College Prowler Take
Many students have never had to deal with campus authorities. In the dorms, if students are caught with alcohol or drugs, they receive a written referral to a student judicial board, and the board decides what sort of consequences to implement. So while it’s nice that your fate is in the hands of your understanding peers, there are some things that are not tolerated. Drinking and driving is not something where students are likely to get off easy, and even if you ride your bike while drunk, you may end up with a BUI (biking under the influence) and have your driver’s license pulled. Davis considers a bike to be a vehicle, and there are severe consequences for being irresponsible and operating vehicles.
Generally, students consider the campus to be strict. Between BUIs, parking tickets, and fines for not having a bike light at night, students claim that security is unnecessarily strict, and police enjoy ticketing young college students. However, most have had no problems abiding by the regulations or keeping offences under wraps. The low campus crime rate is undoubtedly due in part to the tight campus security.
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Anonymous says:  |
The police officers are really...
The police officers are really strict. They’re kind of jerks. They really like to pick on the college students—so you really have to watch out. |
Anonymous says: |
The cops here have nothing to do,...
The cops here have nothing to do, so they just have too much time on their hands and jump at you for anything. I got pulled over on my bike for not stopping at a stop sign (how many bikers stop at stop signs?!), and he wasn’t nice about it. He could tell I was a little irritated, so he gave me another ticket for not having the right reflectors on my back wheel. It was so lame. |
Anonymous says: |
Not very strict at all. Depending...
Not very strict at all. Depending on which dorm you are in, you can get away with a lot of stuff. A lot of people smoke on campus. Not much drinking, except at parties. |
Anonymous says: |
The police are pretty bad with the...
The police are pretty bad with the drinking; they’ll get you. The open-container law is really lame, and that’s their favorite thing to bust you for. |
Anonymous says: |
Campus police are pretty strict on...
Campus police are pretty strict on drugs and drinking on campus. There are always cops around the town and the apartments. There are also cops on bikes that can give biking tickets out for people under the influence. |
Facts
What Are You Most Likely to Get Caught Doing on Campus?
- Having an open container of alcohol
- Downloading copyrighted material
- Biking under the influence
- Loud music in the dorms
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