for those interested in student disaffection... directly from the students:
Anyone know any good bars in the area during the week?
http://www.reddit.com/r/SBU/comments/2kjep6/anyone_know_any_good_bars_in_the_area_during_the/fact is kids want to meet others in college. and do some drinking. that's normally done in the public realm (bars) or privately (apts, houses, etc). exclude private for obvious reasons. so the above question is raised and the answers are? all miles away from campus. if we want to build school spirit and athletic event attendance, the students have to be on campus first for that to happen. how to keep them there? give them something to do- something that normal college kids do- ones that apply to SB and go elsewhere.
Quick Questions about SBU! Dorms, UGCs, Campus life etc. 4) How are the parties? Nightlife? Campus/Dorm Atmosphere
http://www.reddit.com/r/SBU/comments/2or7q3/quick_questions_about_sbu_dorms_ugcs_campus_life/like it or not, this is what kids are asking on the web. answers include sh---y compared to other schools; atmosphere is really dreadful and depressing; etc.
Transferring in..maybe. How is campus life? Etc etc.
http://www.reddit.com/r/SBU/comments/2oq9n9/transferring_inmaybe/some awful feedback about the food. worse about the condition of the dorms and repairs. and then this: "living here is so miserable that I wish I looked anywhere else." "nothing has ever even reached the level of disgusting this place has". "even most of those who live on campus go home on weekends, so they're usually quite dead. For example, I've walked across campus in the middle of a Saturday and not seen a single person in 20 minutes. There are also fewer food selections on weekends to compensate for this." "living here leaves much to be desired. If I could choose, I would have gone somewhere else. That's how unfortunate living here has been, and I have a group of friends."