[Source: James Kindle, ASU State Press] -- The Arizona Board of Regents unanimously authorized ASU to lease the Phoenix Ramada Inn for the Downtown Phoenix Campus at their April 27 meeting. The Ramada will serve as housing for up to 267 students for two years starting this fall until permanent housing is built, said Richard Stanley, ASU senior vice president and university planner. "The nature of the rooms convert very nicely to student rooms without renovation," he said.Mernoy Harrison, a vice provost for the Downtown campus, said the hotel was historic. "It is one of the oldest Ramadas in the world," he said. [Note: For more information about ASU's downtown campus, click here. For more information about the Ramada Inn, click here.]
