Seattle University Spectator

Issue: 5/21/08 Section: Opinion

What is increasingly concerning is that there appears to be evidence that the members within the administration are monitoring student networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, and are doing so in a rouge fashion. The university has previously explicitly stated that administrators do not monitor students via the internet, however, recent evidence points to the contrary.

It is the responsibility of the institution to provide an integrated and fulfilling academic experience, not to arbitrarily seek out and expose individuals who choose to spend their off-campus time in a fashion that the university does not hold in high regard. Should unacceptable actions take place, and should authorities and members of the Seattle University judicial system be made aware of said events and actions, there remains a viable set of consequences for which the student code of conduct provides ample means of retribution.

The code of conduct should exist so that there is available recourse against behavior deemed unacceptable on the part of members of the Seattle University community, it should not exist to interfere with students and faculty's right to assemble and interact with whom, when and where they wish. The code of conduct is not a pre-emptive tool, it is a reactionary instrument; it should be treated and employed as such.

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