Dickinson College
- Campus Strictness

Not Terrible

Police are fairly strict about drinking, but they don't get angry unless you are completely trashed. Otherwise you probably won't get caught. However, if you do get completely wasted you can be sent to the hospital or jail!

Three Letters: DPS

Department of Public safety is the biggest hassle on campus at Dickinson College. They are basically the alcohol police. If you can follow a three simple rules you can manage to have a blast and not get caught. 1. Be smart. This entails keeping your doors shut, windows closed, alcohol out of site, and drunk friends out of harms way. 2. Be relatively quiet. Noise complaints are the number one reason DPS comes trolling around. If you live in a dorm, there is most likely no problem as the walls are thick and many kids are most likely hanging out at late hours. However, living in an on-campus house or off campus house could potentially mean getting a knock on your door from a DPS officer who received a complaint from Grandma next door. 3. Be smart. I know I said this, but honestly, you can avoid most problems with DPS if you just think a little bit before getting your party on.

For those who don't drink, Dickinson has plenty of weekend options. Dances at the Depot are always a hot spot, sometimes they are themed. Movies are shown in academic buildings on the weekends, sometimes pertaining to a certain club or group or sometimes just to watch Russell Crow kick ass in Gladiator.

Too Much Presence

There are far to many officers and they often give preferential treatment to athletes. I was at a party once that was held in an apartment style housing and, unlike the case with many varsity sport houses, the officer made everyone leave, and wrote up the house owners as opposed to just making everyone leave like they do at the frat houses and such