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A party near Central Washington University over the weekend resulted in a dozen students becoming sick from what police suspect may be a date rape drug. Eleven of the twelve victims were women. Police found one student unconscious in her car in the next town and tracked the student down to the party at a summer home. . . . → Read More: Police suspect date rape drug at college drinking party In my book I describe a number of cases of “death by fraternity,” and they are all equally tragic and completely senseless deaths. Here is how it works: An innocent student, usually in a misguided moment, decides to pledge a fraternity. He signs up for a pledge class and within a week or two he is involved . . . → Read More: ‘Death by fraternity’ wastes young lives Today’s New York Times has an article about the extensive steps some colleges are taking to get parents off campus as soon as possible after dropping off their children at the dormitory gates. These “Velcro parents,” as they are called, tend to stick around in an effort to make sure their children are safe. Read it: Students: . . . → Read More: Colleges to parents: Go Home! Over the summer I had a discussion about my book with a college administrator who rejected my contention that there were students who disrupted classrooms, threatened teachers and acted out in bizarre ways. That’s why this article from today’s Chronicle of Higher Education was so interesting to read. I could not have said it better myself! When Students Become . . . → Read More: Student bullies disrupt classes, threaten teachers This is just what it sounds like — pouring vodka directly into your eyes in an attempt to speed up the intoxication process beyond drinking and beyond funneling. I was first sent an e-mail about this practice several months ago and thought it could not possibly be true. Then a few days ago, a reader sent . . . → Read More: What do kids learn at college? Vodka eyeballing! One of the foundations of college administators' attitudes about their students starts with the idea that they are "adults" and should therefore be free to make their own decisions without the influence of faculty, staff or safety officers. This is one of the foundations of the "student friendly" concept of college campuses. You can do whatever . . . → Read More: College students’ brains not fully mature until age 25 When they learn that their daughters are attending a sorority "formal" event, parents probably imagine ball gowns, corsages and escorts in tuxedos. They are not aware that times have changed as newspaper reports from Ohio found last week. What goes on at a sorority "formal" in the age of party schools? Public urination, public sex, leaving piles . . . → Read More: Sorority “formal” includes vandalism, theft and public urination One of the big lies that college administrators like to tell the media is that college campuses are crime-free zones where students are so busy studying that they have no time to engage in rapes, assaults, drug dealing and vandalism. Despite credible statistics that show that colleges are actually high crime zones, administrators persist in this lie . . . → Read More: University of Virginia wants access to students’ criminal records Reed College in Oregon has long had an unofficial reputation as a stoner's paradise where students are free to enjoy their favorite illegal substances in peace without interference from college officials. This unofficial "smoke 'em if you got 'em" policy has come under attack this month from Oregon prosecutors after two Reed students died of heroin . . . → Read More: Cops to crack down on drug-friendly Oregon college College administrators around the country say they are stumped on how to prevent the apres-game student sports riots that cause significant property damage, injure students and result in police overtime charges in excess of $50,000 each. If you take the problem back to its source, you can see that once again the duplicity of college administrators . . . → Read More: When college students riot, who picks up the $60,000 bill? |
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