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I think it would be great so they could meet new people and have college experiences... however, I hate to sound negative when I say I think the school just wants more money by requiring people to live on campus .
My first university required all freshmen to live on campus UNLESS they had a signed paper from their parents saying they would be living at home because they were from a nearby town.
My current university does the same (i think?) and also requires the students (lowerclassmen only) to purchase a meal plan no matter what.
The hall I am currently staying in is a 'non-traditional' hall in a sense that mostly upperclassmen live here, we can have appliances like microwaves and stuff in our rooms so we're not required to have meal plans. (This is also the only hall that doesn't have a cafeteria and is a block or two from the nearest hall with a cafeteria). Still the freshmen who live here are required to pay big bucks for a meal plan even though most don't have the time to make the trip to other cafeterias on campus....
Despite the conditions of some of the halls here, room and board rates are ridiculous and it is really cheaper to get an apartment and pay bills.
P.S. I couldn't read the article b/c the linked page didn't work for me?
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