Giving students what they want, such as carpeting and kitchens, is bringing them back to campus housing, and innovations such as letting students do the decorating are making it financially possible for many colleges to upgrade student housing. (Author)

Student attitudes toward residence hall security were assessed on a large midwestern university campus shortly before a coed was murdered in one of the residence halls. Follow-up study conducted after murder determined its impact upon students' security related behavior and upon attitudes toward increased security measures. (Author)

The suites investigated in this study consisted of three small rooms housing four students and opening onto double-load corridors. Potential for interaction with many students is offered, but the likelihood of roommate incompatibility is increased. Satisfaction with suites was increased when students choose their own roommates. (JP)

College students do not wish to live in a 24-hour quiet environment. The dormitory residents at Indiana University responded to a 30-item questionnaire constructed by a planning team from the Office of Residence Life. Their responses to each item are recorded and those with higher means are positively endorsed. Results of the survey were…

The Resident Environment Adaptation Program (REAP) is a five-stage service designed to enable students to heighten the match between their needs and their residence hall environment. In addition to a description of the program, the article includes pilot project conclusions and further recommendations for development. (Author)

New trends in student housing - from apartment-like dormitories to communes - are examined in this across-the country round-up. (Editor)

Study shows an example of one attempt to meet student territorial needs by turning over a room to a small group of individuals for their own use. Sharing of common territory brings members of the floor unit into a small community that supports and enhances the positive growth of those involved. (Author/BEF)

The information in this report is based on the experiences of Cornell University and the University of South Carolina in responding to the needs of gay students in their residence halls. A starter kit on developing gay issue programming for other campuses is presented which includes a Gay Programming Checklist and a description of a sample…

The nature of architectural programming of resident behavior in college dormitories is discussed. Design factors contributing to student dissatisfaction with dormitory living are explored in relationship to student activities, needs for various, purposes, and intellectual and emotional needs of young people who are students. (JP)

A sample of 100 university living groups measured on 10 dimensions of their social environments was subjected to cluster analysis to develop an empirically based taxonomy of college residential groups. Some evidence that different clusters of living groups have different impacts on students is presented. (Author/DEP)

Compared samples of residence hall personnel, faculty, and students on ratings of potential campus helpers on typical student problems. Analyses indicated that these three groups differentiate potential helpers in terms of problems presented. These groups have significantly different opinions as to appropriateness of various helpers for problems.…

In an effort to elicit student attitudes concerning residence hall living on campus a questionnaire was designed and administered to a random sample of 1,100 resident students at the University of South Carolina. The survey instrument consisted of a set of sixteen statements that required an "is" and a "should be" response. The…

Addresses to the general sessions delivered at the conference in Los Angeles were in the area of student housing in higher education, and the housing and home finance agency's relationship to education and the student. Special sessions covered the following subjects--(1) management and operation--federal housing and home finance, management…

The results of the present study clearly indicate that the counselors in a traditional counseling center must be prepared to deal with clients who are more poorly adjusted than those coming to a counselor in a residence hall setting. (Author)