A lot of USC students live in that Elmwood Park area now. I lived in the neighborhood right across from this new Bull Street development my senior year 2012-2013.

It's pretty cheap to live over there, and it's kind of off the beaten path (cops rarely come through that area), hence why so many students live north of Elmwood now. We threw PLENTY of "Project X" style ragers. No fires though. That other poster is probably talking about me.

That's kind of the hot area to be right now for students. It used to be that neighborhood behind 5points and the Rosewood area near campus.. but now its definitely North Elmwood.

I'm just happy to see this kind of development in Columbia. Downtown is booming right now. A lot of people complain about the brain drain at USC.. there's so much intellectual capital that comes through Columbia because of USC and they leave after college because there used to be nothing to do. But now it's changing. Columbia is getting better and it's kind of a secret to those on the outside. Eventually those students will start sticking around. Steve Benjamin isn't perfect, but he knows how important USC students and alumni are to Columbia's success. He's an alum himself.

I actually plan on moving back in a few years. I kind of miss it.