But the past few years have shown Magill that on those rare occasions when students deviate from the norm, the level of denial is extraordinary. Some of the rebellious students, posing as model Nazarenes, hide their secular activities even from friends. Few partiers will let their peers know exactly where they stand and what they believe. Gossip becomes an unofficial way of keeping people in line.
Word flies here, and nothing gives it wings like a well-known indiscretion.
Magill remembers two friends who used to smoke pot together. Then one of the guys decided to change his life, so he turned in his friend. At a state school, they probably wouldn't last more than a minute. Half of these people don't even know who they are. They're just doing what they're told.