When it comes to sex, alcohol and money issues, students don't know as much about their rights as they should.
In order to make Ball State University students aware of their rights, C.L. Lindsay III - a nationally recognized expert and founder of the Coalition for Student and Academic Rights - gave a speech Thursday at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center Ballroom.
"So many students don't actually take the time and look at the rules that they are going to be governed by," Lindsay said. "You should read the student handbook. That would be my number one piece of advice."
Ball State students were introduced to his recently published book, "The College Student's Guide to the Law." Lindsay included Ball State as the part of his Midwest book tour.
Lindsay, who describes himself as a "keg lawyer," presented the chapter titled "Sex and the Law" so as to make students aware of consensual sex issues and sex crimes.
Lindsay told students to file a protective order if they are being stalked. Fifteen percent of all college women will be stalked at some point during school, he said.
He also mentioned other chapters that contain detailed instructions for dealing with several problems that students can face, such as campus safety and security; professors and unfair grades; and alcohol and parties.
Lindsay advised students not to leave their drinks unattended, not to drink out of communal bowls and not to drink something that tastes funny, especially if it tastes salty. This will help to prevent date rape and sexual assault, he said.
Mike Kostyo, a student and the president of Ball State's Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, said students need to be more alert about these issues.
"When students think about the rights, the first thing that pops out in their minds is the Constitution," Kostyo said. "They rarely know how they fit into their everyday lives, the little things where the law is on their side."
Fourteen students attended Thursday's event.
"Ball State University is the only university he has spoken at in Indiana, so we are the only ones that have been given that opportunity," Kostyo said.
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