Neighbors Try to Get a Handle on Student Partying

By Tani Pozirekides

House parties are far from uncommon for residents living off campus especially on Bellomy, Lafayette and Alviso streets. While these night life activities are tolerated by most student residents, for many older residents this can mean dealing with inebriated students, excessive noise, alcohol consumption and even police action.

Santa Clara has been working with the Neighborhood University Relations Committee in which ASG representatives met with Sergeant Jerry Rodriguez, property owners, and residents of the area around the university to resolve issues and keep a forum open for communication between everyone in the area.

Despite the measures taken by the committee there are many complaints made by neighbors throughout the school year, with the number of complaints varying based on what time of the year it is.

"Complaints are a little higher, it varies by time of year," said Kim Gilkey, the Assistant Dean for off-campus student life. "There are more complaints typically at the beginning of fall quarter, the beginning of every quarter and the end of spring quarter."

Contact Tani Pozirekides at Apozirekides@scu.edu.