University of Idaho may require freshmen to live on campus

From The Spokane Spokesman-Review: The University of Idaho is pitching a plan that would require most of its first-year students to live on campus. Administrators at the Moscow campus say the move would bolster residency hall occupation and generate additional $700,000 in revenue for housing and dining services. The also say the policy shift could boost retention rates for first-year students. A 2008 study by the university found that 88 percent of students who lived in residence halls or the fraternity/sorority system returned for their second year, but only 59 percent of new students who lived off campus returned for their sophomore year.