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Story and photos by Michael Lee

ith an historically low vacancy rate, landing the nickname throughout her time there.
a room or an apartment that’s not only Today, the Yellow House stands as one of the longest-
Wavailable, but affordable, can be a challenge running music homes in the city.
for many. “It’s a colourful experience to be in our house and I
But in certain circles, students have banded together think it represents the colourful characters that have
to create their very own housing communities a trend come through here too,” said Ziprick, a student in
picked up by students at Brandon University’s School music education. “It does accurately reflect us and I
of Music. think we’re proud of that.”
When Winnipeger Abby Ziprick first came across the Those colourful characters that Ziprick is referring to
Yellow House on 18th Street three years ago, it wasn’t are music students, who for nearly 10 years have
really known by its common moniker at that point. almost exclusively occupied the home.
Named after the iconic yellow paint-job that The home is conveniently placed right across from
decorates the living room, Ziprick helped popularize campus, the university’s education building and health

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