Wednesday, November 10, 2004
Oh, no! Contracts are contractual?
Mid-semester housing puts people planning on ditching the evils of the dorms in a spot. They can't leave because they have contracts.
Apparently, people think that students are now stuck because they can't break their contracts. Since they could break their contracts without cost to the university, students have been allowed to break them as a matter of courtesy, but the way some of the commenters in this article come off, some folks seem to think that contract-breaking is a right.
You don’t know how you’ll enjoy dorm life,” [Lena Silver] said. “What is a freshman supposed to say? You should try the dorms. Maybe it’ll be a wonderful situation for you. But I don’t think it’s their right to restrict my movement and my living situation and give me the financial burden.”
Well, one of the things that restricts your movement and your living situation is a contract. Signed by the student. That is, Ms. Silver restricted her own movement and living situation, as do most people who rent places to live. It has nothing to do with the university's "rights" to be bound to a contract with them.
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