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College students living in the lap of luxury, by the L.A. Times

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Housing is moving away from the dorms and cracker-box apartments of old as part of a national trend. At USC, tanning beds, hot tubs, HD television and a club room are all on the amenities list. But it doesn't come cheaply.

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Odds are slim that the cast of "Jersey Shore" will ever enroll at USC. But if they could, TV's legendary sybarites would find that gym-tan-laundry is just the beginning at a new luxury apartment complex near campus.

 


USC Students Hot-Tub-It Near USC, by The Sunday Los Angeles Times


Nearly every detail at West 27th Place is upmarket, from the fountains, landscaping and custom outdoor light fixtures to the granite countertops and big-screen HD television sets in every unit. There are also televisions in the well-appointed gym, along with a professional-grade Sundazzler -- a walk-in tanning booth that resembles a science-fiction movie prop.

Click here to read the Sunday L.A. Times article on how California's tax-paying citizens' money is spent.

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

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Of course, by GLloyd Rowsey on Sunday, Sep 4, 2011 at 4:48:53 PM