> ... around 30 percent of grad students are international, and they’re not eligible to apply ...<p>> ... it’s not uncommon for students to be paying $2,000 a month for a studio apartment, or living with multiple roommates to cover a $4,000-a-month two-bedroom ...<p>Point of contrast: University of Michigan, where the graduate students are currently on strike for higher pay, is currently pushing forward with plans to construct a new 2,300 bed residence hall. Arguable, the UM administration sees too-scarce/too-expensive local housing as a situation with far more downsides than upsides for UM.