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A University of Missouri-Kansas City graduate student, Naren Palomino-Pardo, serves as the student in residence at Claridge Court.

He has a unique job there. He provides monthly concerts in exchange for free housing while completing his master's degree.

"Each year they choose a grad student to come and live with the residents, be part of the community. This year I'm the student in residence," Palomino-Pardo said.

The arrangement helps Palomino-Pardo stress less about finances.

"I'm from Bolivia," Palomino-Pardo said. "As an international student, of course, there's a lot of struggle with getting to the end of the month. So getting the chance to live here by free. It's tremendously helpful."

However, he says the real reward comes from the relationship

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