Off-campus party plans draw Admin intervention
Butterworth knocked on doors after viewing Facebook invites
Joshua Lynch
Issue: 5/21/08 Section: News
Males should wear a collared shirt with popped collars, aviator sunglasses and flip-flops.
Females should wear Pink brand sweats or Abercrombie and Fitch clothing, with plenty of cell phones on hand.
Bring your own beer.
That's how the description ran for the "douchebag party" that was scheduled for Friday 23--until its hosts received an e-mail from Glen Butterworth, SJ, that is.
Butterworth, who heads Seattle University's judicial system as an assistant to the dean of students, wrote in the e-mail that the online advertisement for the party, a Facebook event invitation, showed offensive gender biases. The e-mail also said that holding such a themed party would be in violation of several Student Code of Conduct policies, according to Joey Yang, who created the Facebook event and was one of the party's hosts.
Yang, who finished his international business and marketing majors winter quarter, is waiting for commencement. The "douchebag party" was a way for everyone to get together before graduation sent everyone their separate ways, he said.
But after receiving the e-mail, Yang and the party's other hosts--not all of whom have graduated--cancelled. Their primary concern: Butterworth said the Seattle Police Department, the Department of Public Safety and the Washington State Liquor Control Board would be notified if they followed through with their plans.
"We were just trying to satirize frat parties and have fun, not have another C--t Hunt," said another host of the party, who asked to remain anonymous because they're still a senior at Seattle U. "We didn't want to get into trouble for it."
"Obviously, students-regardless of where they are-are subject to the Code of Conduct," Butterworth said.
And for Jill Bletz and Gina Corsiglia, who also graduated this winter, that includes them and their roommates, too.
They had a party planned for Friday 16 until Butterworth showed up that afternoon on the doorstep of their house.
Females should wear Pink brand sweats or Abercrombie and Fitch clothing, with plenty of cell phones on hand.
Bring your own beer.
That's how the description ran for the "douchebag party" that was scheduled for Friday 23--until its hosts received an e-mail from Glen Butterworth, SJ, that is.
Butterworth, who heads Seattle University's judicial system as an assistant to the dean of students, wrote in the e-mail that the online advertisement for the party, a Facebook event invitation, showed offensive gender biases. The e-mail also said that holding such a themed party would be in violation of several Student Code of Conduct policies, according to Joey Yang, who created the Facebook event and was one of the party's hosts.
Yang, who finished his international business and marketing majors winter quarter, is waiting for commencement. The "douchebag party" was a way for everyone to get together before graduation sent everyone their separate ways, he said.
But after receiving the e-mail, Yang and the party's other hosts--not all of whom have graduated--cancelled. Their primary concern: Butterworth said the Seattle Police Department, the Department of Public Safety and the Washington State Liquor Control Board would be notified if they followed through with their plans.
"We were just trying to satirize frat parties and have fun, not have another C--t Hunt," said another host of the party, who asked to remain anonymous because they're still a senior at Seattle U. "We didn't want to get into trouble for it."
"Obviously, students-regardless of where they are-are subject to the Code of Conduct," Butterworth said.
And for Jill Bletz and Gina Corsiglia, who also graduated this winter, that includes them and their roommates, too.
They had a party planned for Friday 16 until Butterworth showed up that afternoon on the doorstep of their house.
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flamingbanjo
posted 5/31/08 @ 11:08 AM PST
The important thing is for students to learn early about petty bureaucrats who have nothing better to do than police their leisure-time behavior. Otherwise they might not understand why they have to fight for their right to party. (Continued…)
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