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University of Florida Launches Attack on Party Image
August 8, 2008

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Just days after a publication named it the nation's top party school, the University of Florida officially proposed dramatic changes to its campus code of conduct that include bans on kegs and drinking games, the Gainesville Sun reported Aug. 6.

A committee made up of faculty, staff and students began efforts to redraft the code of conduct in 2006, but the announcement of the proposals has achieved some added resonance in the wake of the Princeton Review's designation of the university as the top party school in the country.

Among the proposed policy changes would be a ban on student possession of containers that commonly hold alcohol, such as kegs and beer balls. Activities centered around rapid consumption of alcohol also would be prohibited.

The regulations also would add possession of drug paraphernalia and sniffing of glue or paint to the list of campus drug violations. The code also would incorporate tougher regulations governing sexual consent.

Patricia Telles-Irvin, the university's vice president for student affairs, said that while the school has no plans to extend the regulations in a blanket fashion to students living off-campus, the code could apply in extreme situations where injuries or property damage occur off-campus.

The university's board of trustees could rule on the series of changes as soon as September.

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Posted by Greg on 11 Aug 08 08:38 AM EDT
What took them so long to enact these safety measures?

Posted by John from Oceanside on 11 Aug 08 12:56 PM EDT
I wonder if the parent or guardian will be contacted for violation of the code of conduct? Also will any organization that the student recieves grants or scholarships will be contacted?

Posted by Pete on 13 Aug 08 09:11 AM EDT
To publish such old news in the follow up to the labelling as nation's top party school only shows one thing: this is pure pseudo-activism

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