Howard University - Campus Strictness

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There are always policemen around campus, but their presence is by no means overwhelming. Unless they’ve been invited to give speeches or administer specific warnings to students, there isn’t much interaction between the campus police and the students. When students do commit minor violations like illegal parking, officers are usually somewhat understanding, all depending on the nature of the violation. Since most parties are off campus, in clubs, or someone’s house, the school’s social scene is somewhat detached from the rest of the campus. Sometimes you have to look for the parties, but they are there, and there’s little chance of the city police or campus police coming to break it up, unless of course something goes wrong and someone at the party actually calls them for help.

On the occasions that students have been caught violating the University’s code of conduct—which includes a zero-tolerance policy for weapons, drugs, and alcohol on the campus—they are either suspended or expelled, as dictated by the policy. These instances, however, are few and far between, because every Howard student realizes that they operate within a circle of trust. And once you find yourself outside of the circle’s circumference, there’s no going back.

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Students Speak Out

HowJT says: Howard University 2011 Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Campus police at Howard University... Campus police at Howard University is a joke. 12345 Campus Strictness: February 21, 2009 Report

Anonymous says:

Campus police are really strict... Campus police are really strict with drugs and drinking. 12345 Campus Strictness Report

Anonymous says:

They are only strict about drugs... They are only strict about drugs or drinking. Sometimes, you even forget that the police are around because usually, crazy things don’t happen that would cause them to come on the scene. 12345 Campus Strictness Report

Anonymous says:

They can be very strict about... They can be very strict about breaking the rules. Sometimes, the police can be lenient with you if it’s your first time. On the other hand, there are some who just don’t care if it’s your first time, though. And those officers can be unnecessarily strict. 12345 Campus Strictness Report

Anonymous says:

They are really strict with drugs... They are really strict with drugs and drinking. Don’t even try to sneak something into your dorm, because you risk getting caught and expelled. 12345 Campus Strictness Report

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