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WATERUX) CHRONICLE ' Wednesday. June [1. JUL! - ’.l N 0 thing t0 write home about 0 l I O I Student warehousmg has its consequences according to local polwe sermce 37mm 3. . ._._- _; » ‘ "f .. ,3. . ‘, . , m Chronicle” In » W:“i‘fi 3‘11“ “it's the only thing we can hm been ‘ ‘ ’ ”raw doingitforanumberofyeannowbecause T he quality andchamcfar of offcam- ' ”’1 we foreuwwhat has ham!“ Read pus student housing is once again . The redevelopment ot'Northdale, a pre- being called into question. this time 52;;11 _ dominantly student mull mutiny by the regent. chief ofpolice. , 11...“. not both universities, is a good plan but it According to numbers released last ; has some flaws. Read said. For example. Wednesday, the University of Waterloo on« f: , many of the mold-storey residential towers campus police responded to more calls -’_ ‘ 71:: W by the chit-land byWhaley wen involving attempted suicides and mentally ill ‘ ‘ 1“ passed Ind built prior to the Nordlchle plan peopleinZOthhanitdidinZOllorZOlO. g beingapprwedlycwncillasthme. Police chief Matt Torigian is concerned “If we could start with a blank canvas it that as developers in Waterloo build more .31“ would be great.’ Read said ‘Northdale is a mum-storey residential towers to primarily § good plan. but it's hindeIJ by the develop- . house off~campus students, the demand and . "is ment that has taken place over the last 10 strain on his agency will increase. ‘ ‘7 years." “Certainly the off»campus housing, - Coun. Jeff Henry. who worked on the whether it's a high-rise or a low-rise, would Northdale plan and has both universities in present similar difficulties.” said Torigian. his ward. said students can face the same “There are greater challenges that come with pressures living off-campus no matter what greater density, there's no question about kind ofapamnent they live in â€" from dandy that." packed towers to dark. dreary basements â€"â€" in 2012. campus police responded to lo and the important point is to improve inter- attempted suicide calls, an increase from V ,, .. . 7 a 7 . . , A . , actionandconnectivityamongsmdents eight in 2011 and four in 2010. Campus wmwummmhumm mmm One onto keys is diversity dmpply. polioeahorespondedtolscaflsinvolving edhouhgwlhlveonfllepollmmnow“ “In”. “mm winchfleuynidcouldbe ed MIMInsefromllmmllu-id mummmp- four in 2010. months he had voted against projects he The University of Waterloo has shared ers have already come forwarder) provide Torigian said Wilfrid laurier University percdvedasstudentwnrehwses, , y 7 Jimflarconcumbryeusmccordingmaufi mmmemmdmefor- hadnotyetpresenteditsannuairepontothe Mialeynidthepmblennhighiigluedby Mmmhmdmtw madmaftheOnmioSeedCompanynev police service. but said similar issues that . the chiefare to beetrpected bydernesmdent He‘sfld that while urge madam along the corner of Phillip Street and Columbia affect students at Waterloo would likely housing. He also said council must show Columbia Street and King Street are in a Street. It will be limited to a maximum of impact laurier students a well. more interest in the buildings it approves great location because they provide easy threebethoom units. , The chief said he would like to see the instead ofdeiegating awayits derision-nub access to campus. the challenge being the ' g'Ldlinkwu'temning to seemepeople samekindsofsupportpresentinon-campus ingpowersmstafi. V ; . Idgooilsthe‘yhavenojurisdicflonlnthooe reactionafiue‘reverypleaiedtosee housing. including dons and counseling He highlighted the recent decision to dei-' murmur. . . , ' - . . ‘ : {nib rent: My comm in this mMmoteavaflabletoofl-campus egatedernolitionapprovnltostan‘withonly Stupfivanecumpanieeownmostdthe mâ€"irhahttdaplocess'lunid. smderrtsaswell. Wmnuhdmfcumdlrepre- WilleyuelaiymoreWin Erwin-minutiae Grand ‘Donsaretiuemn-campusiandactasa Wmdudtephnreviewcmmme mumminvmm ”will“ nanny-ammo: resource andabitofoversight.thrt's not andthehdrilityofauncilbnmcemnmn them «when AmhhmMininrthe mmhappcrflofi-mmpmlsomtcan mummmmm MMWMâ€"mm ta-zsdelpogtqahictohavefi‘hwuuy wedoasacommunitytotrymfillthatgapr tonewthvelopmamareaholoodhlodsto doprovideabettquormniryhrlmth'ms Whphmbecauseflfihmeage This isn‘t the first timethese high-rise irnprwinghotninginWma-hr tointenctwithedrcllnandintunupâ€" Marni-[wwwm structures have come under scrutiny. Last ‘Asourdechion-mddngpowenoncoun- pondmdnrwhendnneedarisuheuid dense-n“. ' summer Coun. MarkWhaleyvocally criti- diamaioMyerodedsomedringwebrought dieyaren’tnermnrflythebestuseoi'm 'lthappuaatatimebrompoa-second- cized what he called “student warehouses" on ourselves. how do we get muselves back The school has been working with devel- ary population where many have left their when he voted against the demolition appli- in the game? i don't have an answer.” said opers to reducethe number of rooms in each support minutes at home and craft close mtionthatmuldopcnthedoorforthecon- Whaley. unitfromfivebedroomstoaboutthreeand totheirfnmilydoctorormaybetheirpsydtr struction of a (SO-bedroom, 12~unit. seven- "Them has to be some kind of awakening to provide moreleisurespaoe and 0pm areas artist or peydiologist anymore so that: a lot storey apartment on Albert Street among councillors that we do have a respon- to encourage students to interact with each of disruption that happens at that point in At the time. it was the fourth time in five sibilityforbuilt form." other and not be secluded in their own people’s lives."hesaid. a? 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