BU student: If you don't like noise, don't live near a university

"It's one thing if students are destructive little jerks"

This above-mentioned quote from your post says it all in a nutshell, Notascientist. The issue being discussed here is the fact that, unfortunately, a number of these students really are destructive little jerks, and, even though they may not be in the majority, they don't have to be in the majority to present a problem. The fact is that many of the students do engage in destructive, disrespectful behaviour, and that's a big problem. As I've pointed out previously: Anybody who's old enough to go to college is old enough to use common sense and be considerate and respectful of your neighbors.