"The cost of dorm rooms at Boston-area colleges varies widely by type and institution. At UMass-Amherst, a single room costs between $5,300 and $7,600 for the academic year. At Boston University, an apartment with two or more students costs $9,920, while a single apartment costs $13,270."
Jee whiz, for eight months out of the year that is what, OVER $1,000 a month for a ROOM?
Can you say RIP-OFF, American parent?
Especially when you consider the MILLIONS in ENDOWMENTS they colleges have!!!!
"Campus housing options scarce; Hundreds denied for fall semester; Economy spurs a rush to dorms" by Peter Schworm, Globe Staff | August 11, 2008
Capone and scores of other returning college students are scrambling to find alternative lodging with the start of the semester just three weeks away. College officials across the country blame the housing crunch on rising utility, food, and commuting costs, which have made the once-trendy off-campus apartment an economic liability.
The mounting expense of living off-campus has sharpened competition for dorm rooms and added to the financial burden many students are facing this fall. An anemic economy and chaotic student loan market have already conspired to make tuition bills particularly daunting, and for students like Capone, who rely on financial aid and loans to pay for campus housing, the prospect of renting an apartment is unsettling.
But we got trillions for war looters, billions for banks, billions for Israel, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
You get tired of making the same points over and over, you know?
Colleges have traditionally urged students to live on campus, believing dormitories provide a safer, more engaged experience that encourages students to be more involved in college life. Surveys indicate that students who live on campus do better in school and are more likely to graduate, administrators say.
To that end, colleges have built increasingly plush dormitories over the last few years, complete with a range of amenities that students - and the parents who are footing the bill - have come to expect. Instead of cramped, cinder-blocked doubles off double-loaded corridors, students live in spacious single rooms in apartment-like suites with kitchens and dining rooms.
At Boston University, a 26-story dormitory slated to open next fall will feature air-conditioned rooms and high-speed Internet and cable television.
The cost of dorm rooms at Boston-area colleges varies widely by type and institution. At UMass-Amherst, a single room costs between $5,300 and $7,600 for the academic year. At Boston University, an apartment with two or more students costs $9,920, while a single apartment costs $13,270.
College rooming costs typically rise in tandem with tuition, but do not usually climb excessively from year to year.
Yeah, that's not much when your economic world is crumbling around you and you are trying to keep your kid in some shit school college.
Of course, what would elites at the BG have to worry about?
Capone would settle for the most spartan room. Because he did not live on campus last year, he was not allowed to apply for housing until Aug. 1. This week, he said an employee at the housing office told him his odds of landing a room this fall were "slim and none."
But with little savings, Capone, 21, said he cannot afford an apartment and said he may have to take the semester off.
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Don't get caught up in the DRAFT, kiddo!!!!
SALEM - This year's guest of honor, Senator John Edwards....
Part of the success of the lecture series is based on the large fees that the privately funded Salem State College Foundation pays to speakers - Clinton received $100,000. Glynn said he did not know how much the Edwardses are scheduled to be paid, but John Edwards reported receiving $16,000 to $44,000 per appearance for speaking at colleges in 2006, according to his federal disclosure forms. Overall, the foundation paid $476,232 to mount the lecture series last year.
Paying RICH GUYS to COME TALK for an hour!
WHERE is MY CHECK?
And why must YOU KIDS SUFFER THESE DAYS?
We GOT ENOUGH $$$$$!
They TOSSING it at this lech Edwards!!!!
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