Yeah but that's the only holiday over here like that... Cinco de Mayo, for instance, is something we take very seriously.
I called in a party to the RA, police showed up
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For a party that was mostly freshmen? Nah.
Dr. Feel Good
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I studied abroad in Australia. The drinking mentality is incredibly different between the two countries. Australia is more responsible, focused on pubs and bars, and more of a social factor. America is loud, focused on binge drinking, and restricted to houses/apartments/dorms due to 21 being legal age.
Also I got written up by my RAs three times for my one year in the dorms, pretty much a slap on the wrist, and they wanted me to write an essay for the committee which I said fuck off too. However I also had five underage drinking tickets before 21, and those are not fun and costly (especially as a college student) I definitely don't side with OP on that. Cops hurt college kids a lot (such as trying to get jobs in the future).
If you use the term "tattle tale" for someone that just wants to sleep at 2 am you're not an adult in the first place.
DTLIONS1013
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Dick move. Saturday night in college? That's drinking time
Zen_Arcade
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Yeah, the adult way to say it is snitch.
I have to say I agree with this. I mean, if its happening all the time, yeah I can understand, but its a little uptight to call the RA for one night of noise. Yes rules and all that but its cool to be laid back every once in a while too.
Someone that believes in the concept of snitching is just an idiot, not necessarily a kid so I suppose you're half right.
You did the right thing. Saturday night or not, in a house were people live and sleep partys should be held at an acceptable noise level.
As soon as someone feels disturbed i would call it antisocial behavior, hopefully the fuckers learned from it.
Just because its a dorm doesn´t make it a place were everyone can just go nuts whenever they want.
As soon as someone feels disturbed i would call it antisocial behavior, hopefully the fuckers learned from it.
Just because its a dorm doesn´t make it a place were everyone can just go nuts whenever they want.
I've been arrested from an RA report before, it was for pot though.
I will say they should not have had the party and should have obeyed the law that is the main thing I learned.
However they are in for a hell of a time. They have to tell their parents what happened and will have some type of punishment. I got comm service and counseling. However disappointing your parents is the worst part.
If this is their first time then they will be okay academically at least but if is not their first time their fucked.
If I was you I wouldn't have called cuz I know how much being arrested and going through the process suck but it was your call.
I will say they should not have had the party and should have obeyed the law that is the main thing I learned.
However they are in for a hell of a time. They have to tell their parents what happened and will have some type of punishment. I got comm service and counseling. However disappointing your parents is the worst part.
If this is their first time then they will be okay academically at least but if is not their first time their fucked.
If I was you I wouldn't have called cuz I know how much being arrested and going through the process suck but it was your call.
To be completely fair, what they're doing was illegal so if they're getting punished for their actions then no one is at greater fault than them. Maybe if OP had called about the noise sometime before midnight then we could call him out for doing so but he didn't. The RA not knocking on their door first and asking them to quiet down before calling the cops is the real BS that people here should be discussing.
I would have done the same thing. Besides, college students can find excuses every other day of the year to drink excessively, myself included.
I would have done the same thing. Besides, college students can find excuses every other day of the year to drink excessively, myself included.
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Put some headphones on and fall asleep to some chillwave or something.
RIP cool party
RIP cool party
Zen_Arcade
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Not really. If we were in a perfect world where people didn't ban perfectly reasonable things like marijuana maybe we wouldn't need it, but there are still are some dumb laws in place that people frequently disobey.
Did this group party often? Was this the first time?
If the former, sure, call the RA. There's a level of respect that they wouldn't be meeting if that was the case.
If the latter, for fuck's sake it's college. Same level of respect you're not showing them for wanting to have fun every now-and-then. Deal with it.
This too. What could you have possibly expected from a college dorm on a Saturday night during St. Patty's Day weekend? This isn't finals study period they're raging through.
If the former, sure, call the RA. There's a level of respect that they wouldn't be meeting if that was the case.
If the latter, for fuck's sake it's college. Same level of respect you're not showing them for wanting to have fun every now-and-then. Deal with it.
This too. What could you have possibly expected from a college dorm on a Saturday night during St. Patty's Day weekend? This isn't finals study period they're raging through.
True should have done this. If they did it again then you should have told the RA.
PlayALLtheGames
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On a weekend? Jesus Christ dude. You could have at least gone next door yourself and asked them to keep a bit quieter before taddling to the RA. You're in college. People party on the weekends.
Chezzymann
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Yeah, it's an extremely selfish and silly line of thinking in my opinion.
shadyspace
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Look at David Attenborough over here fellas
Mardi Gras is as solemn of a day of religious observation as we have in this nation.
You didn't do anything wrong OP. Once you contacted the RA, you were no longer responsible for what happened. I don't know what these specific people were like. It is possible that they would have toned it down if you asked, but there is a chance that they would turn up the volume just to spite you.
Zen_Arcade
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I'd agree with you if this were a regular thing. But this is a weekend St. Patrick's Day party. People usually let things go for holidays that wouldn't usually fly. I'd be pissed if my neighbors shot off fireworks every weekend, but I'm not going to get mad and call the cops when they do it on New Years or the Fourth of July.
Chezzymann
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This is different because they could have easily had the noise level at a reasonable volume. With fire works you can't really keep them from being loud.
The Librarian
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The college dorms I stayed in were quiet most of the time.
