The future for Campus North becomes clearer with an increased number of houses and potential for retail space.
Topic: Housing
Sayonara, Sahli!
Ellen Sahli will be leaving her position at the University to work for the Chicago Housing Authority.
Part II: Hyde Park’s high rent fuels local CPS under-enrollment
Study shows that Hyde Park’s high rent may be fueling low enrollment in local CPS schools.
A full plate
Smart planning will help ease pain as Pierce closure next year increases strain on dining halls.
Yield for students ahead
UChicago should lower admit rate to maintain quality and ethos of College experience.
Halftime report
Some ongoing campus issues to keep in mind as the academic year reaches its midpoint.
Baby, it’s cold outside—and inside
Students in Max Palevsky, Blackstone, and Stony Island have reported heating issues in their dorm rooms.
Stumbling towards catastrophe
To protect its reputation, University must take more cooperative, proactive approach to problem solving.
Residents to be relocated after official close of Pierce in June 2013
The new residence hall, which will occupy the Pierce lot, is slated to open in 2016.
New dorm to replace Pierce in near future, committee says
Executive Vice President David Greene is one of the senior administrators on a panel discussing the future of Pierce Tower.
Yield for incoming students
Increasing class sizes should prompt the U of C to mend the disconnect between Housing and Admissions.
Pierce’s fate uncertain as admins weigh options
A committee of senior administrators are drafting a proposals for the Board of Trustees regarding the future (and possible destruction) of Pierce Tower.
At Broadview, faulty fire alarms ring, then ring again
After eight false fire alarms in a period of about a week, Broadview residents demanded action from administrators.
Student anger subsides after Pierce renovations
Among the dorm’s new amenities are new plumbing fixtures and furniture.
Admins meet with students over Pierce plumbing woes
University administrators continue to work with students to address Pierce’s litany of facility problems.
Pierce residents cry foul over plumbing fiascoes
Exploding toilets and fetid water are just a few of the problems that residents have faced.
Zimmer talks financial aid at open forum
President Zimmer discussed housing, dining, financial aid, and more over coffee and donuts yesterday afternoon.
Apartment fire puts four students out of home
Authorities have not yet identified the cause of the fire.
Years from opening, the Shoreland awaits a return to Jazz Age glory
Al Capone and Elvis Presley were among decades of residents at the Shoreland, which is not scheduled to open its doors any time soon.
Architect of Max Palevsky dormitories dies at 80
Ricardo Legorreta Vilchis, designer of the Max Palevsky Residential Commons and pioneer of Mexican modernist architecture, passed away December 30 of liver cancer in Mexico City. He was 80.
A house without a home
Midway House exposes flaws in housing strategy and compromises dorm culture.
Record yield rate leaves undergrads in grad housing
This summer, administrators leapt into an eleventh-hour expansion of undergraduate housing after it became apparent that the existing facilities could not accommodate the large incoming first-year class.
SG town hall focuses on dining future, workers’ contracts
Last night, student government brought together administrators to talk about housing and dining issues to a packed house in the Booth School.
Housekeepers concerned by job uncertainties
Students and Housekeeping staff convened yesterday concerning staffing changes between the Housekeeping and Facilities staff.
Housekeeping staffers may be laid off
After the announcement that housekeeping and facilities services will merge, students rise up to help save jobs