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Not a day goes by that you don’t see a TUPD officer on a bike, walking around campus, or manning the front desk of your dorm. It’s strange to think that the police are so highly visible and yet relatively lax, but this is definitely the case at Tulane. Cops simply shake their heads when they see drunk and disorderly students and do little to punish such behavior. The social life at Tulane is very dependent on alcohol, so they are used to seeing this kind of behavior year after year. New Orleans in general is very laid back when it comes to underage drinking. Drugs are a different issue, however, with both the campus and the city. If students are caught possessing or dealing drugs, NOPD is called in and the consequences are serious. The minimum penalty for possession involves a referral to health services, community service work, and parental notification; you can even get expelled and arrested for possessing certain substances.

On the whole, TUPD is more concerned with the safety of Tulane students than with busting them. This attitude allows many students to have “favorite” TUPD officers and get to know them on a first-name basis. The relationship between TUPD and Tulane students truly is unique, especially in comparison to other universities.

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Campus Strictness at Tulane University

tttricquet

'15

Homeland Security

4.6

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Very Cordial

The rules are simple and common sense. The staff is friendly and listen when you have "fudged" the rules, but common sense works in their favor as well.

Dec 12, 2011

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Campus Strictness at Tulane University

csullivan1121

'15

Pre-Medicine Studies

5.0

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Strictness

Tulane isnt very strict about drinking. If you get sent to the hospital at any school, you will be in some sort of trouble and its no different here, but its definitely much more laid back than most other schools. New Orleans basically allows underage drinking and its a huge part of the culture. you dont need to be 21 to get into most bars and even the 21+ bars accept really bad fake ids or will let you in anyway. theres also an "open cup" law in new orleans where its legal to walk around with alcohol. they take drug use more seriously. if you smoke in the dorms youll get in some trouble.

Dec 06, 2011

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Campus Strictness at Tulane University

eblanken

'15

Architecture

5.0

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Different Society

If you get arrested for drinking in New Orleans, either it was tacked on to some other charge, or you were getting belligerent. Police have bigger things to worry about and they'll make sure you don't do anything too stupid but will rarely bust you. RA's work the same way - as long as you keep things relatively quiet in the rooms you're good to go. You have to start doing some seriously wrong things before you'll get in trouble here.

Nov 27, 2011

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