[Link] I live with 28 other men — and my wife. The power of connection changed everything for me

Read: 30/1/2022 www.abc.net.au

COVID has brought to light just how traumatic disconnection can be, especially for young people. Loneliness, after all, has been described as its own sort of epidemic.

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[Link] ‘Thought About Going Back to Peru?’ – Council Asks Family in UK Since 2004

Read: 14/12/2021 www.vice.com

According to an audio recording from the 22nd of November obtained by VICE World News, a housing officer from the Labour-run Southwark council asks the woman, “Have you thought about going back to Peru?” during a consultation for priority social housing.

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[Link] University of California Refuses to Release ‘Preliminary and Conceptual’ Dormzilla Agreement

Read: 8/12/2021 www.vice.com

The University of California rejected a public records request to release its agreement with billionaire Charlie Munger over the megadorm to be built on the Santa Barbara campus because the agreement is “preliminary and conceptual in nature,” the Office of the President determined.

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[Link] Even tent sites could soon be out of reach as the rental crisis deepens

Read: 31/10/2021 www.abc.net.au

The region is bracing for an influx of visitors as intrastate travel bans lift from November 1. Rental vacancies are already at record lows and many long-term locals have been priced out of the market.

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