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— The University appears to be expanding its contract with Vue53. Thirty students will receive a $1,500 grant if they move to the modern 13-story apartment building.​​
— A student who was on a leave of absence last quarter was told there's no space for him on campus. The University suggested that he use Mac Properties or Vue53, though the option to live in the latter through Housing was not offered.​
— The city just approved a building permit for the construction of Woodlawn Residential Commons, a new 7 story and 16 story tower dorm that will cost an estimated $103 million. Until that dorm opens, space could be tight in Housing.
— The questions came up in the context of an informal discussion at the IRC meeting about the police shooting of Charles Thomas. Associate Vice President for Safety & Security Eric Heath and Executive Director for Campus Safety Michael Kwiatkowski were present.
— UCPD’s response to this line of question was that officers generally do not get very much context for responding to a call, the source said. The police department has been criticized for its handling of the incident by #CareNotCops protesters who say officers inappropriately escalated the situation, failing to use proper measures for dealing with someone having such an episode.
