Six state-owned universities in Pen...

Six state-owned universities in Pennsylvania are handing residence halls and planned garden-style apartments from one side of to the other to private developers early this year, says Donald Sheaffer, the university system's assistant vice chancellor for facilities management. The state's higher-education officials sought developer for bidding, design work, misdoing financing and facility operation; the developer/operators would also be responsible for scholar safety and code compliance. scholars would send rent checks, which average more than $2500 annually, directly to the firms.

State law mandates