Claflin University
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Claflin is affiliated with the United Methodist Church, and the University has a reputation for being very strict. Even the most law-abiding student may find it hard to adjust to some of the more impractical rules the school has, such as no walking on the grass. With other rules like quiet hours in the dorm and more controversial policies like no visitation in dorm rooms and curfews for freshmen and sophomores, students say they feel like they are being deprived of exploring all areas of college life.

While attending such an uptight university can have its disadvantages, students always seem to find loopholes to break free from some of the more conventional rules here. Most students accept the campus rules without protest because rule-bending and breaking is done out of sight. Even if word does get around to campus police, 99 percent of the wrong-doers are never caught. However, residential managers (RMs) or assistants (RAs) will most likely write you up and charge you if you break a dorm rule. One of the main reasons for this is that RAs are upperclassmen who like to throw around their so-called authority with other students. Every rule you break or every fee you are charged is instantly put on your student account.

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Campus Strictness at Claflin University

jpetty2014

'14

Mass Communication

3.5

B

Campus Police

Our campus police are always around when you at least suspected it. Most of them are pretty cool though. If you are caught doing something you should not have been doing they will report you.

Jun 06, 2011

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Campus Strictness at Claflin University

ClafliniteBeck

'14

Early Childhood Education

3.8

B+

Freshmen Go HOME

There is a strict curfew on freshen

12pm weekdays

1pm weekends

$50 late fine

Jan 05, 2011

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Campus Strictness at Claflin University

amole

'12

Biological Sciences

1.5

D+

Too Strict

In terms of visitation policies, the University is too strict. Considering that many of us have left home in order to grow as young adults, I think that it is OUR responsibility to make the right decisions. Therefore, the freedom to welcome someone of the opposite sex into our living space without intentions of carrying out any inappropriate acts should be at our discretion. I think that the no visitation policy could be, at the least, modified in some way. I find it especially troublesome that no visitation (even in the lobbies) is allowed during exam time. Our library only stays open until midnight, and many students participate in afternoon/evening activities. Therefore, it is very difficult to obtain help from and study with students of the opposite sex (considering that I am in no classes that are all-female).

Jun 24, 2010

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