This year, Brown’s housing fees have seen a surprising change — and it’s not the price increase, silly; I said “surprising.”

Sharing a room or suite with a near-stranger is a hallmark of a student’s first year at Brown.

The Office of Residential Life is allocating $5 million for the renovations of Perkins Hall, Barbour Hall and Barbour Hall Apartments this summer.

Eighteen juniors returning from study abroad are living in temporary housing while awaiting permanent on-campus housing assignments this semester.