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Friday, November 10, 2006

Ole Miss

Sad ongoing story at the University of Mississippi, where a drunk and drugged student killed a campus police officer. The officer was trying to get the guy to stop driving, so he could arrest him. The guy kept driving, dragging the officer to his death.

When lurid, high-profile things of this sort happen, university leaders decide they'd better do something. Ole Miss has arrested a bunch of underage drinkers, and it has announced a new, nastier alcohol policy.

The university and Oxford have come under fire in recent weeks for alcohol use by students, particularly during football weekends. The issue came to a head Oct. 21 when University officer Robert Langley died after an encounter with a student during a traffic stop.

In response, Chancellor Robert Khayat instituted a two–strike suspension policy for students who break the law in alcohol- and behavior-related incidents on or off campus. A first offense will result in probation for the student; if a second offense occurs while on probation, the student will be suspended.
Posted at: 11/10/2006 01:08:00 PM