Many colleges employ security guards to help govern the actions of students who live on campus. But how much power do they have? Say you’re accused by your RA of drinking in your dorm. The RA calls the security officer. You just stay in your dorm, insisting that...
As a parent, you will want to protect your child from harm no matter what. When they were younger, you'll likely have had high hopes for your child, and dreamed of the day that they'd make you proud by being accepted at a good college. While you may now be proud of...
Many college students who wind up facing criminal charges express a level of regret not just that they broke the law, but that they allowed someone else to convince them to do so. They gave in to peer pressure, and now they’re worried about how it is going to impact...
Georgia is much like any other state in that many drug charges result from a relatively minor traffic stop. A police officer might smell or see something suspicious in the detained motorist's car or notice that a driver is unusually anxious so the officer asks to...
When kids go away to college, they may be exposed to an environment of alcohol consumption unlike anything they’ve experienced before. Away from parental supervision — and wanting to make friends and fit in — college students often overindulge. For young people who...
Drugs are common in colleges. A recent study found that 45% of all college students took illegal substances, and many students (and their parents) might consider a little experimentation with drugs at college a rite of passage. However, the state of Georgia does not...
As a college student, you've probably been told by parents and grandparents about how you have your whole life ahead of you. It's true that at such a young age, you have decades of opportunity ahead of you. However, you also have a responsibility to yourself to act in...
You didn’t pick your college roommates. You basically ended up housed with a group of strangers -- and one of them, at least, seems a wee bit shady. It isn’t until the police show up with a warrant to search your premises, however, that you realize exactly how shady...
Going to college is the first time in your life that you essentially give a complete stranger access to your assets and possessions. When you share a dorm room, someone you just met on the day you moved in can get to things like your computer, your televisions, your...
You likely worked hard to get into the University of West Georgia. You wouldn't want to do anything to put your admission and future career in jeopardy. A conviction on record for a drug offense could put your ability to remain enrolled in college and receive any...