But some students, he says, try to strong-arm the authorities.
"'You shouldn't have to call me in here and talk to me'--I've had students say that to me in exactly those words," Selsby says. "[Those students] don't understand how rules in society work."
The Times They Are A-Changin'
"The policy seemed a lot more 'don't ask, don't tell,'" Selsby says.
But proctors like Selsby and DeGreeff who have been in place more than a couple of years are a dying breed. The high turnover rate among proctors and FDO administrators has been well-documented, but Selsby is optimistic about the performance of the large number of new proctors.
"I'd like to think that the proctors I advise deal with things the ways that I do," he says.
DeGreeff says some newer proctors are "control freaks" who feel a need to enforce the College's policies to the letter.
Read more in News
Students Go Digital In Valentine Date SearchRecommended Articles
-
Alcohol Policy Can Threaten Student SafetyMary P. Daniels '02, whose name has been changed at her request, has little medical training, but last spring, she
-
Inconsistently Applied: UHS and Alcohol PolicyHarvard's University Health Services (UHS) does not promise students anonymity. But it does promise doctor-patient confidentiality. When UHS admits a
-
Students Binge Less, But Hurt More By Others' DrinkingWhile Harvard students binge far less often than the national average, they cause just as much harm to their peers
-
Survey Confirms Alcohol StereotypesHarvard binges less often than the rest of the nation, but true to common campus assumptions, athletes and final club
-
Alcohol Policy Poses Threat to Students' Social LifeSpencer M. Rascoff '97 came to Harvard in search of a good time during Freshman Week--but he says he didn't
-
A Crackdown on Drinking?At Harvard, students have always had a cavalier attitude toward restrictions on alcohol. One University administrator recalls an incident in
