Tag: student housing
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UNSW’s new colleges are here, but at what cost?
With the new Kensington Colleges buildings on the verge of completion at the end of last year, hundreds of incoming and returning residents were looking forward to spending 2014 in the brand new facilities. Daniel Sherratt, a second year resident, was one of them. That was before, however, he saw the new rent price. “My […]
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Leaving Home (Life Was Never Good to Us)
Fifteen minutes walk from the University of Sydney lies the Sydney Uni Student’s Housing co-operative, Stucco. At 193 Wilson Street, it is tucked away from the buzz of nearby King Street. Hypnotically peaceful, as I walk down Wilson Street I encounter numerous parks, bikes whirring down towards the city and sleepy cafes. The crisp Autumn […]