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Police officers visit campus often during the day and evening, but if you’re not doing anything illegal or wrong, they’re usually friendly. During the day, the police pull over people driving too fast around the Drillfield, direct jaywalkers to crosswalks, and catch bicyclists going the wrong way on the roads. In the evenings, the police make their way downtown either on bikes, on foot, or in patrol cars in order to make sure students aren’t drunk in public or driving under the influence. A DUI is a serious offence, and the police set up DUI checkpoints quite often.

The police are sometimes called when parties get too loud off campus. Most of the time, officers issue warnings to loud partiers, tell them to turn their music down, and send their partying friends home. The police in Blacksburg realize that this is a college town, but they don’t have much patience for drunken students. On-campus drinking is regulated by RAs in the dorms, and they watch for underage drinking. The campus isn’t a dry campus, so if students are caught drinking, usually the consequences are softer for the first offense and get stricter if you’re caught again. The campus and the police aren’t too strict, and most of the time they just leave Tech students feeling safe. Most rules and laws that get enforced have to do with alcohol and traffic violations. Less serious things, like having a guy or a girl over too late in you dorm, isn’t going to get you into very much trouble.

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Campus Strictness at Virginia Tech

jacob9

Electrical and Electronics Engineering '15

4.2

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Campus Strictness

First it depends if you are in the Corps of Cadets and not in the Corps of Cadets. You can't get away with anything if it's against the law in the Corps and very strict drinking policy (no alcohol in the dorms). If you are not in the Corps then it depends on your RA, the honor system is also very strict but very easy to abide.

May 18, 2012

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Campus Strictness at Virginia Tech

turner9

Communication and Media Studies '14

3.5

B

Strict, Like They Should Be

VT is in a college town, which means the cops are waiting at the end of all apartment parking lots to find anyone who might be driving under the influence, which is a good thing. They're more out to protect you from yourself and others than get you in trouble. Most of them seem to be nice guys. Parties do get busted though, so just be smart and plan ahead.

Apr 30, 2012

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ericmayo67

Finance and Accounting '15

3.5

B

Moderately Strict

The Police act all cool at the beginning of the year, but they end up being pretty strict. For example, my friends were given a conduct referral for underage drinking in their room going to bed because she walked out in the hall way and looked like she was lost. This was because she was looking for her friend who said she would be there soon.

Apr 16, 2012

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