Georgetown Independent

Issue date: 1/29/03 Section: Editorials

The decision is made even worse by the fact that the University's actions in regards to neighbors have been improving. On just about all accounts, poor behavior by students is down, no egregious violation of the enrollment cap has occurred and the school has made a real effort to encourage students to register their cars locally.
No intelligent commentator would assert that the school has been entirely successful. Still, residents must be realistic in their expectations. Students - who have been driving cars registered in New Jersey for decades - cannot suddenly be expected to adopt a new, more time-consuming and expensive policy. The school has undergone a very real attempt to educate students about the importance of registering cars; that is all that can be fairly expected of the school. The rest is up to the students - and actions such as this are not likely to prompt students to go out of their way for neighbors. A similar effort on the part of the University has been undertaken to curb student misbehavior.
Regardless of the school's behavior on these ancillary issues, the fact remains that the Performing Arts Center should not be held hostage. The residents attempting to do so must take a more realistic approach to life in Georgetown and support, not hinder, positive momentum.

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