What the? (Again)

Local cops and the Drug Enforcement Administration have arrested nearly a hundred students at San Diego State University as part of a drug sting operation.

SDSU pres. Stephen Weber says he's proud of how his school confronted the problem and suggests other schools could follow its lead. This may be the week for dumb stuff said by guys named Steve. Because when I check the story, I see exactly one constructive action taken by SDSU: Picking up the phone and calling the cops. And they did that because their inability to keep an eye on their own campus allowed a drug-selling ring to be organized among six fraternities that, in its most recent inventory, had $100,000 of merchandise on hand and a number of weapons available for use.

What else did SDSU do? Well, they suspended the frats, suspended the arrested students, and kicked them out of university housing. Bold. Daring. As brave as banning tobacco. Unless I'm wrong about how the court system works, law enforcement often provides other accommodations for its guests and has a check-out time that hampers class attendance.

I'm not sure if this is what people mean when they tell you that a college degree really increases your earning power.

(H/T University Diaries) I offer a caution to those who may not enjoy writers with a free-range vocabulary; Dr. Soltan is sometimes among them.