I wish this had been available when I was in college! Sounds like a fantastic idea. Pet-friendly dorm debuts at Missouri college.
Some students are definitely not ready for the responsibility of pet ownership, but for those who are, it's a great way to give some stability and emotional support in what can be a emotionally trying time of life.
I knew one guy who had a ferret in his dorm room and another who had a rabbit for a while, but like most colleges Vassar did not allow pets in campus facilities. My last year in college I lived in a college-owned townhouse just off campus that did not allow pets either but one roommate and I each had a cat anyway. (She's old and cranky now but is sleeping on my desk as I type this).
