Word: administrationitis
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Both the leaders and the administration cite this independence as an opportunity for students to learn from the challenges they face.
Student leaders say they sometimes struggle to hold events that satisfy both Massachusetts drinking laws and their members’ desires for lax alcohol restrictions. Whereas the administration focuses on the former, student group leaders often emphasize the latter, bringing the two into inevitable disagreement.
But some student group leaders point at certain restrictions—such as those involving Beverage Authorization Teams—as examples of a broader disconnect between the administration and undergraduates. According to some students, the administration’s attitude focuses on mitigating risk and minimizing liability for the...
“I think the administration should just think about the spaces it already has and how they can differently regulate them,” Wang says.
“It feels like the administration is kind of afraid to tackle it,” she adds.