments around campus to allow thousands of more students to have places to live in the future.

They always seem to choose to live in the dorms the first year. The main reason for this is to focus on school and be close to their classes for the first year. Typically, college students do not know their costs of living in the area and have no way of estimating it because they have lived with their parents their whole life. So, they just agree to pay the dorms tremendously high living expenses. The university of Kansas State is completely taking advantage of this opportunity of students living in the dorms. The university is taking in over 29 million dollars according to their projected revenue statement for this coming year of 2018 (Housing Budget 2018). With this much coming in just for the dorms and they do not even bother renovating the 1980’s style rooms which are very complex and typically put two people to one room and they share a bathroom with their sweet mates, and yet they continue to pile as many kids in there, to bring in as much money as possible in to the housing department at Kansas State (K-State Housing Website). Students do not even think twice about where else and how much cheaper it would be to live in off campus housing and just agree to pay the over-priced dorms and put their first year of living on their student loans. This causes the students to start out college in twice as much debt, that could be avoided if the university would lower the costs of living on campus.

Fortunately, this issue of on campus space that immediately followed the application selections and choice to move juniors on campus is not an uncommon problem to have. Other schools’ policies that have developed from the same issue can be utilized or modified to fix the problem at Providence College. For example, Boston College, a school which we heavily associate with and look to be on the same level with regarding our academics, has a similar space issue. Demand for on campus housing is greater than the number of beds the college has, thus students are allowed to live off campus starting their sophomore year (bc.org). Most students live off campus their junior year and if they wish to stay on campus all 4 years they must apply for additional housing, which is not guaranteed. However, if students go off campus sophomore year then they must remain off junior year as well. While on campus housing was previously granted for all students for all 4 years with the assumption that some students will live off campus, the looming space issue that is going to impact students in the fall of 2017, a version of Boston College’s policy (let, or make, juniors and seniors live off campus) should be an

In addition to this factor, I know that as a commuter I will be forced to miss out on many of the fun activities St Joseph's University holds during times which I am either traveling or at my home in the evening. I would love to live in a freshman residence hall and truly get the full experience, being able to take advantage of everything St Joseph's University has to offer. If I can afford it, I would definitely prefer to live on campus. Unfortunately, due to my current financial circumstances this will not be possible. As you have noticed, I recently requested to change my status from commuter to resident student. I would be thrilled to be able to live on campus next year and will appreciate any financial assistance you can offer to allow

With regards to on campus living, the different houses have a harry potter like rivalry. If you live in Edwards you are required to get a meal plan but if you live in International house or New Resident any of the other houses you might have the option of cooking your own meal. With a meal plan they normally served breakfast and dinner: Monday-Friday; breakfast, Lunch and dinner on the weekends. But if you want more independence and like commuting,living at bar beach is another option. A buddy of mine lived at bar beach and he was a lot closer to the beach, downtown and a lot of other

place that they need to account for, so, for instance, they can plan out when to organize their

In the article The Motivations and Information Needs of Young Innovators: Stimulating Student Creativity and Inventive Thinking, Dr. Ruth Small of Syracuse University recounts a research study performed by her team at the school’s Center for Digital Literacy in collaboration with the Connecticut Invention Convention. The focus of the study was to “investigate the attitudes toward innovation activities, motivational supports, and information needs of young innovators in grades 4-8” (Small 2014). Essentially, the team’s goal was to discover what makes young students innovate and what students need to further motivate them to invent and succeed? According to the results in the article, these students are highly

          You also want to be able to save your money by doing things that are cheaper and other things like that. Then there's also into the consideration of getting roommates and living in the dorms and other things that can help

Whether finding a home or a college, you must do preliminary research on the options. Each student must ensure that the universities that

One of the most popular options for college living is selecting off campus housing. This is becoming a more affordable and more pleasant living arrangement than the dorm room life. If you are thinking about this as your chosen housing option during school, consider the following tips:

The West Campus Apartments, 12 Month Apartments, and studios are very similar in the fact that they all contain a private bathroom and a kitchen. The other options may have a private bathroom, but it is not guaranteed. The prices for occupancy are the same within a housing area, except for apartments, but differ when compared to other housing areas. The North Campus Residence Halls, West Campus Residence Halls, and the West Campus Apartments all can be paid either quarterly or for the entire year, but the 12 Month Apartments can only be paid monthly. Since there are so many housing options for UW, I don’t know where to start, but since the price difference between living in a single room and a triple room is quite drastic, and I would rather not live in a triple occupancy dorm, I would probably choose to live in a double occupancy or shared single. However, in the future, I would like to live in an apartment or in a studio because having the usage of my own kitchen would be extremely beneficial to me personally, since I enjoy cooking here and there and it would allow me to save some money.

Although living with your parents might not seem like the most favorable idea, it is, however, the cheapest. If not, you can always live off campus. If rent is a little over budget getting