June 11, 1999

Colleges Turn to Private Companies to Build and Run Student Housing

By MARTIN VAN DER WERF

Proponents say the practice can save time and money; critics worry about control and liability

You didn't have to look far to be reminded of the housing crisis at San Francisco State University. The 15-story Verducci Hall, its largest dormitory, had loomed over campus like a ghost ever since being condemned after the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989.

The university couldn't decide how to fix the building,

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