University proposes campus housing for lot
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrase “sga”.
Summary
- This News-Letter article reports on plans to develop the Olmsted lot, including possible upperclassmen housing.
- The paper reported that the University bought the 1.13-acre lot in 2009 for $12.5 million, but plans remained in discussion.
- The article says administrators were considering housing, ground-floor retail and public parking; Larry Kilduff said the site could house up to 1,000 upperclassmen, with no set timeline.
- The reporter writes that some students wanted a student union with social, recreation and study spaces.
- The article adds that Housing and Dining Services director Carol Mohr called guaranteed housing for all undergraduates a long-term goal and said several housing options were being examined.
- The paper reported that SGA President Mark Dirzulaitis supported pursuing at least three years of guaranteed housing to build campus unity and address security concerns.