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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Something centered around swapping part of Howard Law for old Banneker might work, although I would hope to save that site for another magnet school.

Finding real estate is the easy part! Have you met the groups of people this satisfies?[/quote]

What about moving UDC, which hardly has any students in Ward 3?  That large parcel could be a great site for several schools, recreational facilities and redevelopment along Conn. Ave.  Mayor Williams proposed moving UDC to the St. Elizabeths campus to be closer to the population that UDC serves.[/quote]

Well, aren’t these two posts just the perfect encapsulation of racist DCUM bullshit?

I mean, why wouldn’t we just uproot established schools that primarily serve black students because we have the sads that Deal has trailers again?

Do you all hear yourselves? It’s shameful.
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Tony Williams had the right idea.  Move UDC to a location that is closer to more of its students, one that actually has the feel of an ivy campus, the St Elizabeth's site.  Unlock the economic potential of the Van Ness site, and use the money to improve both the campus and programs of UDC.

But no, the so-called guardians of UDC wanted to cling to their Brutalist bunker along Connecticut, because having Ward 3 real estate was somehow making a statement or "prestigious" in their minds  It's the same for Duke Ellington, which is not in a very central or transit-accessible location for the vast majority of its students (including the ones who really live in Maryland.  :( )[/quote]

I don't know who you think goes to school at UDC, but I taught a class there last week and at least from what I could see that day, far more than half of students are international. It is not at all some refuge for Ward 7/8 students.
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They probably aren’t living in Spring Valley!  In any event, Mayor Williams’ administration certainly looked at commuting data for the students, regardless of their national origin.

The point is that UDC is not optimally located on Van Ness.  Instead the site could better serve as a location for badly needed school facilities in Ward 3, with some of the site developed near the Metro which would help to pay for the whole thing.[/quote]

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