I think he did the right thing.
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Zen_Arcade
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That wasn't my point. My point was that typically people just let things go when people are celebrating a holiday. The point of the firework analogy wasn't to compare the noise, it was to point out that there are times (Usually based around holidays) that people let things slide that they would usually see as rude or inconsiderate. You probably wouldn't have the same reaction to a loud party at 2AM on New Years Eve/Day as you would if someone threw a loud party until 2AM on a random Wednesday in May.
LyleLanley
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I'm kind of surprised at all the responses saying you did the right thing. If it was a weekday I could understand doing what you did but it was saturday night on St. Paddys Day weekend.
People telling OP to just put on headphones/earplugs...no. What, because his peace and quiet is being intruded on, he should just say "Okay," inconvenience himself by wearing headgear, and that solves the problem?
Besides, what kind of noise was it, OP? If it was heavy bass, most headphones/earplugs will do pretty much jackshit against that anyway. I've tried wearing the headphones I have for the firing range when my neighbors blasted their sub in the past. They don't come close to cutting out the sound.
You want to drink in the dorm while underage? Fantastic. Do it while not bothering anyone.
Besides, what kind of noise was it, OP? If it was heavy bass, most headphones/earplugs will do pretty much jackshit against that anyway. I've tried wearing the headphones I have for the firing range when my neighbors blasted their sub in the past. They don't come close to cutting out the sound.
You want to drink in the dorm while underage? Fantastic. Do it while not bothering anyone.
Let's not pretend it is that easy. A party isn't just a singular entitiy that can keep its volume down, as more people are there, things will just naturally get louder. Whether that is right or wrong in this case? Meh, I think they should have been allowed to party hard but I get the feeling that some in here don't understand college culture these days.
Chezzymann
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The OP doesn't have any obligation to let this go and expecting him to let these people act very rude with the volume so high that he can't sleep, let alone some people saying HE was in the wrong, is extremely selfish and silly regardless of the Holliday.
I think we can't debate on this because it comes down to a difference of opinions.
Wow I'm surprised at all the comments about it being the weekend. I don't know about you guys, but when I lived in a dorm, I had a job. The weekends were when I could get most of my hours in because I didn't have class then, so I would go in from like 530 AM to 4 PM. Weekend or not, everybody deserves the right to sleep, especially when you're paying the absurd amount of money it costs to live in a dorm.
Massive Duck. C.M.
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This is definitely one of those things where some people know how to coexist with others better. The easier solution for everyone is to let it go, use earplugs and get to sleep. The guy didn't even end up going to sleep either, he came to the computer. You also need to remember the "The last thing these guys needs is the lack of one" statement, which implies OP has only a tenuous grasp on reality.
Pai Pai Master
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I woulda just warned the party goers first, but it's not your fault. You did fine notifying an RA, I don't necessarily agree with him escalating to the cops, but that's on him.
Zen_Arcade
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I agree. Especially because I think it's far more selfish for one person to ruin a group celebration of a holiday then it is for a bunch of college kids to have a party in a dorm on one of the biggest drinking holidays of the year.
Stormtrooper30
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As an RA myself, the fact that four RA's rather than one or two responded to a party AND they called the cops just shows that the RA's at your school are incredibly incompetent. Unless they became belligerent or hard drugs were involved, there's no reason the cops should have been involved for a college party.
That being said, this shit happens all the time. You didn't ruin their education. They'll get a slap on the wrist.
That being said, this shit happens all the time. You didn't ruin their education. They'll get a slap on the wrist.
Chezzymann
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This is another huge point. People have jobs in the morning even on the weekends. People also forget how much money people pay for dorms, and if they want peace and quiet at night they have the right to protect it.
The same thing applies on the 4th of July. If my neighbors are shooting off fireworks at 2am then it's unacceptable.
PoloBlue28
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Could have just gone over there and tell them to keep it down, you know...interact.
Zen_Arcade
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That sucks. I mean, you're within your rights to do it, but 2AM fireworks are a good time.
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Sleep is necessary and you did the right thing. My personal rule of thumb is to call the RAs if there's noise preventing me from sleeping (with earplugs) two hours after "quiet hours" begin, so 1:00 AM on weekdays or 3:00 AM on Friday/Saturday. If you're being loud and obnoxious after then, your ass is grass.
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captmorgan
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This actually reminds me when I applied to B.C.I.T. and they gave me a tour of the dorms. One block had "open rules" nothing was really enforced almost anything goes. The other block had harsh rules and was designed for people that wanted to strictly study.
The RA`s said most first time students wanted to live in the first block, but by about 6 months in about 90% of them begged to get moved into the strict block.
The RA`s said most first time students wanted to live in the first block, but by about 6 months in about 90% of them begged to get moved into the strict block.
Massive Duck. C.M.
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I could see that. My freshman year roommate got a little too deep into "college life" and flunked out after 2 quarters.
I second this.
My general impression is that these RAs are a bit straight-laced, I doubt they'll be willing to give a straight answer since they may feel the info is confidential. I tended not to give residents much info for something that wasn't their business either.
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Noise complaints on a weekend? What the hell man.
Loosen up and enjoy college. Maybe stop calling the RA on a Saturday night and you might get invited to the parties
Loosen up and enjoy college. Maybe stop calling the RA on a Saturday night and you might get invited to the parties
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