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by Jean M. Twenge Jean M. Twenge has been writing about generational differences for 25 years, producing bestsellers like Generation Me and The Narcissism Epidemic . In her latest book, Twenge zeroes in on iGen, the kids born in 1995 and later who have grown up with smartphones, had an Instagram page before they started high school and do not remember a time before the internet. The average teen checks her phone more than 80 times a day. The oldest iGen-ers, as she calls them, were early adolescents when the iPhone was introduced in 2007 and high school students when the iPad entered the market in 2010. Twenge argues the complete dominance of the smartphone among teens has had ripple effects across every area of iGen-er lives, from their social interactions to their mental health. Twenge draws on national surveys of 11 million Americans, conducted since 1960, to reach her conclusions. From about 2012, she started seeing "large, abrupt shifts in teens' behaviour and emoti...

Bellingham is a college town, so Lindsay O’ Neal thought finding a place to live would be easy. However, four months after beginning her search, with her school start date looming , O’Neal is getting worried. The crux of her problem: she has pets. O’Neal, 35, has been looking for an apartment under $900 a month since April. She plans to study marine biology at Western Washington University in September, and like some students, she’s bringing her two cats with her to help with anxiety and stress. She’s now considering commuting 30 minutes to an hour each day from Blaine so she can still attend school in the fall. “I’ve never had this issue before. Usually I find a place and then get the place, but it’s been a nightmare. I don’t know what it is,” O’Neal said. “I can’t believe how difficult the whole thing has been. … People are looking for perfect tenants and that’s not realistic. You have to have a lot of money and no pets, it’s ridiculous.” O’Neal isn’t alone in feeling the pressure...

 Her father, who owned a travel agency, was murdered in 1989, when Nina was 17. “My dad died at 46. My age exactly. And he left behind five children,” Vaca says. “It was a tragic time for my family. That’s what makes our success story so beautiful. “Yes, like a good entrepreneur, I found a need in the marketplace and a way to fill it. Yes, the barriers to entry were minimal at the time because there was so much demand for IT. Yes, all those things are true. “But the real purpose behind me starting Pinnacle was to create a better life and a better circumstance for my family.” Her older sister, Jessica Narvaez, joined Pinnacle’s management team early on, followed by her younger brother, Freddy Vaca, then her husband, Jim Humrichouse, and cousin, Ximena Alvarez. Today, Vaca numbers her “family” in the thousands, including 5,000 employees and consultants and people in the communities here and abroad that she helps. “The larger and more successful we are at Pinnacle, the more we’re able to...

LSU Move-In Day (Source: Brandon Shackelford/WAFB) BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Wednesday is move-in day at LSU, where both incoming freshman and returning students got settled into their new dorm rooms. Parents and student volunteers helped freshman move into their rooms at various halls like Acadian and Blake. Students going into the Ogden Honors College were welcomed by President F. King Alexander at a Picnic in the Laville Courtyard. Some students said they're a little nervous, but still looking forward to college life. "I'm excited to go to football games and everything,” said freshman Bailey Viera , from Gonzales. “I'm by my old high school so I'm definitely gonna look forward to hanging out with old friends and making new friends and everything too." "I'm excited about football games and being away from home,” said freshman Emilie Richoux from Covington. “And getting to walk around campus, things like that." Members of the LSU football t...

The plan is to have at least half of the apartment building completed by August 2018 and the entire project completed by January 2019. By Daniel Smithson Staff writer The outer shell of what will be student housing and a retail destination in midtown remains with few workers trying to complete it. Coral Gables- based Roger Development Group executives halted construction at the site of what will be Midtown Apartments, located at 104 NW 17th St ., because of plans to make interior changes. Oscar Roger Jr ., vice president of the development group , said in construction when interior design changes occur, plumbing does as well. So while design changes were being ironed out, construction was slowed to avoid the costs of having people work in the meantime and potentially having to reroute plumbing again if more changes were made. But with those details now set, construction will resume within the next few weeks, Roger said. The plan is to have at least half of the apartment bu...

