University of California - Berkeley
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Students have pretty good things to say about campus police and security, citing few incidents of unreasonableness or unjust treatment. But police are police, and blatant misconduct will land you in academic and legal trouble. While living in the dorms, you’ll most likely run into more trouble with your resident advisor than any other campus officer, so it’s important to stay on good terms with him or her. Stealing and cheating are the two most frequent on-campus infringements and are dealt with primarily by campus security, while drug use, theft, and assault are the biggest crimes in the city of Berkeley and are handled by the police. On campus, bike and laptop theft are the most common, and once it’s gone, you’re probably not going to ever see it again.

Berkeley is known for having somewhat lenient law enforcement when it comes to marijuana use, underage drinking, and drinking in public, but there are always the rare cases where police have to crack down, and a first-time offender can get in severe trouble. There are more prominent risks for students—muggings, street violence, etc.—and police don’t spend as much time on the smaller crimes that college students are prone to committing. Students are pretty happy with campus police because most officers understand that they’re dealing with college students and leave room for them to make some mistakes.

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Campus Strictness at University of California - Berkeley

ldemarti

'15

Art History

3.1

B-

Internet Strictness Is Most Extreme

Don't worry about being punished for partying at Cal - the cops are in the middle of an actual CITY and have more important things to worry about. Internet on campus, however, is monitored. If you go over bandwidth in any given week, your internet is turned off and you have to do an online quiz/agreement. If you download, your internet is turned off, as well; supposedly, you can easily be sued by media companies. Cal rats you out! So don't even try it.

Dec 28, 2011

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Campus Strictness at University of California - Berkeley

kvides

'15

Political Science and Government

1.5

D+

Knowing Your Limits

My university isn't really severe on punishment. They are more strict when it comes to the school work.

Nov 30, 2011

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Campus Strictness at University of California - Berkeley

kkris

'15

Physics

1.5

D+

Work Study

Work study is difficult to work with. Communication is poor and late.

Oct 16, 2011

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