If you feel that any of these issues needs to be addressed, the appropriate administrators must be made aware of your position on the subject. First you should verify the information that I have just mentioned by looking them up in your housing contract,student handbook, Internet, etc. Help me to let the University know that we are angered, if not outraged, at their deliberate extortion of student's money, through unjust policies. The only students who have no right to be upset, are the ones who don't realize the true potential of the University's actions and policies. The exciting weekend scene at UMass Dartmouth is a familiar one to many students here.
Students walk from building to building with backpacks carrying personal items.
Along with students, campus police can also be found wandering around with angry looks on their faces, just looking for an innocent kid to stop so they can search through their belongings. We weren't being loud or obnoxious, we were just standing in a circle talking. They had stern, angry looks on their faces and with rough and demanding voices and commanded everyone with backpacks to open them. They seemed to be on a power trip as they searched through everyone's belongings. My bag is my own personal property and they had no right to go through it, no matter what was inside.