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'''Streethouse''' is a small [[village]] to the east of [[Wakefield]], the south of [[Normanton, West Yorkshire|Normanton]] and the west of [[Pontefract]] in [[West Yorkshire]]. Formerly a mining village, Streethouse retains a train station on the line between [[Wakefield]] and [[Pontefract]] and a miners' club. Unemployment and deprivation prompted several locals to leave and there have been periods when much of the housing has been uninhabited. Streethouse suffers from similar problems to [[Fitzwilliam, West Yorkshire|Fitzwilliam]] and [[Grimethorpe]], though on a lesser scale.

'''Briar Cliff University''' is a [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[university]] operated by the [[Franciscan]]s in [[Sioux City, Iowa]]. It was dedicated on [[September 18]], [[1930]]; the first group of 25 students arrived four days later. The university was named Briar Cliff after the hill on which it is located. Originally a girl's college, it became coed in 1965.

A lot of crime is targeted at those who move into the village who do not have a history there. The police are unable to do anything as most people are related and will not report members of their family.

University status for the institution was recognized in [[June 1]], [[2001]].<br /><br />

In other words Streethouse, a village of no fewer than 200 houses is full of dirty thieving inbreds. Remarkably, there are only 5 families within those 200 houses - its quite scary what freakish little creatures they manage to produce. We are talking seriously gimpy plonkers with a whole host of odd looking features and delinquency of epidemic proportions. Luckily the delightful people of Streethouse have access to a state-of-the-art chip shop, the only disadvantage being that it is a three minute walk away from most houses. In addition, when it rains the giant puddle provides a free bathing area, its just a shame it isn't in the middle of the road. The people of Streethouse are easily recognisable from quite a distance, usually the mucky white tracksuit bottoms, stripey Ben Sherman jumpers and Burberry cap's give them away, not to mention the manure-like smell. It is estimated that the average Streethouse villager has between none and three bath's per year, consumes between six and seven hundred tonnes of chips and approximately four hundred gallons of special brew per quarter. They go through roughly 50 pairs of stolen white trainers per year and they don't understand English - the chances of this being read by one of them is estimated to be about sixteen billion to one. All in all, Streethouse is without doubt one of the most dangerous places in the Northern hemisphere. Make sure you avoid at all costs!!

'''Fast Facts'''

* Location: [[Sioux City]], [[Iowa]], [[USA]]

* Established: [[1930]]

* Affiliation: [[Catholic]], [[Franciscan]]

* Enrollment: Approximately 1,100 students from 24 states and foreign countries

* Academic Calendar: Three 10-week terms with 10-day breaks

* Two one-week summer sessions plus two five-week summer sessions

* Student/Faculty Ratio: 13:1

* Average Class Size: 15 - 20

* Full-time Faculty: 61

* Athletics: [[NAIA]] [[Division II]] - Men's and Women's team

* Nickname: Chargers

* Colors: Blue and Gold

* Student Athletes: 35% of student body

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==External links==

*[http://www.briarcliff.edu Briar Cliff Website]

*[http://www.siouxciety.com/ www.siouxciety.com](Local blog for the Siouxland area)

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