Next year’s housing change leads to contradicting student thoughts
The housing change taking place next year made some students happy, while frustrating others, depending on where they planned their living arrangements. Currently, the freshmen who are admitted and unable to live in the Hecht and Stanford towers due to lack of space, are placed in Mahoney or Pearson on floors that are set apart...
Housing lottery causes concern as on-campus residents face shortage of space
On Feb. 20, junior Gerald Cowen logged on to myUM to discover that he is one of the 17 percent of students not guaranteed housing next year. On that same day, Cowen also started Facebook pages named “UMiami Housing Crisis” and “Homeless Canes” to voice his concerns about the problems with housing this year. “The...
Staff editorial 11/21: ‘Tis the season to shop for housing
Ever since the national economy took a dive, it’s been no secret that the real estate market is in dire straits. The foreclosure rate in Florida this year is one in every 396 households, sixth highest in the nation, according to CNBC. But the fact that there is now a buyer’s market could mean good...
Overflow housing forces students off campus
Many students who wanted to live on campus this year were not granted the opportunity- some got off the wait list and found rooms, some went off campus to the surrounding Coral Gables apartments and homes, while 30 other students, and the entire University of Miami Intensive English Program, are in limbo and are being...
New housing Web site launches for faculty and staff
The University of Miami has created a new Web site designed to help faculty and staff with matters related to housing. The site helps both current and prospective faculty and staff with housing issues in South Florida.
Shalala speaks to The Miami Hurricane on economic downturn and its impact on students
Despite the university’s plan to cut costs across the board as a response to the current and expected economic climate, the priority, according to President Donna E. Shalala, is still in attracting and retaining high caliber students for the next academic year.
Housing cancellation policy changed
It's almost time for students to sign up for housing, and the University of Miami has new procedures which will impact their decisions.
Special Interest Housing applications due Wednesday
The University of Miami has introduced the opportunity for students to create a unique living experience on the special interest community floors located in the Mahoney-Pearson Residential Colleges.
Grad students banned from UV next year
Eighty additional beds in the four-story University Village complex will become available to undergraduate students this coming fall semester, as University of Miami administrators announced this week that graduate students will no longer be able to apply for housing there.
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