Um, so why are we partying in Lauinger?

My fellow students,

These are sobering times at Georgetown. After the first weekend, campus is full of stories of write-ups and broken up parties. This is not the Georgetown I left in the Fall.

You heard the new alcohol policy here first. Well, perhaps you didn't, but it was up on the blog pretty quickly. After being announced in campus newspapers, the administration has yet to make public the full details of the plan. VP of Student Safety Todd Olson just sent out an email regarding party registration, to start October 1. For more information, see our previous post: New Alcohol Policy.

In spite of not making all of the details public, RAs are enforcing the rules of which we know not. For example, last night a house, in which all residents and guests were over the age of 21 was written up for having a beer pong table: now not allowed and classified under "Alcohol Paraphernalia."

Students are tolerating the ubiquitous party breakups, hoping that the administration is attempting to make a strong first impression, and then slacken as the year continues.

One may wonder as to the origin of these various rules. All were part of last year's new policy process and open for discussion, however student outrage/dissent was focused on the infamous keg ban and overlooked these minor but essential parts of parties.

There is one refuge for parties on campus; naturally it is Lauinger Library. A usual hotspot of the Georgetown party scene (for those needing to evacuate their bowels...), The Joseph P. Lauinger Library, named after alumni and Vietnam War hero (his name is on the Memorial), will now be dubbed "Club Lau."

Hott.