<p>Newmassdad - I don’t owe anyone an apology. I was just stating my opinion. I grew up in the S.Bronx, was beaten and mugged in the S Bronx - so I have a bit of real world experience. I have walked the area and driven the area. Yes, for several blocks around the new dorm the area is fine and I am sure that over the next decade it will improve but it is much safer north of the Midway where one is less likely to encounter gangs. This opinion is mine not my son’s. My level of comfort with his housing arrangements is based on my life experience and not yours. If Uchicago is so safe and wonderful, why did safety come up as an issue during accepted students weekend? Why did we receive presentations from Chicago Police and Campus Security? Yes, you will say that other schools have similar problems - Columbia (more in the past) and Yale. Being in good company on that list doesn’t make it any more safe, it just indicates the problem is not an isolated one.</p>