<p>My friends have a what I think is a generously-sized double in the Shoreland. It’s the smallest on the floor, and apparently was a triple the year before. Maybe your son has the same or a similar room? The triple would be a tad uncomfortable, but not inhumane. Still more room than Pierce! (Though Pierce, for reasons besides floor space, is a great dorm).</p>
<p>I don’t know enough about how gentrification works and such to have a good answer to this one, in terms of how to improve Hyde Park. This is a topical issue, for sure, especially with the fate of the Hyde Park Co-Op in the university’s hands. How is it that we have the cute little neighborhood that we have, and yet our retail and food options are sub-par?</p>