<p>So I've been reading through all the colleges o-week books (I suggest anyone who is considering applying to Rice read them for a sense of what the residential college system is all about. You can find them on the individual colleges' websites) and I was wondering if there is an original source that they are adapted from? There are some very similar portions in each of the booklets so I assume that there is a common source, does anyone know where I can find it?</p>
<p>Also can any current students enlighten me about how Rice is about alcohol? I've read the alcohol policy so please don't just link me to it, I want to know how it *really * is at Rice. It says that RUPD won't bust up a party as long as it is in a private dorm room and there is no excessive noise/probable cause, in your experience is this true? How is Rice at enforcing underage drinking laws? I ask because the alcohol policy sections in the book seemed to be implying that it was okay to drink as long as you are low key about it... which I'm totally okay with.
Anyone want to clarify/contribute?</p>
<p>To my knowledge, there isn't a common source online; even if there were I don't think anyone would update it.</p>
<p>I'm sort of hesitant to discuss Rice's alcohol policy online because I'm scared the university will get in trouble somehow. RUPD will NOT bust a party if it's in someone's private room (heard a story the other day about how some kids were celebrating for a girl's 19th birthday and some cops busted in with handcuffs and said "You're all under arrest!...just kidding, happy birthday" and left).
Regarding pub, I've been here a month and have bought 10-15 drinks there with no problems thus far. They have cops one or two days of the week, but other than that they don't really card. A friend went and had someone buy her a beer on a Thursday (RUPD day) and got caught; the buyer now has a class A misdemeanor and she's going to both U-Court and Houston court. So yes, it's enforced if you are blatantly drinking in front of a cop, but other than that there's no need to worry.</p>
<p>Feel free to PM me if you have any more specific questions.</p>
<p>The books consist of almost completely student-generated content; the O-Week coordinators spend the first few weeks of the summer putting the books together. How much of the book gets rewritten from year to year is up to the coordinators; some have their advisors rewrite the entire book, others choose only to rewrite a handful of articles.</p>
<p>i saw where silentsailor said "To my knowledge, there isn't a common source online; even if there were I don't think anyone would update it."
and thought that was in reference to seeing o-week booklets online.</p>