Construction on community college campuses is often paid for out of general capital or operations budgets or by way of taxpayer-approved bonds. But, as state and local money becomes increasingly scarce, many colleges, while still pursuing traditional funding sources, are also considering alternative strategies to support facilities upgrades on…

The "Talking Stick" is published bimonthly, six times a year in January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August, September/October, and November/December by the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International. Each issue is divided into three sections: Features, Columns, and Departments. These sections contain articles…

Describes a new concept of hall government aimed at reducing student apathy, whereby all hall activity monies are handled by a central budgeting agency and appropriated according to student interest. Any size group can request funds, provided its project improves the social, cultural, athletic, or scholastic development of those within the hall.…

This article explores nine myths. These include that what is done in residence halls cannot be measured, that student housing is auxiliary to the central university mission, that resource management is a function of a chosen few, that in loco parentis is dead, and that management and program interests conflict. (Author)