<p>uh…GAmom I have read the thread and I realize it began with a discussion of a felon and I wanted to comment on it in general with a few years perspective on what Akron U. is like currently in case other people come across this thread in the future.</p>
<p>And I didn’t say I would feel comfortable letting my daughter live with a felon or that I would even feel comfortable having her attend akron. However, this is not an everyday occurance.</p>
<p>And I responded to a thread that was about the university, safety issues, commuter campus issues - all topics expressed in this thread. Perhaps I need to be more literal and say “I am responding to this thread that is about a felon in a dorm in Akron in 2006 and I don’t want my daughter to go there etc…”
This is conversational format and topics evolve.</p>
<p>You need to start a new thread. Anybody who wants to read about the postitive traits that you talk about will not click on this thread simply due to the title. Also, any thread that is that old (2006) in the college world is generally not relevant in 2011.</p>
<p>You would be surprised how many felons are at any given college. The age of the felon is more of the issue than the fact that he was convicted of a felony. Many young college students have more serious things on their records than this guy. Could even be your kid’s roommate. But anyone over a certain age should not be placed in a dormitory, in my opinion. I would object and remove my kid if he were placed with a middle aged roommate unless he found it was ok, and even then I would be unhappy about the situation. But I don’t know a single school that releases the police records of the kids in the dorms to the dorm population. A major reason why he is going to college is to be with others of his age.</p>
<p>As for older students attending class, I don’ t see a problem with that. Many colleges have older students. They may be out of place in primarily residential colleges that have nearly all traditional students but UAkron had a lot of adult students as do many city public schools. I don’t see how they can keep him out of school if they have others like him in their student population. But dormitories are a whole other thing. If a school is placing non traditional students in student dorms, they are going to have adverse reactions from parents that will affect enrollment. That would be a deal breaker for me.</p>