I think that the idea the police officers have is a good one in moderation. I don't think that they should be sitting there and waiting for students to get them in trouble. I think that they should be more worried about other criminal activities. As Solberg said, "This is not something we want to do. I think everyone in the community wants cops out here patrolling for real criminal behavior, rather than hauling students in for public drinking or public urination" (quoted in Kinzie). They could get distracted and miss a crime that is more important and more worth their time. I think that a police officer should only come to a house where college students are drinking if they get more than one call from neighbors about the noise level. This should be taken in moderation because neighbors might call the cops just because they don't want the students there and not because they may be loud or anything. I also think that it's a great idea that students 21 and over have to register to have a party. Some students need to learn that college is not all about drinking and partying. Someone doesn't need to drink to have fun, and if they do then they need to do something about this. Partying and drinking too much can cause someone to get behind on their schoolwork and possibly fail or get kicked out because they are failing.
Paraphrase and Counter-argument: Georgetown University is making themselves more aware of the parties that go on at houses and townhouses that are occupied by their students that are owned by them. They want to limit the number of parties that are happening and put more restrictions on what can happen at the parties. People who live near the houses and townhouses owned by Georgetown University are not happy that parties are happening near their houses. The university is also aided by the local police force in cracking down on college parties by hauling students off to jail for alcohol citations. Many students are unhappy about this because they want the police to be out patrolling for real criminal activity. They also believe that a change in the school culture can not happen this fast and it will really damage the social aspect. Solberg said, "They have many different tactics to ensure that students have a good time, but nothing has worked" (quoted in Kinzie). Georgetown should make party regulations but within reason. The school officials need to help the students have a better social life on and off campus, but with the new rule of 15 to 20 officers searching for students who are drinking it will make more students want to do more things off campus. When they do this it could cause students to go into downtown Washington, D.C. which most of the time isn't safe at night and possibly run into a lot of trouble. So in a way if a student gets into trouble, he/she could blame the school because of the new party and drinking regulations. The new rules and regulations against drinking and parties will cause students to do it more. Just knowing that there are rules against it they will continue to do it and call it secret behavior. The new rules and regualtions could drive some students away who are thinking about applying to Georgetown because they believe that the rules are too excessive.
Paraphrase and Counter-argument: Georgetown University is making themselves more aware of the parties that go on at houses and townhouses that are occupied by their students that are owned by them. They want to limit the number of parties that are happening and put more restrictions on what can happen at the parties. People who live near the houses and townhouses owned by Georgetown University are not happy that parties are happening near their houses. The university is also aided by the local police force in cracking down on college parties by hauling students off to jail for alcohol citations. Many students are unhappy about this because they want the police to be out patrolling for real criminal activity. They also believe that a change in the school culture can not happen this fast and it will really damage the social aspect. Solberg said, "They have many different tactics to ensure that students have a good time, but nothing has worked" (quoted in Kinzie). Georgetown should make party regulations but within reason. The school officials need to help the students have a better social life on and off campus, but with the new rule of 15 to 20 officers searching for students who are drinking it will make more students want to do more things off campus. When they do this it could cause students to go into downtown Washington, D.C. which most of the time isn't safe at night and possibly run into a lot of trouble. So in a way if a student gets into trouble, he/she could blame the school because of the new party and drinking regulations. The new rules and regulations against drinking and parties will cause students to do it more. Just knowing that there are rules against it they will continue to do it and call it secret behavior. The new rules and regualtions could drive some students away who are thinking about applying to Georgetown because they believe that the rules are too excessive.
Very thorough! Good.
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