Apparently, the atmosphere at Seton Hill has changed significantly this year. Monday night's assembly about drugs and alcohol was a first in the school's history, as far as I know. Also, during a conversation with the friendly campus security officer who shuttled me to my parking spot 50 miles away from school, I learned that Havey has become a hotspot for alcohol consumption. For a dry campus, Seton Hill seems to host quite the party life. Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on your perspective, our small institution is not yet listed as one of the top ten party schools.
While SHU is not known for its frats and keggers, it is also not listed in the Princeton Review of Colleges. However, with our newly-achieved university status, and with the growing enrollment, I have no doubt in my mind that Seton Hill could transform into one of the nation's top schools.
I am confident in SHU's chances of becoming a top university because I think our school is staffed with some incredible professors. Actually, a faculty member recently told me about some positive faculty reviews found at RateMyProfessors.com, a website that allows students to anonymously rank their college professors. I'm not sure what purpose RateMyProfessors.com serves. Perhaps this website could help high school seniors in narrowing their top college picks. I'm sure some poor soul has turned to it in hopes of determining which branch campus of Penn State has friendlier or less demanding professors. Or, maybe this site exists only to provide angsty college students the opportunity to anonymously mouth off on their least favorite instructors. It's an easy way to vent, and it comes without the risk of having your grade lowered.
There is, of course, the slight chance that students are guaging their professors on looks alone. Check out the chili pepper icons, used to indicate "HOT" professors.
Posted by Kate Cielinski at September 24, 2003 10:31 AMEvery year their is a drug/alcohol assembly; I hear that some sort of conference rules mandate it for athletes.
Last year there was one -- it wasn't nearly as effective. Most of the time it was under-21's arguing that university status meant more lenient alchohol rules. They failed to grasp that no matter where they go to school, the government says that you aren't supposed to be drinking. Oh well.
Posted by: Julie at September 24, 2003 01:07 PMKate, I think that you are right. From what I have heard there are already 300 applicants to come here next fall! It's amazing how much Seton Hill is growing from the school I first looked at as a sophmore at Serra Catholic. Hopefully they get a new dorm built soon or there are going to be more problems next year.
Tiff
Posted by: Tiffany Brattina at September 26, 2003 10:45 AMJulie is right. The American Midwest Conference mandates that the athletes attend an anti-drug program.
I am an athlete and I attended the program this year. I also helped to facilitate the program last year.
Last year the planning committee for the anti-drug program forgot to order a microphone for Sicilian Hall. Therefore, those that spoke had to shout at the students who simply talked over them.
The students (all under 21) that the table I lead were dead set in their belief that it was their right to drink because they were college students.
I've never seen any group of people so adamant on filling a stereotypical role, which is rather sick if you ask me.
I thought the anti-drug program this year was more effective but disgustingly graphic.
I'm confused about the part where you said "Havey has become a hotspot for alcohol consumption". I was under the impression that alcohol consumption in Havey had DEcreased. When I got here, there were kegs and beer pong tables in the rooms. Maybe I was just an exceptionally priveleged freshman...
Posted by: Jess P at September 29, 2003 04:48 PMJess, maybe I'm out of the loop because I've never lived on campus. That campus secruity officer I talked to said that one night in the first week of school, he discovered five cases of beer in Havey (and you know there's more!).
Posted by: Kate Cielinski at September 30, 2003 09:16 AM