Stained and smelly carpet in off campus apartment Tuscaloosa, Ala. —  A move-in nightmare. University of Alabama students are calling conditions in off campus apartments "deplorable." "There's all these stains and as you come in you can smell kinda the mildew in the apartment," said Marisela Soria as she walked us through the apartment her college sophomore daughter was supposed to move into Saturday. "She can't live here, it's unacceptable for anybody to live in these conditions." The apartment above Soria's smelling so strongly of urine we had to plug our noses while inside. And one after another students and parents sent us pictures and videos of the conditions inside the apartments at Campus Evolution Villages . The apartments are about two miles from the University of Alabama. It is not owned by the University but the apartment's website says it's at the heart of the University of Alabama and close to Shelton State Community C...

Sample image of planned units at The Station via www.thestationstatecollege.com. Click photo for gallery Georgia- based student housing developer Landmark Properties announced on Thursday that it is moving forward with The Station, a cottage- style housing development at Toftrees geared toward Penn State students . Patton Township 's Board of Supervisors in May approved the final land development plan for The Station, which will be located on the north side of Toftrees Avenue . The site is bordered on the northeast by the Woodledge Drive development , on the northwest by Toftrees golf course and on the west by Squirrel Run apartments . The Station, which is expected to open for the fall of 2018, will be Landmark's third student housing development in the Centre Region. The Retreat opened on Waupelani Drive in 2013. The Metropolitan high-rise at the corner of South Atherton Street and West College Avenue opened to residents on Aug. 18, though other areas of the building, ...

East Seventh Street ."> East Seventh Street ." /> A row of buildings on East Seventh Street . View Full Caption Landmarks Preservation Commission MANHATTAN —  Millennials, be forewarned before moving to the Big Apple: You'll need a roommate, you'll likely pay at least $1,000 a month, and don't bet on settling in Manhattan. Nearly 72 percent of Millennials shared their home with someone other than their partner in 2016, according to a report from New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer . And now is the time of year that many of these young New Yorkers are searching for new digs. The third week of August tends to the busiest single week for renters because of the flood of college students coming to New York and recent grads starting new jobs in September, according to the roommate- search app SpareRoom . The city’s streets around universities such as NYU, Columbia and Barnard will soon be cordoned off on Aug. 27 for the annual rite of “move-in day,” wh...

Get an apartment in Rhode Island, the smallest state in size in the United States. It covers an area of 1,214 square miles. Its distances North to South are 48 miles and East to West 37 miles. Enjoy living in a picturesque island where no resident of the state is more than a thirty-minute drive from the water's edge. Rhode Island's official nickname is "The Ocean State," a reference to the state's geography. How would you like to rent a Rhode Island apartment in Newport, near the Marble House? The Marble House is one of the Gilded Age mansions of Newport, Rhode Island, and open to the public as a museum. In addition to opulent mansions Newport offers a number of walking tours that reveal the history and charm of the city. Go for a tour and wine tasting at the three local vineyards. Or indulge in a memorable dining experience at a waterfront restaurant. Newport has miles of scenic coastline ideal for sailing excursions, relaxing beach time , and rejuv...

{Zillow} Great news? According to Zillow’s May 2017 Rental Market Overview , Skinker DeBaliviere has shown the largest increase of any St. Louis neighborhood in annual rents, a 12.9 percent gain. The only other neighborhoods where rents grew by more than 10 percent in the last year were Vandeventer (11.2 percent), and Tiffany (10.3). Notably, the increase in rents in our neighborhood was also higher than any town in the St. Louis Metro area , including towns in St. Charles County and Metro East in Illinois. People clearly want to live here, and we are on a roll. If you own rental properties in the neighborhood, this news might make you feel like breaking out the champagne. It also might give you some second thoughts about selling when you get those unsolicited letters from real estate operators asking to buy your home, as so many of us on my block seem to. If you own property in the neighborhood, then what’s not to like? {Zillow} Well, even if you like and will benefit from higher r...