36 Students Suspended From Purdue University for Attending Off-Campus Party
If you were in college right now, would you even bother returning to campus this year? It sounds like no fun at all.
CBS News reports:
36 Purdue University students suspended after off-campus partyThirty-six students at Purdue University who attended a party on Wednesday night have been suspended, a spokesperson for the university confirmed to CBS News. Syracuse University announced later Thursday that it had suspended 23 students for attending a large gathering on the “quad” on campus. The Purdue party was held by the Circle Pines Cooperative, and the spokesperson said both the co-op and the attendees were suspended. The spokesperson did not specify the duration of the suspensions, but said students had the right to appeal. The spokesperson added that the students were suspended for violating the university’s “Protect Purdue Pledge,” which lays out rules intended to stop the spread of the coronavirus. An independent student newspaper at Purdue reported that police received a call about a “large party” at approximately 11 p.m. on Wednesday night. A GroupMe message from Director of Orientation Programs Craig Johnson reportedly said that “none of [the attendees] had masks on” when police arrived. The twenty-three students at Syracuse were suspended following a large gathering of freshmen on the quad on Wednesday. The school said a small group of students went to the quad around 9:45 p.m. — but that by 10:00 p.m., “the group had grown considerably.” “By now you are aware of the incredibly reckless behavior that took place on the Quad last night. We assure you: Anyone we are able to identify as attending that gathering will be held responsible,” the school said in a statement, adding that it’s still reviewing security footage, interviewing witnesses and processing tips.
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