Back in the late 1980s....I worked under a senior officer in the Air Force who had a niece, and about once a month....he would relate the newest 'woes' of the college-age gal....in some Ohio public university.
Over the course of a year (I seem to remember this was the 2nd year of her adventure in college)....she'd been detained by the local police on three occasions (all alcohol-related, with minor damage to some bar/restaurant)....the niece's dad got dragged into a pay-up situation....around $4,000 in damages and court fees.
At some point after that....there was some drunken fight in the dorm and the college finally called up dad and said 'finished'. There had been apparently a warning or two issued prior to this....which dad was unaware of. Dad came....picked up the daughter, and retreated to the house to restructure the situation.
Some alcohol rehab followed, and dad's plan to enroll her into another state public university had a problem. As you apply and lay out what you see as a transfer....they will ask for the transcript, and the reason for the transfer is listed. The new college said 'no'.....basically, they didn't want the trouble.
So a new application to yet another college was attempted....same story.
Three months pass then with no update from my boss....then he talks over the latest news....that the gal has been accepted into a private small college, with most all of the 2nd year required as a 'repeat' (meaning a 5th year required). The selling point? Well....this was in a no-name town with marginal alcohol opportunities.
It was with this story that I realized that colleges do have a 'weapon' to use with problem-children, and rarely do people ever grasp that.
