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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 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 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? There is something about the last month of classes that drives party school students a little batty. Besides the predictable "spring celebrations" that turn into riots each spring, students suffering from spring fever seem to put in a little extra effort into being outrageous. This week marks the beginning of the onslaught. Here are some examples: In . . . → Read More: Welcome to spring, the silly season at America’s party schools Many colleges have semi-official spring celebrations designed to let off a little adolescent steam this time of year, but during the last few years they have turned into out-of-control riots featuring street fires and battles with police. It turns out that we can thank Facebook for the change. Students plan the event week in advance and . . . → Read More: College block parties become street riots with help from Facebook Party school campuses operate under some rather bizarre social rules that would be entirely out of place in the outside world. They are, for example, the last places in America where being publicly intoxicated is accepted as normal behavior. They also operate under the "stop snitchin" rules of urban gang culture where cooperating with police or . . . → Read More: Party school campuses have their own bizarre social rules If you mention a college judicial board to parents they will call up an image of a friendly group of college officials assigning fitting punishments for students who cut in line or plagiarize a term paper. The truth is that on many campuses judicial boards are actually alternative criminal court systems that try students for felonies . . . → Read More: Judicial Boards: Secret Courts Behind the Ivy Walls |
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