Opinions on living in University District

[professorjackson]

"A once a open to the public institution now a fenced up private quarters for preppy-up college kids and the street ball almost powerful Detroit Titans basketball team."

What the heck is that supposed to mean?

[j to the jeremy]

"A once a open to the public institution now a fenced up private quarters for preppy-up college kids and the street ball almost powerful Detroit Titans basketball team."

What the heck is that supposed to mean?

It means that there is a big fence all around the campus, to keep out the detroiters who live nearby. This is true.

[poobert]

It means that there is a big fence all around the campus, to keep out the detroiters who live nearby. This is true.

Kind of a wasted opportunity - look at how vibrant the area around Wayne State has become, largely due to Wayne's presence. It is a different dynamic though, with the area around U-D being single family homes though.

[j to the jeremy]

But if UDM wanted to, they could open up that neighborhood beautifully.

[bartock]

But if UDM wanted to, they could open up that neighborhood beautifully.

With what? For one, UDM has a miniscule endowment of about $22 million [[yes, that's miniscule) because they have been reinvesting alumni donations in large proportion over the last 20 years to scholarships to local kids [[City of Detroit students included and very well represented, but not often credited) in order to keep their undergraduate student population above 6,000. Beyond that, I'll just say that it is more than just simply "opening up" that neighborhood. McNichols Campus is no Wayne State. In the mid-1990s when I lived in the neighborhood there was a ton of shit going on in that area - involving students, non-students, etc., that was never publicized. Very much like what is described regarding the "the beyond midtown/downtown" Detroit that so often gets ignored. Sure, north of the all-of 70 acre campus is fine, but east, west and south simply isn't.

[Mipade]

I purchased my first home in the UD 2 yrs ago and I couldn't be happier.

It's quiet, peaceful and my neighbors are fantastic! I came from the IV and as much as I love the east side nothing beats the Palmer area in Detroit.

Sure things can get a little crazier during the summer months but it's nothing to worry about. We do have private patrol paid for with a modest association fee [[it's not mandatory). Like any decent Detroit neighborhood it's well organized and your neighbors have your back.

If you have a clue about living in the city you'll do just fine.