UT official: No parties, on or off campus, are allowed fall semester
The University of Texas will not allow students to hold parties on or off campus during the fall semester as Austin and the state continue to battle the coronavirus pandemic.
In an email sent to students Friday, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Soncia Reagins-Lilly encouraged students to follow the city of Austin’s guidance to stay home and the state’s orders to wear a mask in public. Parties, she added, will not be permitted.
“While the orders and guidelines continue to evolve, parties (whether on or off campus) put people’s health and safety at risk and raise anxiety levels,” she said in the email.
The fall semester will begin Aug. 26, with students taking classes in person and online. It’s not clear how the university plans to enforce the no-party rule in off-campus settings, but the city of Austin has prohibited gatherings of more than 10 people. According to UT’s student conduct rules, those who deliberately engage in behavior that threatens the health and safety of students, faculty, staff and visitors will be subject to disciplinary action.
Read more: https://www.statesman.com/news/20200731/ut-official-no-parties-on-or-off-campus-are-allowed-fall-semester
A written policy guaranteed not to be practiced by the student body. UT might as well tell the students that they are expected to be celibate also.
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