Dormitory Alcohol Policy and the Dangers of
Alcohol
By Andrew Carbonneau, Alisa Beske, Eric Mitchell
When living in
the dormitories at UMD it is very important to be aware of the alcohol laws and
regulations that the school board has in place. Drinking in the dormitories is
very forbidden, and results in a rather hefty fine along with a very
embarrassing conversation with you residential advisor. Even possession of
alcohol paraphernalia is forbidden. The fines that are given, for students
attending college, are very expensive. Not only do you have to pay an underage
drinking ticket, but you also have to pay 75$ for an alcohol education class,
the overall price of being caught can reach about 220$. With each offense the
price of the ticket increases, and with enough offenses expulsion from the
school can ensue. If you are caught in a dormitory room that others are
drinking in, you are guilty by association, and are fined in the same manner as
if you were caught drinking yourself. There are no acceptions to this rule so
it is very important to make sure that you are careful around the residence
halls when it comes to the consumption of alcohol. For the housing fines there
is the alternative of doing 15 hours of community service for the college
campus instead of paying the hefty fine, which is the favorable alternative for
many college students.
The first year
of college is a very new experience for almost everyone attending. It is the
first time away from home without the constant supervision of your parents, and
it is also the first time that your are in close contact with an age of adults
who can buy alcohol. It is very easy to get alcohol in college if you are
looking for it, its a very common thing. It is important t o be vary cautious
when drinking for the first time in college, or even if you are drinking within
the first month at school. Over drinking is a very large problem within college
campuses around the country, and every year countless students end up in the
hospital getting thier stomach pumped. A key few even end up dieing, such as
the familiar cases that are found within militaristic fraternity houses.
Another
important peice of information regarding alcohol and campus activities is that
the campus police are seperate from the Duluth city police. So if you are off
of campus consuming alcohol and you are caught by the police you will NOT be
fined by the school, and you will not have to pay for the alcohol education
class, you still will however need to have a meeting with your residential
advisor. The fines for the city of Duluth are the same as they are within the
campus, seeing how both policing forces work together.
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