Party Schools

            Being rated as one of the top party schools in the country may be good for the students but it definitely is not good for the school itself. Schools such as Penn State are considered among the top educational institutions in the United States. I am sure that the professors and the administration would prefer their school to be known as an educational institution over a party school. I am sure that the administration and the University Police Departments at these schools try to crack down on the campus in an attempt to get the school off of the top party school list. I have been told by many people that prior to the number nine rank on the playboy list Plymouth State was more of a party school than it is now. I do notice that there is a very high police presence at Plymouth State. On the weekend I not only see the University Police and the Plymouth Police but also New Hampshire State Police and the occasional sheriffs car patrolling streets such as Russell St., Pleasant St., and High St. While out at parties I notice that after a certain point the police are bound to show up. In a way they do stop kids from partying too hard. I mean it is winter and its cold as hell, there is only so many different parties you can go to in one night without giving up and going back to your room. I know many people who have been arrested on campus for just looking drunk.

Drinking and partying at Plymouth State can be a very fun activity to partake in don’t get me wrong, however it is not always fun and games. There are many things that can go wrong here at Plymouth State at night when you are trying to have a good time. You could get written up by your community advisor or even worse get arrested. I myself have had a run in with the University Police and it ended with a $370 fine.

            On the second Thursday in September my roommate and I had just left a party in the Student Apartments. As we were walking through we met up with another friend of ours that we had just met. We were just standing in the student apartments when we suddenly became illuminated by a flashlight. It was two undercover University Police Officers, as they approached us they began asking questions about who we were and what we were doing. As they approached us the kid that we just met took off running. Me and my roommate were then arrested and brought to the Plymouth Police department where we were held for two hours. We were released without bail and it was just a big waste of time. In the end I was given a $370 dollar ticket and had to take three alcohol classes. It did however get the message to me that the University Police doesn’t mess around. They called in all their resources to catch the kid who ran. They ended up catching him in the end and he got kicked off the football team. After the incident I talked to him and he said he ran because he didn’t want to get in trouble because it might have jeopardized his football season. In the end being rated the number nine party school in the country has caused Plymouth State to become stricter about partying.