The purpose of the present study was to determine if there were initial differences on selected scales of the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI) between students who chose to live in coed residence halls and those who chose to live in traditional single-sex residence halls, and also if residing in coed living units affected the further…

Improved techniques in roommate selection are a necessary step to improved educational and psychological development of the student. The instruments described in the present study (the personal habit inventory and the information profile) may provide the combination of factors necessary in predicting assignment of compatible roommates, and may…

Suggests ways residence halls can complement formal classroom teaching. (IR)

Behavioral studies of student preferences helped shape new dormitories at University of Guelph, adopting study/bedroom as basic building unit. (Editor/IR)

A program at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst to assess the fire protection needs of its residential system is described. The study culminated in a multiphase fire safety improvement plan. (JMF)

Describes the design of Simmons Hall, an undergraduate dormitory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, as well as floor plans and photographs. (EV)

Describes how growing acceptance of security measures such as access-control cards, video surveillance, and biometric devices is allowing colleges to protect students and their belongings more effectively. (EV)

Offers design strategies for university housing corridors, community spaces, and campus location that will help strengthen college students' sense of community. (EV)

Notes that, although institutions of higher education want diversity to reign, too many suffer fragmentation instead. Discusses how to eliminate this fragmentation, especially in college housing, by applying six principles put forth in "Campus Life: In Search of Community" and introduces notion of intercollegiate housing for women as…

Highlights three college housing facilities that are designed to attract graduate and older students. Photos are included. (GR)

Describes the housing issues that are a frequent point of contention between universities in New England and communities. New England colleges are experiencing a boom in dorm building, but many students, as the experiences of several cities show, prefer to live off campus, sometimes creating tensions between the college and the town. (SLD)

Describes the critical housing shortage and soaring rents in Boston, Massachusetts, that are exacerbated by the housing policies of the city's institutions of higher education. Boston colleges have accelerated their construction of dormitories, but nearly 107,000 students still live off campus. The issue is not one of student behavior, but of the…

Loyola University of Chicago uses uniformed guards and electronic monitoring to prevent unauthorized entry into its 11 residence halls. Access to all residence halls is regulated by bar-code readers. Student ID cards also have color-coded stickers corresponding to specific residence halls. (MLF)