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Originally posted by DeltaSigStan
You always hear about non-college citizens that live in/around college communities/campuses forming groups to combat the loud noise and partying.
Now, I'm not saying we're allowed legally to act uncivil just because we're college students, but I mean cmon, this is nothing new.
I compare it to living near the airport and people complaining about the noise.
Do you think schools should come down on the students with Nazi like restrictions (such as at SDSU) or just say "Look, it's a college. If you don't like it, MOVE!"
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We had this problem on our campus. Now I don't expect neighbors to put up with giant parties and constant noise, but there was one fraternity in particular whose neighbors would call the greek life office and/or the cops at LEAST once a week to complain about the "raucous parties" at the XY house. If they had five people in their backyard in the middle of a Sunday afternoon for a BBQ, the neighbors would complain. (I should note that the fraternity was dry, and not at all known for their partying.)
I do think if you move into a college neighborhood, especially if you move next door to any sort of student housing, you're going to have to expect some level of noise.
But I think it all depends on the neighborhood. We also had problems with students moving a little further away from campus, out of the traditional "student neighborhoods" and into quiet residential neighborhoods and throwing weekly parties. That's not cool either.