<p>Re forced triples in Shoreland: My son was supposed to be in one, but only two people ever showed up. It is an OK double, but would be awful as a triple. Apparently it was a triple last year, but never before (and never after, one hopes).</p>
<p>Dorms on campus: The whole issue seems like delicate social ecology. The University has spent years trying to get people to invest in Hyde Park, with mixed success. Having students dispersed through the community, and essentially forcing half of them to live off campus (and having the campus police patrol the distant dorms and student areas) have done a lot to stabilize the university neighborhood. With the recent run-up in values and rampant gentrification, maybe that’s not necessary anymore, and maybe all those students are holding the area back. But I wouldn’t be so sure, and I wouldn’t pull the rug out from under the landlords and businesses that rely on students until I was awfully sure that the area was going to improve, not disintegrate.</p>