Vassar College - Campus Strictness

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Vassar has very lenient drug and alcohol policies. Although the school is tolerant, it doesn’t condone reckless behavior. Vassar is more concerned with the safety of students than punishing them. This seems to be a positive policy because it allows students to feel comfortable calling paramedics or security when friends run into problems with substances. Students rarely get in trouble. Students are required to attend a drug and alcohol education class when they abuse substances to the point that they put their own health or the health of another at risk, or they got caught blatantly violating school policies. Basically, don’t vomit on the security guard’s boots, and you can expect to get off scot-free.

Parties in the dorms, though, are usually left alone as long as you’re not blasting your music so loud that your door is shaking, or you don’t try to squeeze 100 students in a room. Even in these circumstances, parties are just broken up, and only the owner of the room gets in trouble. Registered parties at senior housing are rarely meddled with by security. Only when repeat offenses occur are students at risk of losing housing. Officials are fair about drug and alcohol policies. Students feel that officials trust them, and they, in turn, trust officials.

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Students Speak Out

Anonymous says:

Campus security is extremely... Campus security is extremely loose, but they haven’t been given reason to step it up. They trust students, and the students keep that trust. 12345 Campus Strictness Report

Anonymous says:

Not strict at all. Most of them... Not strict at all. Most of them just warn you. There’s the occasional drug bust, but even then, the most serious consequence is getting kicked out of housing. 12345 Campus Strictness Report

Anonymous says:

Campus security is quite lenient... Campus security is quite lenient as long as you show an iota of responsibility. They don’t want to bust you as much as they don’t want you to get hurt. 12345 Campus Strictness Report

Anonymous says:

Campus security is lax. They... Campus security is lax. They prefer to turn their heads in the face of kids having controlled fun. Big, out-of-control parties are broken up, if not registered first. 12345 Campus Strictness Report

Anonymous says:

Security is not so strict for... Security is not so strict for first-time offenders. It’s not like the first time you get caught you face serious consequences, which is nice. 12345 Campus Strictness Report

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