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This 6 page paper provides an overview of a policy change for college campuses. When the flagship campus of a state university instituted their Off-Campus Misconduct Policy, the intent of the policy was to protect the interests of the university while discouraging inappropriate behaviors on the part of students. The policy allowed for disciplinary sanctions to be imposed against students who participate in misconduct that does not take place on university property, with the following limitations: the misconduct must take place at a university sponsored or sanctioned event or the misconduct is detrimental to the interests of the university. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The policy allowed for disciplinary sanctions to be imposed against students who participate in misconduct that does not take place on university property, with the following limitations: the misconduct
must take place at a university sponsored or sanctioned event or the misconduct is detrimental to the interests of the university. Initially, a copy of the policy was
sent to all students, who were informed about both the intent of the policy and the limitations. After the implementation of the policy and adequate notification, the universitys largest
fraternity held its annual "Drink Until You Drop" party, held at the fraternity house, which was located at a house in a residential neighborhood off campus. Several problems
occurred as a result of this event, including the following: loud music resulted in complaints from neighbors; minors were served liquor at the party; trash was thrown by students
into the yards of neighbors; students urinated on the lawns of other neighbors; one student threw a brick through a residents window; a group of students drove their car
through a neighbors front lawn; and two students barged into a neighbors house, looking for the party. As a result of these events, the officers of the fraternity were
held responsible in part, as well as the student who three the brick, and the students who urinated, all of whom could be identified. The university stated their
plan to put into place the policy and to hold the students accountable relative to their policy because of the events that occurred. The students argued that the policy
was not legal or binding because the events occurred off campus, and that legal action would have to be taken by private citizens, not the university, in order to hold
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