<p>I just took this off wikipedia:</p>
<p>Corporal punishment for undergraduates was introduced in 1922, when it was announced that students of either sex would be liable to be spanked for a range of offenses mainly concerning behavior in public, including swearing and smoking (if aged under 21), rollerskating in the downtown district, and being rowdy in an ice cream parlor.</p>
<p>Just curious, is this true?</p>
<p>I was surprised to see that in the Wikipedia article about NU. The cited source is a 2/14/22 article in the New York Times, which attributed those rules and consequences to an Evanston, IL Justice of the Peace.</p>
<p>hahahahahahahah! I’m laughing so hard. This cant be serious?</p>
<p>any comments from current northwesterners?</p>
<p>What kind of comments are you looking for?</p>
<p>like is this even remotely true? :o</p>
<p>It clearly was in fact a city decree. Obviously it’s no longer enforced.</p>
<p>The only thing close to this that I’ve heard of is that Evanston has no bowling alleys. My S said they city has a law on the books against it, ostensibly because of the rowdy kinds of people that used to hang out at such establishments.</p>
<p>I hope this is absolutely accurate.</p>
<p>[Is</a> skipping illegal? The truth and nothing but the truth about Evanston laws » North by Northwestern](<a href=“http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2007/05/3491/myths/]Is”>http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2007/05/3491/myths/)</p>
<p>I agree with DESTROYER. I hope that this would be enforced since it would reduce the crime rate.</p>
<p>Urban legends abound.</p>