This project utilizes interviews, articles on studentification, and newspaper articles and project outlines on Madison’s University Square as our main data collections.
A Structured Interview approach was used where each respondent was asked the same series of questions with little room for variation. An interview guide was developed beforehand. Only 4 of the asked 9 consented to be interviewed.
A Structured Interview approach was used where each respondent was asked the same series of questions with little room for variation. An interview guide was developed beforehand. Only 4 of the asked 9 consented to be interviewed.
The following is the interview guides:
Former Lucky Apartment Residents
Q: Why did you choose to live in Lucky?
Q: What were some of the benefits you personally saw during your time there?
Q: Were you ever worried about safety in the building?
Q: Did you feel excluded in any why during your time living there?
Q: What floor did you live on?
Q: What were the demographics of the building?
Q: Were there any international students?
Current Madison Resident
Q: What was located in the old University Square?
Q: How did you feel about the area after the construction of Lucky Apartments?
Q: In what ways did Lucky Apartments change the feel of the community?
Q: Who would use the old University Square?
Q: What do you mean by losing touch of what the students wanted?
Q: Are there any benefits to its development?
Q: What do you think of when you think of Lucky [Apartments]?
Q: What do you think would be a better use for the space considering its centralized location?
Q: Lucky [Apartments] is actually open to both students and non-students.
Future Lucky Apartments Residents
Q: Why are you choosing to live in Lucky?
Q: Are you worried about the safety in the building? Why or why not?
Q: What are some of the benefits you expect there to be during your time there?
Q: What do you think the demographics of the building are going to be?
Q: Did you think you'll feel excluded in any why during your time living there?
Q: Do you think it'll be hard to pay rent?
Former Lucky Apartment Residents
Q: Why did you choose to live in Lucky?
Q: What were some of the benefits you personally saw during your time there?
Q: Were you ever worried about safety in the building?
Q: Did you feel excluded in any why during your time living there?
Q: What floor did you live on?
Q: What were the demographics of the building?
Q: Were there any international students?
Current Madison Resident
Q: What was located in the old University Square?
Q: How did you feel about the area after the construction of Lucky Apartments?
Q: In what ways did Lucky Apartments change the feel of the community?
Q: Who would use the old University Square?
Q: What do you mean by losing touch of what the students wanted?
Q: Are there any benefits to its development?
Q: What do you think of when you think of Lucky [Apartments]?
Q: What do you think would be a better use for the space considering its centralized location?
Q: Lucky [Apartments] is actually open to both students and non-students.
Future Lucky Apartments Residents
Q: Why are you choosing to live in Lucky?
Q: Are you worried about the safety in the building? Why or why not?
Q: What are some of the benefits you expect there to be during your time there?
Q: What do you think the demographics of the building are going to be?
Q: Did you think you'll feel excluded in any why during your time living there?
Q: Do you think it'll be hard to pay rent?