Clark University
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As a general rule, you could party all you wanted on campus and not get in trouble, so long as you kept the noise down. RAs and the police don’t walk around with their ears to the doors waiting for students to make a mistake. In fact, it’s clear that they don’t want students to feel restricted or forced to sneak around—they just want to prevent them from hurting themselves or others. If you put yourself in one of those situations, then you can expect to get busted. If not, then you may even be able to get away with just a stern, get-back-in-your-room-with-that look from an authority figure.

Campus police at Clark like to keep a low profile. They patrol the campus on foot and by car, but they have more important matters to attend to than writing up students for partying. That’s why that job is left to the RAs on campus. Off campus, however, you can expect to see your favorite police officer show up right around midnight to break up whatever party you are at. They’ve got it down to a science now—they walk quietly in the door, and the students quietly walk out the back. Don’t make eye contact or attempt to converse with them because they are still real Worcester cops, and they can arrest you. Remember, if you want to have a battle of attitudes with the Clark PD, they will always win.

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Campus Strictness at Clark University

johnnydeep

Political Science and Government '13

4.2

A-

Fair

Clark has a good balance of strictness. It's not *too* strict, but the administration sets clear boundaries.

May 27, 2012

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OliviaM47

Psychology '13

3.1

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Neither Here Nor There

My friend was caught trespassing and got off with a warning. I once had to call EMS to help my friend who got sick from drinking in my dorm. I got off with a warning. The police like to break up parties pretty early but the school itself has yet to severely punish anyone I know.

Jan 14, 2011

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Clarkie14

Language Studies and Linguistics '14

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Strictness at Clark

Clark is not a very strict campus, at least as far as I've seen. Of course campus police are always out and about, but they're not very abrasive and will only interfere if you're really doing something disruptive or dangerous. Parties with underage drinking do get busted up a lot (seeing as this campus is so small), but they usually let people off with a warning. There are also lots of RA's, and each of them differ in their strictness. Best bet is to not do anything stupid and you'll be fine. Here at Clark you're looked at as an adult and there is very little surveillance, you're in charge of you as long as you follow the basic guidelines.

Oct 07, 2010

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