On Friday Sept. 1, the Woolcott Co-Op hosted a party. While the party was not sanctioned by any administrative or student organization, attendees described the event as “safe and not out of control,” and said that no alcohol was served. On Wednesday, Sept. 6, all Residential Advisors received an email stating that those in attendance of the party were subject to consequence and viable for termination from their RA position.

The Campus Safety blotter does not indicate that Campus Safety was called to break up the party, as they did not receive a noise complaint. Others who were in attendance noted the presence of a stage and that the windows were covered.

The email sent to the Resident Advisors read as such: “This is your one and only opportunity to admit to your AD (Area Director) that you attended. If you do not let your AD know you were there and we find out later, there is a strong chance that you will be considered for termination,” adding, “if you are forthright, we will be open to discussing less severe consequences; but will make no guarantees.”

The remainder of the email urges students to “do the right thing,” and gives them a final date to come forward if they were in attendance.

Although the email was intended for the RAs only,

The Daily Bull

, a satirical campus publication, published the email in its entirety.

Patrick LeGates ’18, who is Editor-In-Chief of

The Bull

, as well as a resident of the Co-Op, says that he stands by the choice to publish the email because of the state of the party and the importance the RA position is for some people.

LeGates says, “When it came to my attention that this email had been written, I was pretty appalled. Based on the language used in the email, it’s hard for me to see it as a ‘misunderstanding’ or anything of the sort — to me it comes across pretty clearly as a threat. I know how necessary it is for some folks to have jobs on campus,” adding, “the benefits of the RA job are really important for some students to have so that they can have the means to be students here.”

Travis Hill, Assistant Dean of Students for Residential Life, states, “We would like to better understand the initial intent of the event and clarify any guidelines and policies that may be pertinent,” adding, “the email was intended to be an internal office communication and therefore has been discussed between the office staff and the RA staff to help share concerns and expectations going forward.”

Vice President and Dean of Students Terri Martinez took a similar stance, saying “I have asked the Director of Residential Life to reach out to the students involved to hear their concerns.”