K-State Collegian: Don't involve parents

From the KSU Collegian:


With the recent notification that parents will be informed upon a student’s second drug or alcohol violation on campus, there has been a concern that this puts a restriction on our freedom as young adults.K-State officials might feel it is necessary to keep parents involved in various matters of their students’ life at college. What they might fail to realize is that many students here are independent in a sense that they pay for their own college costs, so why do their parents need to be informed of any accidents?Being in college and making mistakes is all a part of growing up and becoming an adult. When we leave college, we need to be able to solely rely on ourselves to make important decisions. Making mistakes in college creates room for improvement and gives us a chance to fix these aspects of our lives before we leave K-State.Another significant concern is that this could create a decrease in the K-State student population. Unfortunately, these are things that might cause students to transfer schools or even avoid coming to K-State. When students are looking for a university, one of the things they look for is freedom. The last thing they want is a repeat of middle or high school where they feel constricted by the bounds and policies of a university.We applaud K-State for trying to decrease underage drinking among students. However, we think we can fight underage drinking in another manner. Maybe creating more of an awareness on campus or a different consequence other than parental notification will be the best solution. However, this new policy will cause students to feel their freedom is being restricted — and this is not the best way to go.