University of Florida - Campus Strictness

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Police reaction to lawbreaking depends on your record and what you’ve been caught doing. Underage drinking can get you anything from having your beer being dumped out to an arrest, and if you’re a repeat offender who’s considered financially dependent, your parents will get a nice little letter from the Division of Student Affairs. Public drunkenness is not much appreciated, especially if you’re dumb enough to waltz across the UPD parking lot puking. Open containers (which are extremely common in football tailgating season) are most frequently just dumped out, although if you argue you’ll probably get a citation. Drunk driving is likely to get you suspended from school, and drug possession usually means an arrest. One thing to keep in mind is that it’s not usually the cops who will bust down your dorm room door; more than a few RAs have been tipped off about illegal activities by the steady stream of noisy people with party cups wandering in and out of one room.

A big problem with all this is that not only are you in trouble with the law, but with University Judicial Affairs as well. Receiving an order to appear in court definitely bites, but it bites even harder when it comes with getting thrown out of housing, a semester suspension, or even a complete dismissal from the university. And with all those ever-ready cops—not to mention quite a few conscientious RAs—the best thing is just to work on staying incognito, whatever that might mean to you, slick.

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Students Speak Out

gatorgirl1 says: University of Florida 2016 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities

You'll constantly see UFPD cars... You'll constantly see UFPD cars cruising through campus, and they ticket hard on cars that go over the 20 mph campus-wide speed-limit. This sucks if there's heavy traffic during the day, and you need to get off campus. They are pretty lax with drinking—a highlight of my time at UF is when the Later Gator bus, which runs from the clubs to apartments and campus until 3 a.m., is packed with drunk people. You'll see what I mean if you ever spend a night here. 12345 Campus Strictness: May 23, 2009 Report

Anonymous says:

I think the police are pretty... I think the police are pretty strict about the drugs (I wouldn’t know), and you technically aren’t allowed to drink in the dorms, but some people risk it. 12345 Campus Strictness Report

Anonymous says:

I know that the dorms are alcohol... I know that the dorms are alcohol and drug-free. If you get caught doing any of these things, you can get into a lot of trouble. However, I know people that do it and get away with it. 12345 Campus Strictness Report

Anonymous says:

Do they raid places to find out if... Do they raid places to find out if you are drinking and doing drugs? No, but if you’re caught in some way, they aren’t going to let you go with a light slap on the wrist. 12345 Campus Strictness Report

Anonymous says:

Out-of-control parties usually get... Out-of-control parties usually get broken up, but not always. I don’t do drugs, but underage drinking isn’t that hard. There is a 2 a.m. closing time downtown, though. 12345 Campus Strictness Report

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