The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from March 14 to March 21.
Because I got high
Residence Life staff contacted the BUPD on March 21 at 1:20 a.m. to report that they suspected marijuana in a student’s room at 10 Buick St. After investigating the dorm, they found paraphernalia such as pipes, bags, a grinder and a small amount of pot.
A nightmare come true
BUPD received a call at 8:25 a.m. on March 15 from a male student who said that his iPhone was stolen from him on March 11 at about 8:15 p.m. while he was asleep in a study carrel in Mugar Memorial Library. He observed a potential suspect who was a male with a red backpack leaving the library in a hurry.
A pane-ful discovery
On March 16 a female employee reported to BUPD that after parking her vehicle in the lot at 730 Commonwealth Ave. from March 12 to 16, her rear window had been smashed and her belongings were taken from her bag.
Laptop burglary
On March 18 at 12:15 p.m. a male employee reported that his laptop was stolen from room 738 at 8 St. Mary’s St. He had been out of the room from 11 to 11:30 p.m. Another employee observed a thin, white male in his 20s as a possible suspect for the larceny.
Trashy situation
At 11 a.m. on March 18 BUPD received a report from 922 Beacon St. saying that a waste service truck had become entangled in some wires. BUPD, the Boston Fire Department and NSTAR responded and freed the truck with minor damage left on the wires.
The fast and the furious
A concerned citizen in a vehicle flagged down a BUPD officer on March 19 at 4:15 p.m. because another person was operating a 2004 red Volkswagen on Storrow Drive erratically. BUPD stopped the motorist and called state police because the suspect appeared to be under the influence of alcohol.
Give me a break
On March 20 at 10 p.m. housing security from Warren Towers reported a damaged vending machine. It appeared that someone had shattered the glass case.
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It’s good to know that our outrageously high tuition goes to fund the BUPD’s pointless fight against marijuana. Why does BU continue to invest time, money, and attention into a student with “a small amount of pot,” when Massachusetts no longer even considers it a crime?
The answer is that BU doesn’t respect its students as adults, it treats them like children. After all, BU is far more interested in pleasing the parents who write those tuition checks than the young adults who actually attend the school. But when will students stand up for themselves and do something about it?