Vol. 127, No. 91 Thursday, February 8, 2018
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
SPORTS
A&C
THERE’S PEACE IN PROTEST
RAMS USHER IN 2018 RECRUITING CLASS
SHOWS COMING TO WASHINGTON’S
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Colorado State University residence halls have a very strict zero tolerance policy regarding alcohol possession, consumption or paraphernalia. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY FORREST CZARNECKI COLLEGIAN
Discipline in residence halls: how it works By Austin Fleskes @Austinfleskes07
The Colorado State University residence hall disciplinary system is enforced throughout every dorm, affecting every freshman, but questions surround the disciplinary system and how it works. At CSU, 48 precent of conduct cases are related to residence halls, and take an average of 22 calendar days to be resolved according to Melissa Emerson, the director of the CSU Student Resolution Center. However,
some freshmen residence are confused about the disciplinary policy and how long it may take for each case, including how long it will take to receive the first message of notification. Brynn Crosby, a freshman ecosystem science and sustainability major living in Parmelee Hall, got in trouble with a group of friends one night while in the dorms. While Crosby was not a part of the events that occurred, merely present, she was counted with the rest of her friends and was told she would receive an email about what
would happen next. However, Crosby explained that she did not receive that email until about two weeks later. After her meeting with the residence hall director, Crosby received another email explaining what would happen going forward. Some students, after the hearing, are required to attend an alcohol awareness class. While Crosby did not have to attend the class, a number of her friends did. Crosby knew that she could get in trouble but was unsure what that trouble would be. “I didn’t know what to
expect after they said I would get an email. That is all we really knew, and we didn’t know how it would go after that,” Crosby said. “You know what you can and cannot do, but not necessarily what the consequences of what you do (are).” Emerson explained that students who are unsure of how long it will take them to receive the initial email will be notified if Student Conduct Services is waiting on a police report or anything else that would hold a case date being scheduled. The CSU residence hall
policies and procedures are laid out on the Housing and Dining Services website and explain how freshmen are supposed to live in the residence halls. “If we know we’re going to be waiting on a police report, we (send) notifications saying, ‘We have been made aware that an alleged incident occured, we need time to gather more information’ so we are putting that student on notice that we are aware, but we don’t have time yet for a hearing,” Emerson said in an interview see RESIDENCE on page 4 >>