2014-15-Undergraduate-Catalog

Student Life Policies • 103Gambling – Gambling is against Virginia General Assembly legislation. A person ororganization is guilty of illegal gambling if she/he operates, plays or bets at any game of riskat which any money, property or other thing of value is won.Harassment – Physical and verbal bullying, cyber-bullying and intimidation in any form –including but not limited to curses, epithets or slurs – that creates potential or presentdanger of violence and/or breach of the peace is prohibited. (See also verbal abuse.)Hazing – Encouraging, facilitating or allowing hazing by any organization or individual onbehalf of an organization or group recognized or not by the university – is prohibited.“Hazing” is any action or situation requiring inappropriate behavior, creating an atmosphereof servitude or allowing potentially dangerous, demeaning, humiliating, ridiculing ordegrading activities regardless of intent or consent of the participant(s), by a group(s) or amember of a group(s) on an individual as a part of membership or initiation.Illegal drugs – Possessing, using, distributing, sharing, manufacturing or selling any controlledsubstance or illegal drug as well as drug residue and/or possessing paraphernalia associatedwith drugs is prohibited. Distribution of any controlled substances, regardless of theexchange of money or services, typically results in dismissal from the institution. Incidentsconcerning illegal drugs and/or paraphernalia typically require the involvement of local lawenforcement.Infringing on the rights of others – All pranks and/or careless and irresponsible behaviorthat cause, or have the potential to cause, damage to university or personal property, causepersonal injuries or infringe on the rights of others are unacceptable. Such behaviorsinclude, but are not limited to: water fights, shaving cream fights or tampering with another’sproperty. No objects are permitted to be thrown or projected against the exterior of anyuniversity building.Invasion of privacy – Transmitting, recording or photographing the image or voice ofanother person without his/her knowledge or consent while in an environment that isconsidered private or where there is an expectation of privacy such as a residence hall orbathroom is prohibited.Lewd, obscene and/or indecent behavior – Conducting one’s self in any way that isoffensive to accepted standards of decency is prohibited. Examples include, but are notlimited to, indecent exposure, public nudity, public urination and defecation.Littering – Improperly disposing of trash of any kind – including tobacco products andrecyclable material – is inappropriate.Lying – A misrepresentation or distortion of the truth that misleads another person(s) isinappropriate. Furnishing false information, verbally or in writing, to any universityrepresentative with the intent to deceive, or altering or misusing any official documents isviolation of university policy. Dishonesty includes the transfer of an identification card toanother person or the alteration of an I.D. card. Possession or presentation of a false I.D.card to a student or university official is also a violation.Noise – Violating the noise policy while on campus is prohibited. Please see the noise policyfor additional information.