In what way has an unwillingness to leave campus new?
Hear, hear--and not just here. When I was at Northwestern (86-90), most of us rarely went off campus for anything other than shopping. When we went so far as to go into Chicago, it was usually in groups. It wasn't that we were afraid, it was just that we weren't interested; there was too much to do on campus. I knew at least one person in the SCA at that point, but I never felt like going anywhere to try it.
Of course, very few of us had cars; I gather that's different these days at most schools. (Northwestern had very little student parking.)
Staying on campus
Hear, hear--and not just here. When I was at Northwestern (86-90), most of us rarely went off campus for anything other than shopping. When we went so far as to go into Chicago, it was usually in groups. It wasn't that we were afraid, it was just that we weren't interested; there was too much to do on campus. I knew at least one person in the SCA at that point, but I never felt like going anywhere to try it.
Of course, very few of us had cars; I gather that's different these days at most schools. (Northwestern had very little student parking.)