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- Written by: Rick Sobey | rick.sobey@bostonherald.com | Boston Herald
‘Scammers are cashing in on renters’
As college students scramble to find off-campus housing at the last minute, FBI Boston and local police are sounding the alarm about too-good-to-be-true rental scams in the region’s highly competitive real estate market.
- Written by: Andrew Gaug, St. Joseph News-Press, Mo.
Rising rents have been hitting many U.S. households hard in recent months.
After remaining flat for most of 2020, the national median rent rose by 17.6% in 2021 and is already up another 6.7% year-over-year in 2022. And as the largest regular expense that most households face, the rise in housing costs is squeezing budgets in every other category.
Read more: Rising rent prices present challenges for college students
- Written by: Elissa Nadworny | NPR
Millions of students are heading back to college for their third full academic year since the COVID pandemic hit. But as students move into their dorms and sign up for classes this year, things are different.
Read more: Colleges ease COVID-19 restrictions as fall semester begins for millions of students
- Written by: Susan Svrluga | The Washington Post
A tight housing market and renewed desire for campus life have left some schools with long waiting lists for dorms
The end of summer is always stressful for Jordan Hubbard, as he tries to find a place to live for the upcoming semester. This year is even worse: Military benefits that helped him pay for tuition and housing at New York University ended this spring. He needs the money he’s earning from two jobs this summer, as well as a stipend for his role in student government, to pay for classes.
Read more: Rising rents add to college students’ scramble for affordable housing
- Written by: Scott Cacciola | The New York Times Company
The fraternity brothers of Sigma Chi had company this spring. A construction crew would arrive for work each day with a small armada of drills and electric saws. It should be noted that the brothers of Sigma Chi are not known around the University of Oregon as morning people.
“It started a little rough; I’m not going to lie,” said Scott Trempe, 50, the longtime chef at Sigma Chi. “It was definitely the boys against the contractors there for a while. Once the boys finally surrendered to what was going on, it worked out great.”
For a big event such as the track and field world championships, which are being held this month in Eugene, Oregon, sneaker and apparel companies would ordinarily book a block of rooms at an upscale hotel to house staff and lease event space to entertain athletes and clients.
Read more: Adidas and Puma to University of Oregon Frats: 'Nice House, Bro'
- Written by: Liz Braun | Toronto Sun
A South African man has died after chugging a bottle of Jagermeister within two minutes.
The stunt was part of a drinking challenge, according to police.
- Written by: MacKinley Phelps | Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC
On November 1, 2012, a pledge of the Northern Illinois University chapter of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity tragically died due to alcohol poisoning. Six years later, attorneys on behalf of the deceased’s family were able to obtain a settlement of $14,000,000. This settlement was split between 44 individual fraternity and sorority members who were present on the date of the incident, as well as Pi Kappa Alpha’s NIU chapter.
Read more: Ongoing Trends in Fraternity and Sorority Lawsuits