<p>^^ Ditto the ease of reserving/using the space when there is a small, centralized authority. When the Veritones went to LACs for concerts (Skidmore, Colby, etc.), frequently the host group was able to reserve a couple of dorm living rooms for us to stay in and gave us passes to the dining hall for dinner and breakfast, easy-peasy. I wouldn’t know where to begin to try to make that happen at Harvard. Each common space and dining hall is under the jurisdiction of its House Master, and why should one House eat the cost of caring for 14 singers from UVA or whatever when it isn’t a House program? We never even tried it; we just had them crash in our rooms and bought them pizza from our own funds.</p>
<p>This seemed to be true at other Ivies too. We took trips to Penn and Yale, and we stayed in student rooms and ate pizza or had to feed ourselves. The LACs were WAY better for road trips.</p>