Captain Argo
Column
Issue date: 1/23/06 Section: Opinion
"Spare the rod, spoil the child."
Broken windows, rolling heads, drunken antics - just another regular weekend at NDNU.
"It is absurd. Weekends are littered with inconsiderate drunken fools damaging university property," said one resident NDNU senior.
Students who violate school policy and disrupt others are repeatedly given numerous opportunities to clean up their behavior.
As a Catholic institution we emphasize the importance of forgiveness and understanding. However, where do we draw the line?
More and more students who violate university policy on a consistent basis are literally being 'let off the hook.' Threats of expulsion, removal of scholarships, and police involvement are an administrative smoke screen.
"One of my friends has been thrown off campus, banned from being on campus, threatened with expulsion, accused of violent conduct and verbal abuse," gloated one NDNU freshman.
When will administration have the courage to follow through with their bravado and hollow threats? Is administration content in allowing behaviors that would be punishable by law off campus to continue being part of the fabric of NDNU? It appears so.
Are these students who undertake these mindless acts mentally deficient? Do they not recall signing university contracts stipulating university policy and conduct?
Perhaps the president should spend a weekend on campus assisting campus security with abusive, violent, disruptive students.
"Having lived on campus and seen what certain people do, I would be reluctant to send my children here," said a former NDNU undergraduate.
Lack of discipline and respect are serious issues at NDNU which need addressing. What message is administration relaying to students?
What is administration doing to combat vandalism and blatant disrespectful behavior on campus?
These are questions that require serious consideration.
Broken windows, rolling heads, drunken antics - just another regular weekend at NDNU.
"It is absurd. Weekends are littered with inconsiderate drunken fools damaging university property," said one resident NDNU senior.
Students who violate school policy and disrupt others are repeatedly given numerous opportunities to clean up their behavior.
As a Catholic institution we emphasize the importance of forgiveness and understanding. However, where do we draw the line?
More and more students who violate university policy on a consistent basis are literally being 'let off the hook.' Threats of expulsion, removal of scholarships, and police involvement are an administrative smoke screen.
"One of my friends has been thrown off campus, banned from being on campus, threatened with expulsion, accused of violent conduct and verbal abuse," gloated one NDNU freshman.
When will administration have the courage to follow through with their bravado and hollow threats? Is administration content in allowing behaviors that would be punishable by law off campus to continue being part of the fabric of NDNU? It appears so.
Are these students who undertake these mindless acts mentally deficient? Do they not recall signing university contracts stipulating university policy and conduct?
Perhaps the president should spend a weekend on campus assisting campus security with abusive, violent, disruptive students.
"Having lived on campus and seen what certain people do, I would be reluctant to send my children here," said a former NDNU undergraduate.
Lack of discipline and respect are serious issues at NDNU which need addressing. What message is administration relaying to students?
What is administration doing to combat vandalism and blatant disrespectful behavior on campus?
These are questions that require serious consideration.