New dorms in US take shape for more students
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="vie">vie</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="for">for</span>-<span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="academy">academy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="footprint">footprint</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invest">invest</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> $2.7 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="converting">converting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="dormitory">dormitory</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="Inc">Inc</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Milwaukee">Milwaukee</span> <span word="purchased">purchased</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="with">with</span> 127 <span word="rooms">rooms</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="banquet">banquet</span> <span word="center">center</span>.</p><p><span word="Matt">Matt</span> <span word="Gibson">Gibson</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="academy">academy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="principal">principal</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="expects">expects</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> 150 <span word="students">students</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017-15 <span word="school">school</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="facility">facility</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="house">house</span> 20 <span word="to">to</span> 30 <span word="students">students</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="program">program</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="academy">academy</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="dormitory">dormitory</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shuttle">shuttle</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="City">City</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="facility">facility</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 200 <span word="students">students</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dormitory">dormitory</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dining">dining</span> <span word="hall">hall</span>, <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="outdoor">outdoor</span> <span word="recreational">recreational</span> <span word="area">area</span>. <span word="Study">Study</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stiff">stiff</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="investing">investing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="dormitories">dormitories</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="Davis">Davis</span>, <span word="spent">spent</span> $7.9 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="updating">updating</span> <span word="its">its</span> 1,486-<span word="square">square</span>-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="Cuarto">Cuarto</span> <span word="Dining">Dining</span> <span word="Commons">Commons</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tercero">Tercero</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="residence">residence</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="facility">facility</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1,200 <span word="beds">beds</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> $88 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="UC">UC</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Andy">Andy</span> <span word="Fell">Fell</span>.</p>
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