Dear Editor,
A major factor in our decision to come to Ball State was that it is a public institution, or at least it was when we started. Recent events have prompted action by the university that makes us feel like we must have signed a conduct agreement when we arrived on campus. With rumors of breathalyzers at dorm checkpoints (whether true or false) and an intimidating police presence, students are more afraid than ever. No one feels any safer because they are, in fact, not. Instead of being concerned about going to random house parties, students are afraid to come home, which puts them in a more dangerous environment. Worse yet, it is now almost "safer" to drive home drunk than to walk home drunk, due to the increase in Public Intoxication citations. Neither Ball State nor the Muncie Police Department is solving any problems. Rather, they are instilling in the student body an unhealthy fear of the police. While we were once taught to trust the police, we are now being shown that we should fear them. Increased police patrol is not the issue -- rising resentment between students and police is. The fact is, college students will not ever stop going to parties. The solution, then, is to keep them safe by improving relations between Ball State, the police and the student body, not by threatening students. There is at least one positive outcome of all this: The student body is finally united about something. Now we just need to use that for a good purpose.
Kari Jones and Heather Rose
Students
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