Quotes by Alicia Browne

“Energy costs have increased all over campus since Hurricane Katrina. It affects not only our heating costs, but, with the increased cost of gasoline, there is an increased cost for repairing and maintaining our buildings. This is an issue that all universities are struggling with this winter.”

“If you want to live with us, youll have to have that in.”

“Based on past experience with Bryce Lawn, we should be able to accommodate the students who want to move to another apartment in that same community.”

“We have found that there is no one style of residence hall that is perfect for every student. Thats why having the variety of styles that we have on this campus is such a good thing. We know that some students value location and closeness to dining facilities while others consider privacy more important.”

“I do think that the staff in a suite-style residence hall has to take into consideration that helping students develop that sense of community may be a little more challenging. The staff, therefore, has to be a little more creative in their programming and their efforts at building community.”

“We expect to be able to accommodate all of the residents who want to remain in Palmer and any women who want to move there. If no one [from Somerville] is interested in moving to Palmer, then we would not open it up to the general [female] population.”

“The numbers are very good, but they didnt exceed what we expected.”

“For students, it will seem like any other residence hall. They are going to be run by our department. They build it; we run it.”

“Although its a new thing for the University, it is really very common.”

“This is state of the art technology that will put us ahead of most other universities because most other universities dont have this technology.”