<p>can anyone tell me about the university of scranton? i.e, academics, campus life, surroundin town, people there? thanx</p>
<p>hello!!!!!</p>
<p>do alot of people go home on the weekends? is there stuff to do there that doesnt involve drinking and partying?</p>
<p>I have a friend who's daughter is a freshman there. She loves it. She is not into the whole alcohol thing so I am sure there are other things to do. She made the dance team and finds it alot of fun. No, I don't think kids go home for the weekend-there are lots from out of town, though if you need to it is close to major transportation. She also applied and got into Marist and she was debating about both but ultimately selected Scranton and is happy she did. She did say that she finds it not too easy-she has to do work to keep up so it is by no means a real "easy" school for her, and she was a good student in Catholic School.</p>
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<p>Scranton, PA is far from a lovely area to be in but everyone I know who goes there loves it. When I visited I saw a sea of very preppy looking kids. Since it's illegal in PA to even be in the same room as liquor if you are under 21, you would think drinking is not much of an issue. However, at orientation they really spoke ALOT about drinking and very little about drugs. I think the drinking occurs off campus at parties in apartments of the upperclassmen. The academics are challenging and the kids seem very friendly.</p>
<p>Who ever told you it's illegal to be in the room with liquor under 21 in PA??? PA may have strict liquor/beer/wine sales laws, but there is nothing about being in the same room as it under-21! I mean, if this were true, you wouldn't be able to be a waitress/waiter at a resturant selling booze until your 21st birthday, which is just flat out wrong. I waited tables under-21 where liquor was sold. </p>
<p>I'm not saying anything about U of Scranton (I only knew one person who went there...and it was due to their Physicans Assistant program) but PA in general.</p>
<p>Pitt alum. '04
UNC-CH grad student</p>
<p>The school told us at orientation: Here's in an excerpt from the Scranton website. Take special note of "constructive possession".</p>
<p>Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and ordinances of the City of Scranton are applicable to every person on The University of Scranton campus, regardless of his or her state or country of origin.</p>
<p>It is illegal for any person under 21 years of age to attempt to purchase, consume, possess or transport any alcoholic beverage. [NOTE: Local Magistrates Courts have consistently applied a concept of constructive possession under which they can construe guilt for possession of alcohol by determining that alcohol was readily available to a minor who apparently made no good faith attempt to distance himself or herself from it. The magistrate determines an individual was involved in underage possession when the facts suggest that there was no barrier limiting access to the alcoholic beverages in a confined or limited area. NOTE ALSO: A person arrested for driving under the influence has a right to a blood alcohol or breath test. THERE IS NO SIMILAR RIGHT under citations for underage drinking, since the law deals with purchase, attempt to purchase, consumption, transportation and possession of alcohol. Breath and blood alcohol tests are irrelevant to all of these except, perhaps, consumption.]
It is illegal for any person under 21 years of age knowingly and falsely to represent himself or herself to be 21 years of age for the purpose of procuring any intoxicating beverage.</p>
<p>It is illegal for any person to represent to a licensee or any other person that a minor is over 21 years of age for the purpose of inducing the licensee or other person to serve alcoholic beverages to that minor.</p>
<p>It is illegal for any person to request anyone under 21 years of age to purchase or offer to purchase any alcoholic beverage from a licensed dealer. </p>
<p>It is illegal for any person to sell, furnish or give away any alcoholic beverage to a person under 21 years of age or to any person who is visibly intoxicated.</p>
<p>It is illegal to operate or control a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (defined currently as .10 BAC).</p>
<p>It is illegal for any person, whether or not a minor, to sell alcoholic beverages without a license, or to possess or transport alcoholic beverages not purchased from a Pennsylvania liquor store or in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.</p>
<p>It is illegal for any person to induce anyone under 21 years of age to commit any of the above criminal acts.</p>
<p>A City of Scranton ordinance prohibits the consumption of alcoholic beverages and the possession of open containers of alcoholic beverages in public streets, sidewalks, highways, buildings, lanes, parking lots, recreation or park areas or other public property within the City of Scranton.</p>
<p>The penalties for violating the above laws and ordinances can be severe. The following sanctions currently are in effect in Pennsylvania: </p>
<p>A person will automatically lose his or her drivers license for 90 days the first time he or she is convicted for underage drinking or for violations of most of the other laws cited above.</p>
<p>A person loses his or her drivers license for one year for second offenses in relation to most of the laws cited above. </p>
<p>Heavy fines ($300-$500), in addition to losing ones drivers license, are administered for violating most of the laws cited above.</p>
<p>Purchasing alcohol for or furnishing alcohol to those under 21 years of age carries a first-time offense fine of $1,000 and a $2,500 fine for subsequent offenses.</p>
<p>Moreover, individuals may face severe financial consequences from a civil lawsuit arising out of the use or misuse of alcohol.</p>
<p>Yes, everything you said there is true...</p>
<p>However, this does not mean that you can't be in the same room as alcohol, it just means that if you are at a party and the party gets busted, even if you weren't drinking you can get in trouble if you are around a party serving alcohol to minors. Conversely, if you are over-21 and are hosting a party that unknowingly has under-21s there, you can get busted for serving them (duh!). Under-21's are still allowed to go to resturants with bars and such, unlike in Indiana which for a very long time (not sure if it still stands) wouldn't allow those under-21 even see the bar in resturants.</p>
<p>And of course this doesn't stop freshman and other U-21's from drinking at parties, anyone to believe this is just plain naive. Drugs are always an issue at college campuses as well, but of course alcohol more widely used. </p>
<p>Pitt alum. '04
UNC-CH grad student</p>
<p>I was talking about off-campus parties in my original post - obviously NOT restaurants! </p>
<p>If alcohol is present at a party and someone under 21 is there and the police check the party, they will be arrested. And of course they still drink (duh!) - that's why they raid the off-campus housing so frequently.</p>
<p>It is especially harsh for athletes because with the first incident they get kicked off their prospective teams permanently if they are caught. The Jesuits show no mercy for this behavior!</p>
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<p>anyone else know anything about scranton? does the religious aspect of the school get affect you greatly?</p>
<p>anyone? comeon, someone must know more about university of scraton.</p>