The Advisory Neighborhood Commission’s student representative introduced a resolution on Tuesday night recommending that the University extend its new one keg-per-party rule for campus residences to off-campus townhouses.
“I simply believe that it is unfair to levy restrictions on one segment of the student population, and not others,” Jenna Lowenstein (COL ’09) wrote in an e-mail.
“There seemed to be no reason that the policy should treat students who lived off-campus differently, except that it will be even more difficult to enforce outside the gates.”
Lowenstein jointly introduced the resolution with fellow ANC Commissioner Bill Skelsey, which the Commission passed in a unanimous vote.
“We’re looking for parity between the University’s policy as it relates to students living on and off campus,” he said.
The ANC passed a resolution in December opposing the now-defunct proposal to ban kegs on campus, which later became the one keg limit for on-campus apartments and townhouses.
The Commission will forward its recommendation to Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson, who is responsible for changes in the University’s alcohol policy.
“I believe that the University took the steps it did with the safety and security of its students at heart,” Lowenstein wrote in the e-mail.
“I proposed the resolution at last night’s ANC meeting with that in mind.”
Courtney Holland (COL ‘08) is opposed to the ANC proposal, saying that students living off-campus should not have the same rules as their on-campus counterparts.
“You don’t want to live on campus for a reason,” she said. “The University has no right to infringe on students’ rights.”
Other students opposed the extension because they believe that off-campus students should have the same rights as any other adults in the Georgetown neighborhood.
“That doesn’t make any sense,” Billy Guernier (MSB ‘08) said. “How can you enforce different standards for people who live in the same area?”
Guernier expressed anger with Lowenstein for introducing the resolution.
“She’s supposed to be representing students on campus, and she’s not doing that. Pretty soon they’re going to be telling me what I can do at my house in New York.”
