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Campus Strictness

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Students Are Most Likely to Get Caught...
  • Having candles or incense in your dorm
  • Hosting an unregistered party with 25 or more people
  • Illegally downloading copyrighted materials
  • Jaywalking across Elm St. (Cross Campus to Old Campus)
  • Owning firearms
  • Parking illegally
  • Parking your bike in the wrong place
  • Playing bladderball (banned in 1982)

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

The Yale administration is notoriously lenient towards most student activities, especially alcohol. The university tends to value safety and moderation above punishment or strictness, and the Yale police and staff are more likely to warn students about certain behaviors than write them up. A common example of this policy occurs during fire code inspections. Students are technically "not allowed" to have microwaves, but it is assumed that most suites will own one. All students have to do to pass fire expection is cover their microwave with a towel. This relationship between Yale authority and its students is typical in many areas, especially alcohol. As long as you don't reach extremes, the administration won't bother you.

Beginning at freshmen orientation, Yale makes it clear to students that the University expects underage drinking to occur on campus. Students are encouraged to consume in moderation, in safety, and to look out for one another if they choose to drink. Yalies will never get in trouble for going to Yale Health Services after drinking too much. Students are warned, however, that if their behavior or condition is severe enough to involve the New Haven Police or Hospital, they will face consequences.

Yale's policy of "safety before punishment" receives mixed reviews among students. Many students enjoy the lax atmosphere and take full advantage of it. Others feel that the system reflects a lack of care for the students and leads to too many dangerous situations. The University is very strict on certain issues, however. Sexual harassment and/or rape (under any circumstances) is not tolerated, nor are hard drugs and narcotics.

Essentially, Yale attempts to walk the line between student safety and free choice. The system has its pros and cons but has, in general, supported a positive atmosphere on campus and promoted the safety of its students.

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Campus Strictness at Yale University

marisoldahl

'15

Liberal Arts and Humanities

4.6
A

Most Ideal Situation

Yale does a great job of taking the student's health and safety at priority. A student is never punished for getting help for a drug/alcohol problem or incident. The most that will happen is the student will have a short conversation with his/her residential college dean about the incident. Parents are not involved.

Jan 04, 2012

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Campus Strictness at Yale University

superdee311

'15

English Language Studies

3.8
B+

Safety First, Then Consequences

So far I haven't really heard of students getting into severe trouble this year, but it definitely can happen. Plagiarism is taken very seriously, and due to recent Title IX disputes, there has definitely been great pressure to improve the sexual environment on campus. I'm pretty sure I had to go to 4 required "sex talks" within my first two weeks because the administration wants to prevent unhealthy relationships and misconduct. Overall, the safety of the student is the primary concern. Punishment for behavior usually comes second.

Dec 15, 2011

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Campus Strictness at Yale University

carlawithac

'15

Political Science and Government

4.6
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More About Safety Than Punishment

The school is genuinely more concerned with students' health than punishing them for under-aged drinking. However, if you are sent to the hospital for alcohol poisoning and not just the clinic there will definitely be a meeting with the dean and a call to your parents. Nothing to strict or harsh.

Oct 15, 2011

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Facts

Visitation Policies

Yale doesn't have any restrictions on visitation. However, the policy doesn't appear to result in abuse of the system. Most Yalies are too busy to host friends often; when they do, it's usually because their friends from other schools are visiting Yale for conferences, academic events, or joint concerts. Of course, there is always a serious crunch for floor space during the Yale/Harvard game weekend.

Did You Know?

As befits an academic institution where most of the professors make their living on their ideas, Yale upholds strict policies on plagarism and illegal obtainment of resources.  This means that there is strict policing of illegal downloads, so think twice before illegally downloading music or movies.

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