Seattle University takes a totalitarian turn

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May 31, 10:14 PM

by Rob La Gatta & Mike Baldwin, Seattle Crime Examiner

 

 

The Jesuit university with the community-based, progressive ideals has taken a turn for the oppressive.

After an incident that occurred during with winter quarter of this year, administrators at Seattle University have decided to take a proactive approach to shutting down any kind of controversial behavior by its students.

You may have already seen the story on the front page of today's Seattle Times detailing how one Glen Butterworth, a Jesuit scholastic at the university, has created a Facebook account in order to get word of student-planned, off-campus parties...which he follows up with some strong "encouragement" tactics to prevent the parties from ever happening:

So, too, did another group of students hosting an off-campus party earlier this month — also advertised on Facebook — when Butterworth showed up on their doorstep. Butterworth told those students he knew of their plans and that city police and state liquor authorities would be enforcing any code violations.

For students at the university, most are aware that these motives are the result of a "c*nt hunt" party - women were to dress like animals, men like hunters - that took place earlier this year that led to panel discussions, mini-protests of the uptight kind, and a new approach to dealing with students that involved Butterworth's gross invasion of the personal lives of students. 

As a soon-to-be alum of Seattle U, I am disgusted at the tactics of the university. Yes, it is a private institution, so S.U. is not required to follow the same statutes as public universities. But wasting everyone's time and invading adult students lives - the hosts of the part were 21 - is sickening. 

I see no valid reason for alerting police and liquor officials of possible misconduct. Seattle U charges a large amount of money for the education it provides. Mr. Butterworth insists that education does not end in the formal classroom. Yes, Seattle U...it does.

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