The Liberty Way

I was reading some of the “Liberty Way” (the rules of the college my bro Dan will go to in August) and I am worried about how he will adjust. Dan is an outgoing 19 year old boy with his own car, no curfew, active social life, plays in a band or two, fun type guy. I’d consider him quite normal and well rounded. The Liberty Way I would consider not so normal. Liberty is a Baptist type Christian college with some extremely conservative views. You are fined $50 if you see an R rated movie (guess none of those kids were allowed to see the Passion). You are fined $250 and have to do 18 hours of disciplinary community service for “associating with someone who is consuming alcohol” (guess Dan can’t play any music in bars). A guy with hair touching his ears is fined $10 and gets 4 reprimands (doesn’t mention if hair is growing out of your ears :0). Staying out to 2AM gets you a $50 fine, missing curfew is $10 per ½ hour after curfew. Attending a dance is a $25 fine and 6 reprimands (guess square dancing or ballet is out). Hugging someone of the opposite sex is a $10 fine. Missing church is also a $10 fine. The $25 fine for entering the space above the ceiling tiles I thought was pretty funny. There just seems to be a lot of rules and many of them a little controlling and ridiculous. I just hope Dan doesn’t come out too brain washed. I think teaching a kid moral guidelines and right/wrong is a good thing but I think by the time a kid enters college it might be a little too late. And I feel like giving a kid that many rules in college is just going to teach him to find ways around the rules – which I guess might improve his critical thinking and help him in the real world. I also wonder who is profiting from all these fines they are collecting. Humm… I am trying to be positive about him going but its hard somedays. Luckily he is a strong kid and has his own views on the world already. I just want him to enjoy his college career and not have to worry if his hair is too long or his shirt is not tucked in or something. He’s a great kid and I don’t want to see his spirit broken.

Here's a link to the Liberty Way:
http://www.liberty.edu/StudentAffairs/index.cfm?PID=1333