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Oh, sure, they may not be the most desirable piles o' fun right now besides what their money brings to the area, but if they get to see downtown Hamilton now and enjoy it, then when they grow up and get jobs, they might be persuaded to stay. (Not to mention that I'm sure not all of them are acting like childish drunken idiots, though that seems to prevail in most university communities).

But their long-term effects are surely the point, not the short-term misbehaviours?