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Episode 4: So far we’ve talked a lot about dorms and the rental market. But there are other places where college students live. You just might not necessarily think of them as housing. Fraternities and sororities house thousands of UW students, but they come with high costs and exclusion. Housing cooperatives offer cheap rent and community but they’re not for everyone. Are there lessons to be learned from alternative housing that could help solve the bigger problem?
By UW-Madison Center for Campus HistoryEpisode 4: So far we’ve talked a lot about dorms and the rental market. But there are other places where college students live. You just might not necessarily think of them as housing. Fraternities and sororities house thousands of UW students, but they come with high costs and exclusion. Housing cooperatives offer cheap rent and community but they’re not for everyone. Are there lessons to be learned from alternative housing that could help solve the bigger problem?