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April 10, 2007
Big Brother is On Campus, and Watching You!
On 10 December 2006, there was an off-campus shooting involving a University of Washington student. Read about it HERE.
Now the UW administration is considering "extending" the Student Code of Conduct, which raises an interesting question of legality.
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The shooting has prompted the UW to look further into the proposal for an extended Student Code of Conduct — a consideration that has been ongoing for months — which would apply to students living off as well as on campus. |
Well, that's all fine and dandy, but I forsee just a few minor problems.
1. Since when does the off-campus private life of an adult (defined as being over the age of 18) become the business of the University's administration?
2. Which parts of the current Student Code of Conduct, when applied off-campus, are clearly un-constitutional?
I'd be willing to bet that UW would dearly love to say "no student shall have in their possession at any time any firearm". Of course, they'd dress it all up in beaurocrat language, with clauses, sub-clauses, and other such folderol.
In fact, I'll be willing to put up Big Money - $0.25 American - that they'll try just that.
Any takers?
Posted by ward at April 10, 2007 09:34 PM