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I went to Rutgers 20 years ago, and there was at least six or seven people I remember roaming the halls that I would have expelled for being potentially dangerously weird. Another five or so in town who I would have booted too.

The White Rasta - he was seriously creepy. This weird ninja freak who wore studded leather and carried Chinese stars and went by the name of Kato - another psycho. Various smelly freaks who decided to occupy the student center to protest something nobody cared about.

Universities are crawling with lunatics. Worse than Philadelphia.

[Names Ash Housewares]

“Universities are crawling with lunatics.”

Maybe they dont expell them because the profs can be just as nuts!

[ladyjane]

Universities are crawling with lunatics.

You are correct. To begin with, a high percentage of students are on prescription drugs, e.g., anti-depressants, ritalin. When they go off to college they start mixing other drugs and alcohol. Then they're in bigger trouble.

I've known quite a few situations where the families send their VERY sick kids off to college hoping the college can deal with them. Also it's a lot cheaper than having them institutionalized.

[cyclotic]

I got stuck with a ‘roommate” who fit the lunatic category. I ditched the dorm as soon as possible and heard he flunked out soon after. He once threatened to kill me and throw me out the window. I looked up at him from my chair and said something like “that’ll get you hauled in front of the Dean.” and promptly ignored him.