I hope i'm speaking for more people than myself when I write this....
But there are way too many cops in Columbia. Not only do we have SCPD, but Columbia Police, and State Police. Every weekend I hear of someone else getting a drinking ticket...so many of my friends have one, that it seems inevitable. Make sure you have $465 to spare, because if you decide to drink while going out..this will probably happen.
College is supposed to be more relaxed, doesn't the whole world know that college students ( speaking very generally ) are more inclined to drink? So many cops are the biggest hypocrites i have ever encountered. The other weekend, when my friend was in line ( along with 110 other people ) she asked one of them " Don't you think this is unfair? For having two drinks, I have to pay such a large amount of money...While there are people around the other areas of campus that are taking it to an extreme and can't even walk straight? " He nodded in agreeance and said.. I can't do anything about that now, I'm not the person to talk to. Looking at the newspapers, I am finding out that Columbia is top in the violence rate lists...there are more problems than previously imagined, yet cops still surround house parties...that they know are bound to happen.

I'm not saying that I drink everyday, or get "tanked," but it would be nice to feel as if I'm not watched 24/7, and to enjoy the other aspect of college life. We've all done it. Relax a little...Even the people coming in to talk to us about drinking don't mandate the ' no - drinking ' poiicy, just how to be safe while drinking, and how to take care of yourself. These steps are sometimes even more important, because if we feel suppressed, people are more likely to rebel.

Nevertheless, I like it here. Even though all i've done so far is complain...