Penalties for alcohol violations may include arrest, community/campus termination, warnings, probation, removal of university privileges, suspension, and/or expulsion. Using reports between 2010 and 2012, there were no infractions, domestic violations or arrests related to the alcohol policy. Students who attend Three Rivers demonstrate that their campus rules are appropriate by directing their alcohol-related activities to off-campus locations. Essentially the Three Rivers Campus Crime Report is the type of report students and families hope for when choosing post-secondary education; very few crimes, a single aggravated assault, one use of a controlled substance, 13 thefts and 9 reports of vandalism were the extent of crimes in that time frame. Conduct issues, including those related to alcohol, are addressed through the Dean of Students. There are specific steps and timelines outlined in the Code of Conduct. The Dean does not have the final say; a student can grieve or request a hearing, which includes a student on the panel, to ensure that fairness is applied in disciplinary sanctions. This process appears to meet the needs of the school, should there ever be a greater need to establish sanctions, and the school may turn to the Board of Regents for feedback. Both of the two-year institutions I mentioned above are able to meet the needs of their students by enacting policies that limit alcohol on campus. From what I understand, Assumption College for Sisters has not needed to develop such policies, as students' devotion to their religious beliefs inspires character that does not require additional policies to guide their alcohol use on campus. For me to state each institution's rules... halfway down the paper... and define exactly when the alcohol policy was changed. I will continue to watch their website and observe how changing a policy affects future alcohol violations and arrests. I even had to chuckle to myself while watching Eastern's politics; I have a photo of myself from the 80s with a wine cooler in my hand next to a pay phone. In those days drinking was legal in the dorms and as a visitor I took part in the event. It just goes to show that somewhere along the way, Eastern's drinking rules were tightened. In 1983 the state of Connecticut changed the drinking age from 18 to 21. I'm sure the policy changes were seen as a necessity as schools struggled with the legalities of increasing complications with underage drinkers on campus; a problem that most two-year colleges do not face, even today, if they have strong traditional age enrollments.