College Prowler Take
Two words: food points. That’s right, kids, Duke’s food services will let you buy alcohol with your leftover food points from your meal plan (when you’re 21, of course). The police usually leave kids alone when it comes to drinking and drugs, and the same goes for the University. Although students are occasionally caught doing unlawful things, police aren’t likely to jump out from behind the sofa as you lift that plastic cup for your first guilty sip. So, unless your RA is scared for his or her job and shuts you down, you should be fine on campus.
The police in Durham have bigger things to worry about then kids getting drunk, so they’re very lenient. RAs may turn you in, but you can easily figure out where they draw the line. At Duke, they’re the most worrisome authority figures you’ll have to deal with.
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Anonymous says:  |
It usually depends on your RA....
It usually depends on your RA. Drinking is part of the traditional social scene at Duke. For the most part, if you’re smart, police won’t catch you. They’re not really patrolling the campus looking for drunken freshmen. |
Anonymous says: |
I see reports in the campus...
I see reports in the campus newspaper about the police citing people for underage drinking or having drugs in their dorm rooms, but I think, overall, it’s pretty loose. Freshman and other underagers don’t seem to have any problem getting alcohol, and they almost never get in trouble. |
Anonymous says: |
Police at Duke are not strict...
Police at Duke are not strict enough. |
Anonymous says: |
Police are not all that strict,...
Police are not all that strict, unless you’re operating a 24-hour bar out of your room, or you set off the smoke detectors with your drugs. It seems like the norm is to drink freely and do drugs (if you so desire) out of harm’s way. |
Anonymous says: |
East Campus is a dry campus, since...
East Campus is a dry campus, since we’re all freshmen, so I’d guess it’s a lot stricter here. I don’t know about drugs, though. |
Facts
What Are You Most Likely to Get Caught Doing on Campus?
- Vandalizing school property
- Drinking underage
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