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Almost every student has been at a Brandeis party that has been broken up by the police. The consequences for those types of violations are usually very small, though. The police basically drive around breaking up parties and giving parking tickets—the parking tickets actually help pay for their salary, not the underage fines. So, when they break up parties, they usually aren’t too crazy about prosecuting the people who are involved or responsibe for them.

The thing is not to be stupid about it. If you continually throw parties, they’ll throw you out of housing. If you drink or smoke in public, you’ll get in a lot more trouble than if you do it in the privacy of your own place. My suitemate this year only had a few people over to our suite, but he had the shades and windows open. They were also really loud, and they were all drinking. Thus, they got written up. His punishment was light probation, which doesn’t show up on his record. So, overall, they are pretty lenient here.

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sdlc says:

Brandeis University 2013

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Taken lightly here

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Drugs are taken extremely lightly here. People smoke weed right outside their dorms. Cops don't really care, unless your RA is a tool and reports you.

Campus Strictness: January 05, 2010
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BraSF says:

Brandeis University 2013

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

It's not strict, but the campus...

It's not strict, but the campus police do get bored because there is nothing to do on campus, so they will break up parties for fun.

Campus Strictness: March 16, 2009
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Brass says:

Brandeis University 2013

Philosophy and Religion

The campus has a constant "war on...

The campus has a constant "war on drugs." I will admit that they are fair in dealing with the situations, but they also seek them out at every opportunity because there is no serious crime here to deal with. If the campus was less controlling and invasive, students would be much happier.

Campus Strictness: March 16, 2009
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BraSB says:

Brandeis University 2010

English Language and Literature

Don't get caught with a bag over...

Don't get caught with a bag over your smoke detector-that's the only problem because it endangers others. Still, you'll only get a fine for that. The police would rather turn a blind eye to intoxication unless it comes to destruction of property or a noise complaint, in which case they'll still go pretty easy on you. I've never heard of anyone losing housing, except for violent offenses.

Campus Strictness: March 16, 2009
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BraRU says:

Brandeis University 2011

Other

I've had friends who have been...

I've had friends who have been busted. Usually, they just make you go to a seminar about drugs and alcohol, or sometimes, in extreme cases, you do some community service around campus. Frankly, the police are stricter about parking. It's usually a CA doing the busting.

Campus Strictness: March 03, 2009
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Most Likely to Get Caught Doing

  • Having a big, loud party
  • Violating traffic laws
  • Underage drinking
  • Smoking pot

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