T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N
Wednesday
October 20, 2010
Volume 92, No.
32
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BY NATALIA CONTRERAS
The Shorthorn staff
As enrollment continues to increase,
the demand for student housing is...
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T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N
Wednesday
October 20, 2010
Volume 92, No.
32
www.
theshorthorn.
com
Since 1919
BY NATALIA CONTRERAS
The Shorthorn staff
As enrollment continues to increase,
the demand for student housing is attracting outside developers.
American Campus Communities
Inc.
will begin construction in June
2012 of a still unnamed UTA student
apartment complex that was unanimously approved Tuesday by the Arlington City Council.
The project will give UTA student
residents the ability to walk or bike to
their classes, and the property is also on
the university’s shuttle route to campus,
ACC Development Director Chuck Carroll said.
“UT Arlington jumped in second
place as the largest growing university in the UT System,” Carroll said.
“So
City approves new
off-campus housing
ARLINGTON
The OK’d apartment complex
near the Maverick Activities
Center will house 488 students.
CITY continues on page 3
BY TAYLOR CAMMACK
The Shorthorn staff
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