Ah, life in the university district. Cheap ethnic food. Vibrant street life. Fresh-faced students whizzing by on bicycles.
People who choose to live on the beautiful tree-lined streets surrounding the nation’s institutions of higher learning often get a more vibrant experience than they expected — loud parties, rundown student boarding houses and trash generated by weekend melees.
A growing number of universities are starting to take a more proactive approach to monitoring off-campus behavior and neighbors say the efforts are working.
The University of Washington now enforces its campus behavior code off campus as well. A student doesn’t need to be charged with a violent crime to activate the campus code at this Seattle university. Being cited for breaking the city’s noise regulations is enough to score an invite to the student conduct office.
Discussion Starters
1.) How does culture encourage or discourage such behavior as described in the story?
2.) Do you tend to enjoy and participate in such behavior? How do you feel about those who do?
3.) What does God’s Word say about such displays? What does the Bible say about the impact such behavior has on others?
