[NU Sports] And then there's this

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I feel bad for you.
We started in 1989.  There was fall rush, wet munchies, and frat parties where admittance only required a university id.
Before college I had never drank more than a single drink so munchies and frat parties were a safe introduction.  I think removing that option for 18 year olds is a mistake.

Furthermore the freshman dorm experience is inviolate.  You have to make to classes, study, do laundry, clean your room, but everything else is taken care of.  You are also in the same boat with other freshmen some of which you will be friends with for a very long time.  The kids who do 2 years of JuCo while living at home lose out on something very important.

---------- Original Message ----------
From: Joe Thiegs 

I think this is exactly right.  Over the years, including when I was 
there, there has been a steady progression of steps to ban alcohol at 
events on campus.  We remarked at the time when some of those were being 
implemented that it was simply going to move things off-campus (college 
students still are going to have parties even if you tell them not to 
have them), resulting in (1) even worsened town-gown relations, (2) more 
drunk driving, and (3) a generally less-safe environment for students 
attending those parties, particularly if they have to walk off campus 
late at night on the way home.

The year I arrived at NU or maybe the spring before, residential college 
munchies (mid-week social breaks) were ordered to be dry for the first 
time in a long time, as the sophomores who were showing us the rope 
bemoaned while recalling the "good old days" when munchies were wet.  
Then came significant limitations on alcohol at fraternity parties, 
requiring hired, licensed 3rd-party beer vendors, hired police security, 
and--eventually--guest lists pre-approved by NU administration with 
regular compliance checks.  Then the fraternity tailgates were ordered 
dry.  I compared this with a couple weekend visits to another Big Ten 
campus where the parties were, well, a lot more fun!

I understand that too much drinking is a problem and that students 
living off-campus have an obligation to be good neighbors just like 
anyone else.  However, I do think (a) people who move within blocks of a 
college ought not complain about typical college student behavior unless 
they moved there before the university was in town, and (b) to the 
extent that this is a problem for NU, it is a problem largely of our 
alma mater's own making.

Just my $0.02.

-Joe

Evan Bradley wrote:
> The North Quads are still pretty greek, but the University has also
> come down on parties there, so even the greeks are throwing their
> parties off campus (from what I understand, this is happening at a lot
> of schools)
>
> On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 10:03 AM, Roy S. Lamberton
> <rstetson at capps-assoc.com> wrote:
>   
>> They didn't have all these problems when the north end of campus was all Greek - yeah,
>> then had their drunken parties, but everything was confined to the house, and guys took
>> care of the drunks.
>>
>> But the Greek system was considered "elitist" so we wind up with groups of guys and gals
>> throwing parties with no supervision.
>>
>> Of course I'm just and old ph***t, but I preferred it back the old way.
>>
>> rsl
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