New housing office takes on rent crisis

Amidst a booming economy and a swelling student body, the cost of housing around Tufts' campus is skyrocketing, with the average per-bedroom rent approaching $600 in the Medford-Somerville area. To ease the fierce competition for apartments, which is especially poignant at a University that does not guarantee housing to upperclassmen, Tufts opened an Office of Off-Campus Housing this summer.