Georgetown Freewrite

Overview of Georgetown Universities Regulations
Over the past couple of years Georgetown University has been trying to reduce the number of parties and alcohol consumption on campus. Susan Kinzie writes in an article for The Washington Post, "Georgetown University is cracking down on drinking and parties in college-owned housing, with new crowd limits and registration requirements." The students do not like the sudden change in regulations by the University, they are protesting the issue. Some of the restrictions include; registering before Thursday 10:00 am for a party on the weekend, a limit of 25-30 people in an apartment or 50 people in a backyard, having two over 21 hosts, and the amount of alcohol is limited. The University has asked more police to get involved; now instead of handing out citations for offenses, officers will be arresting the students and putting them in jail. Local residents that live near Georgetown are complaining that parties have ended up in their back yards (Kinzie). The administration at Georgetown University knows that the new set regulations are a little much, but as Police Commander Andy Solberg states "Nothing has worked. . . . It's gone on too long now. " (qtd. in Kinzie). So for now the party regulations will stay in place at Georgetown University.

Against the new Regulations
I believe that the restrictions at Georgetown University are a little too harsh. Kayleigh Brown states in an interview, "But you can't just suddenly clomp down, put all these rules in after letting people do whatever they want for so long," (qtd. in Kinzie) There needs to be a meeting on common ground of the University and its students. The students want less restrictions for a more social and fun campus, while the University wants a safer and more community oriented campus for all of its students. The local residents want college students out of their back yards, while police officers want a better way to control the parties on and off campus. Matt Hammel disputes the restrictions, "I don't want to see people's lives affected long-term for a silly violation," (qtd. in Kinzie). Before the regulations Georgetown University had a lively and fun social scene, but now that the new regulations are put in place the campus has become a segmented and dull scene.

For the new Regulations
I believe that the new regulations for Georgetown University is just what the doctor called for. The students are getting out of hand, and these new party restrictions will help the University transfer from a party school to an academic school with a social campus life. "When student leaders took administrators on a late-night walk through campus last weekend, the first of the school year and usually one of the craziest, they stopped at a typical party spot and heard crickets chirping." reports Susan Kinzie. Some of the new party restrictions include; only one keg per party, registration before 10:00 am for a weekend party,