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While alcohol violations were heard for 304 students the previous year, this year 284 students appeared for conduct hearings related to alcohol. Cases plummeted in the spring following an active fall, with only half as many students written-up for alcohol violations, following a very social fall semester. Perhaps grades were the great equalizer. Drug cases were somewhat higher than the previous years. Most drug violations were related to marijuana use, which can be difficult to mask on campus, though students certainly try. Looking more broadly, and breaking from the trends of the past, the Student Conduct Board issued no community service sanctions to students in 2008-2009. Instead, more students were issued on-line educational course sanctions and the standard probationary statuses. The drop in cases could suggest that community service sanctions (usually completed last second so students could be eligible to register) did not previously serve as a deterrent for student policy violators. While some could argue that the lack of strict sanctions diminishes the stature of the Student Conduct Board, the numbers say otherwise. Mostly, the Board has accepted its role as an educational, rather than punitive body. For most students, who appear at hearings after making dumb mistakes, that is good news: learn and move on. The exception is sanctions for alcohol and drugs, which follow incremental sanctions that increase quickly per violation. Because all students present during a violation are referred to the Conduct Board, the rate of those found responsible consistently hovers around 50%.
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