Over 5,000 freshmen enroll at UA every fall, a majority from outside of Tuscaloosa County and good number from outside of Alabama. These are potential permanent residents of Tuscaloosa. The city must do more to make Tuscaloosa an attractive place for young urban professionals, other than Alabama football. That means affordable starter housing in the core of the city near places of business and nightlife and not in the wild environs of Moundville or Coker. Mayor Maddox has done a splendid job of doing this by focusing development downtown, where most yuppies want to live, after tiring of living in the suburbs all their lives with their parents.