These services include free laundry, free basic cable, high speed internet access through the campus network and the like. But in either case, these services should not be offered and will not be offered to off-campus students for one simple reason. Residential Life wants you to live on campus. But if you choose to leave the comfy residence halls and move into the Village of Brockport, you are giving up the privileges that students who remain on campus get to enjoy. I have several reasons that prevent me from living off campus for my senior year, but even if I could, I wouldn't.
Laundry is free.
Cable is free. No extra bills other than a phone bill, where rates are cheaper than off campus. The T3 network connection puts a plain old dialup modem to shame. So that's why I'm staying on campus for my senior year. Short column this week, but I really couldn't think of anything to write about.