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Post by tsumadness on Jul 29, 2022 8:19:32 GMT -5
Not making light of the situation, but has anyone entered college campus dorms lately? You can get high off the contact smoke. Marijuana use is not being regulated.
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Post by tsundenver on Jul 29, 2022 10:11:42 GMT -5
Hmmm Maybe the state can Fasttrack some additional moneys for housing. Not going to help this year as it takes months/years to design build and open a new dorm.
Having more students living on campus is a good thing. MAKE IT HAPPEN TSU.
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Post by tsu120 on Jul 30, 2022 6:41:14 GMT -5
Like I said before, the Hotels along Brick Church Pike, are bad for the students, because mostly they are being used by individuals that transport females from place to place, drug runners and other activities. Not sure why TSU don't have a standing contract with the hotels in the Metro Center area. Maybe some of the Elderly are willing to rent a room in their home. UTK is having the same problem, per the local news. Forgot the amount, UT is paying but it's close to 1 Mil. UT housing is tight so a new lottery system is in place. Here's what students need to know The University of Tennessee at Knoxville is trying to find a solution to on-campus housing capacity issues for both first-year and returning students. On-campus housing is tight for the next academic year because of the anticipated incoming first-year class. UT had record enrollment this year, with almost 5,948 first-year students on campus, a 7.9% increase from 2020. This led the university to change its housing policy to a "lottery-style" process for current students living on-campus. But the change left upperclassmen feeling less valued than current freshmen and those who aren't even on campus yet. www.knoxnews.com/story/news/education/2021/12/01/university-tennessees-new-housing-system-values-underclassmen/8749061002/
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Post by funkiejunkie on Aug 2, 2022 10:16:37 GMT -5
Any soph., jr. or sr. can enroll online as a full time student and receive free tuition. I would have definitely taken that option as a senior...
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Post by tsucrat on Aug 2, 2022 12:18:53 GMT -5
Well, that's one way to address the issue. Hopefully, they have enough restraints in place to keep this from becoming a different issue.
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Post by roknows50 on Aug 4, 2022 11:41:58 GMT -5
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Post by tsucrat on Aug 4, 2022 12:16:19 GMT -5
Definitely meant to get extra clicks.
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tsumadness
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Post by tsumadness on Aug 4, 2022 16:14:08 GMT -5
Yeah, that headline is definitely racially motivated.
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Post by tsu120 on Aug 5, 2022 6:58:35 GMT -5
If they were staying at the "Best Western Hotel" Brick Church Pike, I am not surprised. Were the students responsible for cleaning their rooms or were the hotel staff.
I am just going to say, if true. The administration should be ashamed of themselves. It's not impossible, to checkout the conditions of the surrounding area, prior to renting the rooms for the students.
True, the Trinity Lane - Brick Church Pike area need cleaning up. But, that's the responsibility of the the area has become the city's "dumping place" for the homeless and transit. To the credit of the city, there has been a few hotels and vacant buildings torn down on Brick Church, near Taco-Bell.
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Post by TSUTigerFanInDC on Aug 5, 2022 8:13:40 GMT -5
Just like last year, I think there's some over exaggeration going on from a small number of TSU students. That BW hotel was practically brand new when the students moved in last year. This is not one of those rundown motels that used to dominate the area. Notice that Fox only showed the exterior of the hotel quickly. This is a hotel with all interior entrances to each room. Rooms have kitchenettes, some have living rooms and full kitchens. TSU students were the primary occupants of the hotel, at least in the fall semester. So, if they were finding drug needles in their rooms, I'd like to know how was that possible. Also, there were several TSU students all on Tik Tok last year showing off their rooms in the hotel. None of them seemed to be alarmed about the property they were in. If I recall they were served breakfast each morning in the hotel and transportation was provided throughout the day. Some of you may recall, that I attempted to book a room in that hotel just to see if I could and I could not until after Christmas of 2021. If you try to book a room on or after August 21st for this year, you get a message that no rooms are available. That tells me 2 things. 1. TSU has the bulk of the hotel reserved. 2. Rooms that were already booked probably are being blocked into specific sections of the hotel or cancelled. Oh, and 3.... how often do crackheads book hotel rooms, especially at $170/night.
The audio on the clip 50 attached only came through when the Fox reporter was speaking, so I don't know what the student and the parents stated. I understand being upset with the situation, but don't overexaggerate the conditions of the hotel TSU has made arrangements to provide alternative housing. I do agree that TSU needs to be better prepared to handle housing issues. The demand for housing didn't just pop up in the last few weeks. So, this offer to do free online classes probably should have been offered long before now. And, it probably should have been done at a reduced cost not for free. Dr. Glover should be instructing staff to start working on alternative housing for 2023-24 now. They may not be able to finalize anything, but clearly TSU students are going to be needing off campus housing. Why not work with apartment complexes to do that and TSU establishes a rate to pay. There's just got to be a better way, even in a market that is as expensive as Nashville's has become.
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Post by tsu120 on Aug 6, 2022 6:32:45 GMT -5
That's why I said "IF TRUE"
The hotels across Brick Church, are not that bad. I guess the students feel they should be staying at Opryland.
Students that are familiar with the hotel, need to standup and say something.
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Post by TSUTigerFanInDC on Aug 10, 2022 8:21:13 GMT -5
The Tennessean reported that the average cost for an apartment in the Nashville area is now $1,611.00 from the Tennessean... "A fourth of units in the city rent between $1,001 and $1,500, while 42% cost between $1,501 and $2,000. The supply of units rented for less than a grand sits below 5%."
That's why I pointed out in a previous post that the apartments next to TSU's Ford complex isn't an option for students because it falls in the category of apartments that rent below $1,000 and it has zero vacancies and a waiting list. And, they rent for $800 to just under a $1,000. The good news is rent increases in Nashville are slowing down. The bad news is rent is not expected to drop. So, the costs of renting in Nashville may stabilize, but they'll be no decreases in the foreseeable future. The demand is just too high. And, it's not just Nashville and Tennessee State. Student housing is a major crisis for college students all across the U.S. Students are having to sit out semesters, live in cars, homeless shelters or overcrowded apartments and dorms. Most students simply cannot afford the high costs of living off campus anymore. And, colleges are not getting the financial resources they need to keep up with housing demands. Especially when there is a increase in enrollment and housing applications all at the same time. This is what TSU is currently facing and will continue to face if enrollment even increases at a small percentage rate. Check this article out by the Associated Press back in April: Housing shortage, soaring rents squeeze U.S. college students (apnews.com)
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tsumadness
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Post by tsumadness on Aug 11, 2022 20:07:49 GMT -5
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Post by tsu120 on Aug 12, 2022 7:34:42 GMT -5
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Post by tsundenver on Aug 12, 2022 16:59:22 GMT -5
So what are the number of beds needed on campus in order for these added locations to no longer be needed (assuming Wilson, Boyd, Watson and Eppes will be demolished)
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