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				University renovates two nearby apartment buildings By Andy Clendennen For many, college is all about independence. And now, several University students will have the opportunity to assert that independence while still remaining part of the campus community. Photo by Joe Angeles Greenway Apartments is the larger of the two apartment buildings renovated by the University over the summer. With more than 100 beds, it's about twice the size of Rosedale Apartments. Residential Life will manage both buildings, which are offered to upperclass undergraduate students. The University has renovated Rosedale Apartments and also half of Greenway Apartments, and has handed the running of the two buildings to Residential Life. Both buildings previously had been owned by the University but had been managed by Parkview Properties. "They were old and in pretty poor shape," said Steve Rackers, manager of capital projects and records in facilities, "and the idea was to bring them back up to comparable quality of what we do on campus. "It's an extension of our housing. They are providing basically the same services that Residential Life does. They are as close to the campus as South 40 is, so we thought, 'Why can't Residential Life manage another building in another area that close to campus?'" Rosedale is located at the corner of Waterman and Rosedale avenues, just south of Delmar Boulevard, and has about 54 beds. Greenway is at the corner of Washington and Melville avenues, just south of the University City Loop, and is approximately twice the size of Rosedale. Several changes are in store for the residents of the two buildings. Photo by Joe Angeles Rosedale Apartments, above, also received a face-lift this summer. Steve Rackers, manager of capital projects and records in facilities, said tongue-in-cheek of both buildings, "Students might be a little upset that the floors are now level and the doors close tightly." "The students will be living with a University housing contract rather than having a month-to-month lease, and the billing will be done through student billing services, which is similar to our other housing," said Justin X. Carroll, assistant vice chancellor for students and dean of students. "Some students like that --the bill goes right to Mom and Dad. "And we will have resident advisers scattered in the apartment areas, and they will have several roles. One is that they'll need to be a communication source between students and the University -- some students that have lived off-campus have missed out on some important campus events because they haven't known about them, so the RAs will be communicators. "And they will also help the students make the transition to being more independent, being aware of their community and being good neighbors." The renovation took place just as the spring semester ended, and Rackers said that before the work even began, students had already signed up for all the available living spaces. The work done was in response to demand, Carroll said.

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