Tag Archives: Dormitories

The New York Times 9:00 am on August 2, 2022
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Elite Universities Are Out of Touch. Blame the Campus.

Colleges should do more to integrate their physical presence seamlessly with the surrounding environment.

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The New York Times 2:00 pm on January 11, 2022
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Dorms Pop Up in Spain as More Students Seek Housing Away From Home

The country’s student population has become increasingly mobile, fueling investments in accommodations, largely funded by foreign capital.

#dormitories, #foreign-investments, #international-study-and-teaching, #malaga-spain, #real-estate-commercial, #real-estate-and-housing-residential, #spain

The New York Times 5:04 pm on October 30, 2021
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After a Billionaire Designed a Dorm, an Architect Resigned in Protest

Charles Munger, Warren Buffett’s business partner, said the windowless rooms of an 11-story tower he conceived for the University of California, Santa Barbara, were “cheerful.”

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The New York Times 9:00 am on September 14, 2021
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Hostels, Havens for the Thrifty, Fight to Survive the Pandemic

This summer, prompted by vaccine rollouts, budget travelers began wading back into hostel life. But the challenges are far from over.

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The New York Times 5:15 pm on May 18, 2021
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Investors Put Millions Into a Luxury Student Dorm. They Say They Were Ripped Off.

Lawyers, retirees and others who invested their savings in a luxury student dorm say two real estate firms duped them. They’re suing to recoup their money.

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The New York Times 3:01 pm on May 17, 2021
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The Future of Virus Tracking Can Be Found on This College Campus

Colorado Mesa University and the Broad Institute of M.I.T. and Harvard have spent the last year exploring new approaches to managing outbreaks.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on March 4, 2021
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A College President Worried About the Risks of Dorm Isolation. So He Moved In.

Col. Mark Anarumo, the president of Norwich University, had been through suicides of students during in-room lockdown. He thought he could help by moving into the dorm.

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The New York Times 5:34 pm on December 17, 2020
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As Singapore Ventures Back Out, Migrant Workers Are Kept In

The low-wage workers, almost half of whom have contracted the coronavirus, continue to be mostly confined to dormitories even as the city-state eases restrictions.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-reopenings, #disease-rates, #dormitories, #foreign-workers, #migrant-labor-non-agriculture, #quarantines, #singapore, #south-asia

The New York Times 12:59 am on December 5, 2020
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Flaws in Census Count Imperil Trump Plan to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants

More problems arise as the Census Bureau rushes to compile information needed for apportionment before Mr. Trump leaves office.

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The New York Times 3:29 pm on November 17, 2020
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As Occupancy Dwindles, College Dorms Go Beyond Students

Real estate developers are seeking opportunities to buy student housing from strapped universities and convert them into apartments for white-collar workers.

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The New York Times 11:09 pm on November 11, 2020
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Navy Research Confirms Need for Strict Coronavirus Testing Protocols

Two new studies clarify how Covid-19 spreads among young adults and expose the limits of quarantine measures.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on October 15, 2020
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5 College Journalists Report From Campus Quarantines

Faced with soaring coronavirus caseloads, some universities told students to “stay put” for 14 days. College journalists report from their quarantined campuses.

#bradley-university, #colleges-and-universities, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #dormitories, #fraternities-and-sororities, #grand-valley-state-university, #quarantines, #university-of-arizona, #university-of-colorado, #university-of-wisconsin

The New York Times 6:50 pm on October 6, 2020
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‘It Really Was Abandonment.’ Virus Crisis Grips British Universities

With no bailout forthcoming from the government, financially strapped British universities beckoned students back to campus, with predictably dire results.

#colleges-and-universities, #conservative-party-great-britain, #coronavirus-reopenings, #dormitories, #johnson-boris, #labour-party-great-britain, #manchester-england, #manchester-metropolitan-university, #quarantines

The New York Times 10:26 pm on September 14, 2020
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College Kids Are Freaking Out About Their Infected Campuses

Colleges and universities have become hot spots for coronavirus transmission. Bring on the gallows humor.

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The New York Times 9:36 am on September 9, 2020
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College Quarantine Breakdowns Leave Some at Risk

Colleges are trying to isolate students who have the coronavirus or have been exposed to it, but they are running into a host of problems.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on September 2, 2020
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College Students, Told to Report Covid Parties, Ask: To Snitch or Not to Snitch?

As colleges reopen despite the pandemic, students must decide whether they are willing to blow the whistle on their classmates.

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The New York Times 6:51 pm on August 22, 2020
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On TikTok, Students Complain About College Quarantine Food

Students arriving at N.Y.U. and other campuses are flooding social media with complaints about meals they are given as they isolate.

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The New York Times 2:01 pm on August 22, 2020
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Stop Campus Partying to Slow the Virus? Colleges Try but Often Fail

Coronavirus outbreaks at colleges reopening for fall classes underscore the difficulties of policing student behavior.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on August 19, 2020
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Alabama Is Reopening Universities Its Own Way. Now Comes the Test.

The state is betting its robust student testing and technology program will be enough to hinder campus outbreaks of the virus.

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The New York Times 8:45 pm on August 2, 2020
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Covid Tests and Quarantines: Colleges Brace for an Uncertain Fall

Will sex in a social pod be OK? Colleges are racing to reconfigure dorms, expand testing programs and establish detailed social distancing rules.

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The New York Times 4:23 am on July 7, 2020
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Colleges Plan to Reopen Campuses, but for Just Some Students at a Time

To provide some semblance of the campus experience during a pandemic, colleges say large chunks of the student body will have to stay away and study remotely for all or part of the year.

#colleges-and-universities, #cornell-university, #coronavirus-reopenings, #dormitories, #e-learning, #foreign-students-in-us, #georgia-institute-of-technology, #harvard-university, #immigration-and-customs-enforcement-us, #princeton-university, #rutgers-the-state-university-of-new-jersey, #stanford-university, #tuition, #university-of-pennsylvania, #yale-university

The New York Times 9:00 am on April 25, 2020
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‘My World Is Shattering’: Foreign Students Stranded by Coronavirus

When the pandemic shuttered colleges, many international students had no idea where to live or whether they would ever be able to return to class.

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The New York Times 3:13 pm on April 20, 2020
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Singapore Seemed to Have Coronavirus Under Control, Until Cases Doubled

The spread suggests that it is unrealistic for the United States, Europe and the rest of the world to return to the way they were anytime soon, even if viral curves appear to flatten.

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