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Wednesday, April 9, 2008
What makes a good college town?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
George Chidi wrote a fun story looking at how Lawrenceville could become a quintessential college town.
The city is home to Georgia Gwinnett College, the state’s new four-year public university. The campus has students, professors and a mascot but little else. There’s no football team, no stadium and no dorms. It’ll be a long time before Lawrenceville becomes Athens.
There’s been talking about building student housing near campus. Some say a shuttle or trolley should take students from campus to downtown Lawrenceville where there are restaurants and bars. Others say the campus needs to offer more activities for students and others in the community.
Students aren’t the only ones who benefit from living in college towns. The entire community can get something out of the art and culture many college towns offer.
What do you expect from a college town? How would you transform your community into one?
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