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On the whole, Duke students are not uproariously raucous or unruly, so the police and University are correspondingly lenient. 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. One exception is the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE), which is a group of undercover cops that will make arrests for underage drinking at off-campus locations. Just another reminder: when you choose to go off campus, be smart about it.  

East Campus is a dry campus, and RAs will write up students for drinking. Alcohol is permitted on West and Central Campuses, and parties will only get shut down if there is truly insane behavior going on (binge drinking to alcohol poisoning to excessive noise on a weeknight). On the whole, Duke police are entirely reasonable; they're lenient enough to let college students be, while strict enough to keep them safe. One thing the Duke administration is serious and strict about is academic integrity. The Duke Community Standard (the University's version of an honor code) is emphasized regularly, and cheating or plagiarism in any form is not tolerated. 

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Campus Strictness at Duke University

GiuliaCaterini

Public Policy Analysis '15

3.5

B

It's Strict, but Not That Much

You can get away with most things if you are off-campus. Slap in the wrist if you end up getting caught drinking. If you try committing academic dishonesty though, nothing can save you

May 22, 2012

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Campus Strictness at Duke University

jwoo009

Anthropology and Archaeology '13

4.2

A-

Alcohol Is Lenient, Cheating Is Severe

Duke has very severe consequences for students who are caught cheating or plagiarizing, but the consequences for underage drinking are none, if at all. I would say on the whole that the administration is pretty lenient towards student consequences. Sexual assault is also calls for severe consequences that may involve not only the undergraduate student conduct board, but also local police.

May 10, 2012

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cmorr1185

Physical Therapy '08

3.8

B+

East Campus Is Dry

Freshman live on East Campus, which is a dry campus and alcohol is not tolerated. West Campus and Central Campus are more lax. Generally, as long as a person is in control, not causing harm to a fellow student or the property and is not loud and boisterous, there is no repercussions. There are a lot of highly varied activities on campus that are put on by RAs and campus groups. Academics are strict, perjury and plagiarism are not acceptable in the least.

Mar 20, 2012

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