Creighton University - Campus Strictness

College Prowler Take

Creighton seems to have a good sense of priority involving strictness—obviously, a few drinks with friends in a dorm room isn’t likely to kill anyone. But someone staggering with a bottle of rum yelling at the top of his lungs on the Mall on a Tuesday night won’t last long out there. The latest policy dictates that any student caught intoxicated on campus be sent to detox at Creighton Medical Center. It’s a policy that some students are very concerned about for being overly strict—having a medical bill and a call to the parents just for Friday night merriment doesn’t seem very nice. But, the people who get taken to the clinic usually have been drinking way too much or acting really stupid. Few students say they have seen anyone have to go who didn’t need to. In other areas of discipline, the biggest complaint students seem to have is consistency. Many students say they consider it unfair how quickly they’re ticketed for parking in a faculty spot, considering how long faculty members can park in student lots without receiving a citation.

Like all other things, Creighton wants to teach its students how to live the rest of their lives. If they are able to party quietly like adults, then they’re on the right track, and there’s no need to use University resources to punish them. Overall, it’s a smart system. The University usually makes appropriately strict policies and adequately enforces them. It lets students chug in peace. Creighton’s strictness seems to take into account keeping students safe and letting them have fun—it’s a common-sense system that benefits all.

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Students Speak Out

CreMN says: Creighton University 2012 Business

Creighton is pretty hardcore about... Creighton is pretty hardcore about drinking enforcement. There's this thing called CARE and if you have a BAC over .08, you get sent to the hospital and it can cost up to a $1,000. They also have pretty frequent bag checks where they will search all bags before you can enter a building. I would also say that drinking in your room is a no-no for the first semester freshman year. The RAs are really strict about it until after Christmas break, and even after that, there are still some who are pretty hardcore. My advice would be to go to the frats or be quiet in your rooms if you want to drink. 12345 Campus Strictness: March 01, 2009 Report

CreCM says: Creighton University 2011 Math and Statistics

The residence halls are fairly... The residence halls are fairly strict about underage drinking. I have yet to encounter anything with drug use. 12345 Campus Strictness: February 28, 2009 Report

CreAB says: Creighton University 2011 Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

Creighton is a tobacco-free... Creighton is a tobacco-free campus. If anyone is caught drunk and underage, they are sent to the ER across the street. 12345 Campus Strictness: February 18, 2009 Report

CreKZ says: Creighton University 2012 Physical Sciences

Creighton has a policy that... Creighton has a policy that requires students to go to the Creighton Medical Center if they are overly intoxicated. The student is then required to pay for the ambulance ride and his or her stay there. RAs make periodic walks throughout the dorms to check for drinking, and students who are caught must take an alcohol class and pay fines. 12345 Campus Strictness: February 17, 2009 Report

CreMM says: Creighton University 2012 Computer and Information Sciences

Sex, drugs, and alcohol all have... Sex, drugs, and alcohol all have measures against them here—it is a Catholic private school, after all. 12345 Campus Strictness: February 17, 2009 Report

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