I’ve read in the Voyager that the master plan for the UWF campus calls for the construction of a football stadium, multiple parking garages, and a road that would encircle campus. the proposal also calls for a 125-150 -room hotel and up to a 10,000 sq ft convention center to be developed on 16 acres at the northwest corner of Campus Drive and US 90.The UWF hotel would partner with the University’s hospitality management program to give students real-world experience as undergraduates.

There is also new campus housing currently being built. The Presidents Hall will feature a lobby or community center where students can go get snacks and hang out. Due to the renovations and new building, an increase in student housing fees is expected to incur in the fall 2012 semester. A 6 percent rental increase was proposed at the SGA meeting last week. I attended the meeting and wrote an article for the Voyager on the expected increase of housing fees.

I think that the master plan is a great idea for UWF and I believe it will attract more students. There is a few story memo’s that I thought up from the plan. I think it would be interesting to see what the resident students think of a 6 percent rental increase and if they think its worth it. I also would be interested in how many people would try out for the football team. Another good article would be about how much more energy UWF will put out due to the new renovations. Lastly, an article about how the renovations will effect the nature reserve on campus, would be interesting as well.