Residence students less trouble than previous years
With everyone's attention focused on the off-campus student housing on Fleming Drive at the moment, it's pretty easy to overlook both the Peregrine and Falcon residence on campus.
The residences, which between them house about 800 mostly first-year students, have been basically incident-free so far this year, which is a vast improvement over the past couple of years.
“Two years ago was a busy year,” said Cal Littlejohn, Residence General Manager. “We had 19 evictions, and last year we had six or seven.”
But the drop in offenses doesn't mean that security has been increased in the residences this year, but that doesn't mean that the security they do have goes unnoticed.
“There's no more supervision this year than there has been in the last two years,” Littlejohn continued. “We have residence advisors that live on each floor, an on-site manager, we also have on tract security through security services who are here during the evening and early morning hours to support the RA's and staff.”
“There have been fewer problems in residence,” said Travis Mazereeuw, the FSU's President. “But because of Fleming, because the media made that such a big deal, no one noticed.”
Usually underage drinking and illegal substance are the first rules that get broken in residence according to Littlejohn.
“Those are the two that go along with [students] impression of the college experience, ‘I can do what I want because Mom and Dad aren't there,'” explained Littlejohn. “Both of those are considered serious offenses in the code of conduct which is a four-point offense.”
Four-point offenses can result in a student being removed from residence, though Littlejohn said that, depending on the offense, the standard is that a first time offense will not result in a student's eviction from residence, though subsequent offenses may.
The only notable occurrence in residence this year is the difference in age between the youngest and oldest students in residence, which amounts to 19-years.
“We have one or two [students] that are 16,” said Littlejohn. “The normal maximum age is about 22 or 23. We do have one exception to the rule, we have someone here who's 35, but they're usually here for a re-training course or something like that.”
The residences, which between them house about 800 mostly first-year students, have been basically incident-free so far this year, which is a vast improvement over the past couple of years.
“Two years ago was a busy year,” said Cal Littlejohn, Residence General Manager. “We had 19 evictions, and last year we had six or seven.”
But the drop in offenses doesn't mean that security has been increased in the residences this year, but that doesn't mean that the security they do have goes unnoticed.
“There's no more supervision this year than there has been in the last two years,” Littlejohn continued. “We have residence advisors that live on each floor, an on-site manager, we also have on tract security through security services who are here during the evening and early morning hours to support the RA's and staff.”
“There have been fewer problems in residence,” said Travis Mazereeuw, the FSU's President. “But because of Fleming, because the media made that such a big deal, no one noticed.”
Usually underage drinking and illegal substance are the first rules that get broken in residence according to Littlejohn.
“Those are the two that go along with [students] impression of the college experience, ‘I can do what I want because Mom and Dad aren't there,'” explained Littlejohn. “Both of those are considered serious offenses in the code of conduct which is a four-point offense.”
Four-point offenses can result in a student being removed from residence, though Littlejohn said that, depending on the offense, the standard is that a first time offense will not result in a student's eviction from residence, though subsequent offenses may.
The only notable occurrence in residence this year is the difference in age between the youngest and oldest students in residence, which amounts to 19-years.
“We have one or two [students] that are 16,” said Littlejohn. “The normal maximum age is about 22 or 23. We do have one exception to the rule, we have someone here who's 35, but they're usually here for a re-training course or something like that.”
