<p>On many campuses they don’t tear down and start over, but rather upgrade/remodel the dorms. I would imagine it has to do with cost, space, time frames, etc. I don’t know what TU’s long term housing plan is, but I thought I remembered seeing something about plans to build more dorms, residential style, I think, over on the Newcomb side (my s said it would be convenient for the students to stumble to/from the Boot more easily, LOL). So if they plan to build more dorms, they will have to complete those befoe remodeling/replacing the older dorms.</p>
<p>Agree too with benedote and FC, that while it is fine to raise concerns and even criticism, it is all in how you say it. I have to admit I was surprised to hear Zaichev say how happy she is at TU, given her rant about the bugs, noise, the city, people, etc. Those of us with kids there or who live there do take issue with such a negative slant. Agreed, its certainly not perfect. If you want to see a rant, read my old thread about the ripoff charge for the small stain on DS’s fresh. yr dorm carpet at move out. I was not pleased, to say the least, but they did work with me to reduce the carge from outrageous ($100) to ridiculous ($60), LOL.</p>
<p>I went to grad school in FL. Didn’t matter how clean we kept our apt, we still had palmetto bugs, which are HUGE, gross cockroach things. It just is what it is in warm, humid climates. I guess its one of the inconveniences- but better than digging out of the snow for months and months (and this is from a born and raised NYer).</p>
<p>So listen to the concerns from current students, but keep it in perspective. I asked my s about the pile driving (he lives in Mayer). He said “Yeah its right behind me”. That was all he said. Now that said, he could probably sleep through a nuclear explosion, so I take his nonchalant response with a grain of salt. I am sure it would drive me buggy (pun intended) like it could have when we were skiing at Steamboat last year. Fortunately we were warned (like the shout out here) not to rent a place right by the new construction. We did. Had a blast. But it ended up that there wasnt much noise from piledrivers- the economy last year also slowed down those piledrivers at Steamboat…</p>