ANC 2E Position Statement on the Issue of Off Campus Student Conduct and Behavior

Approved by ANC 2E at the public meeting on 5 September 2000, by a unanimous vote with all commissioners present.

Students' Responsibility

Georgetown University Students while in the neighborhoods surrounding the University should conduct themselves in a manner that adheres to the standards of the community in which they live.

Such standards are:

• Trash should be handled in accordance with the laws of the District of Columbia - this means trash and recycling materials should be put out only on the night before they are to be collected and placed in proper containers, such as Super Cans and/or containers with lids. Trash should never be allowed to pile up in the streets or alleyways when collection is scheduled several days away.
• Loud, Noisy Late Night Parties should not occur. Students should be mindful that they live in communities with persons whose lifestyles differ from those of students such as families with children, elderly people, and persons who must get up early for work. These people are entitled to peace and quiet in their homes and communities.
• Late Night Street Noise should not occur. Students returning home from a party or bar in Georgetown should be respectful of their neighbors and refrain from making loud noises. Students should be mindful that loud conversations carry into homes, disturbing the peace and quiet of individuals in their own homes and depriving them of a peaceful nights' sleep.

Georgetown University's Responsibility

The University has the primary responsibility for educating their students and ensuring that students adhere to the above standards and to the laws of the District of Columbia.

The University must recognize and take affirmative action in connection with the culture that exists among its students of overuse of alcohol which negatively impacts the community and the personal well-being of students.

ANC 2E's Responsibility

As the elected body representing the communities surrounding Georgetown University, ANC 2E has a role in ensuring these standards are met.

ANC 2E believes that such a role is one of constructive partnership to reduce the adversarial nature of town-gown relations.

ANC 2E supports the efforts of the University to address these issues and to better educate their students about appropriate standards of community living through the New Off Campus Program and looks forward to helping the University achieve the goals set forth in its program through, for example, participation in the Alliance for Local Living (ALL).

ANC 2E encourages the University to take an even greater role in ensuring that students have many options for social activities on-campus so as to reduce the occurrence of loud activities in the surrounding community.

ANC 2E also strongly urges that landlords take more responsibility for the upkeep of the properties that they own.

ANC 2E finally would like to recognize that the neighborhoods of Georgetown, Burleith, Hillendale, and Foxhall along with the University make up a greater community. Any solutions should respect all members of the community and be conducive to building our community.