University of South Dakota - Campus Strictness

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USD Public Safety is active on a normal night, but not necessarily in a bad way. They are always on the lookout for people causing trouble, but they are more concerned with the safety of students than with giving citations or fines. Generally, Public Safety is friendly and only strict when they truly need to be. Most officers realize that students are responsible enough to make their own choices, and they respect students enough to leave them alone unless they are getting out of hand. If you get caught drinking on campus by a USD officer, you will usually be let go and maybe escorted home. The maximum penalty for an alcohol first offense is a $100 fine and alcohol classes. Fines for causing any destruction depend on the degree, and usually, the student will be fined the amount it costs to fix the property.

Besides Public Safety, USD CAs (community advisors) can write students up for breaking any rules in the dorms, like having candles lit, noise and alcohol violations, tampering with fire extinguishers, having unescorted guests, propping open doors leading outside, and placing illegal decorations on the doors. CAs vary from being too strict to too lenient, and you won’t know what kind of CA to expect until you arrive. But if you follow the rules for the most part, or at least play it smart, you should be fine.

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Students Speak Out

Anonymous says:

They’re cool, unless the city cops... They’re cool, unless the city cops arrive. 12345 Campus Strictness Report

Anonymous says:

The rules in the dorms are pretty... The rules in the dorms are pretty strict, but most CAs are lenient on them. It’s really impossible to go a whole year without breaking a rule or two, but hardly anyone ever gets in trouble. 12345 Campus Strictness Report

Anonymous says:

I had to dump out all my alcohol... I had to dump out all my alcohol when I got caught with beer in the dorms. 12345 Campus Strictness Report

Anonymous says:

They are more apt to escort you... They are more apt to escort you home than write you a citation. If you get caught doing something you shouldn’t be doing, just be polite and listen. As long as you aren’t being rude, you’ll usually get off. 12345 Campus Strictness Report

Anonymous says:

I think campus police are pretty... I think campus police are pretty fair. They let us create snow figures during the winter and usually take jokes pretty well. If you’re not out to break anything or hurt anyone, you’ll probably just get a warning. Most of them are still young, and they understand. 12345 Campus Strictness Report

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