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STAFF EDIT: Enforcing Policies

According to a Massachusetts Department of Education study and statistics from the Boston University Police Department, drug related crimes went up between 1999 and 2000 across the country and at BU. These increases in crime are not the fault of the BU administration, as administrators do everything in their power to put an end to on-campus alcohol and drug abuse.

While the number of alcohol arrests did increase, this may have been the result of BU’s current rules and the work of the BUPD. The policies regarding drug and alcohol consumption are strict; resident assistants only need a suspicious smell to convict a student of wrongdoing. The punishments are harsh and can lead to expulsion from University housing, which has inconvenienced more than a few students in the past. These regulations, although maybe not enough to scare students from drinking or using drugs altogether, are certainly a needed deterrent. However, most students need more motivation to avoid alcohol or drug consumption.

The enforcement of University rules will show students the administration means business and that alcohol or drug abuse will not be tolerated. Students will take the rules more into account as they see people affected by the University’s consistently strict, yet necessary, enforcement.

The University has worked in the past several years to clean up Kenmore Square and other areas along Commonwealth Avenue. By putting forth an effort to provide a cleaner and safer environment, BU can help steer students away from atmospheres where some behaviors are all too common.

The University is successful in making its drug and alcohol consumption rules clear to the student body. If administration continues its work in enforcing and informing students of the rules, the drug-related crime rates are virtually out of their hands. It is up to the students to act in a mature manner.

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