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After a long break since our last catch-up with the Proctor, he had plenty to fill Critic in on. He even forgot to mention that students should try to pull red cards without the alcohol.

There have been reports of boys flashing their “gear” in the library “and waving it about.” The Proctor would like any witnesses to call or text Campus Watch with a full description “of the baddie” as soon as the event happens, “as subtly as possibly so as not to scare him off.” They would like to catch him in the act. One student has been caught already and is currently going through the processes with the Court, “probably for indecent exposure.” The last reported “baddie” was called “a sick bugger” by the reporter, which the Proctor explains may have scared him away before Campus Watch arrived. He says, “If someone goes ‘eek, eek’ in a library, they are going to get noticed.” Other than that, he says it has been too cold for any more dramas in the library; “too cold for flashes too, but that doesn’t seem to stop them.”

The Ice Challenge is being noticed on the Botanical Gardens’ CCTV camera. The Proctor noted that “dousing the body in ice then filling it up with alcohol can be fatal.” Although he understands that this is probably not as likely in young students, he adds, “it’s not smart, because how many students have had their heart health checked?” He said that students are welcome to do the Ice Challenge, but “don’t bother with the alcohol.”

Some students have been putting coloured dye in the pool of the Botanical Gardens’ Mediterranean Garden. The Proctor says “It does look like fun,” but points out that staff are not sure what kind of dye is being used, so they have to treat it like it is toxic and pump everything out. The pools have to be fully drained and cleaned by the staff in case it kills all of the fish.

Noise control is getting stricter and “very expensive.” A few flats have been stung with the $500 fine that now comes if the noise control officers have to return to flats a second time in one night. If anything is repossessed, there is now a $80 retrieving fee, a $25 fee for each day of storage, plus a $500 fine. “That’s tear-worthy for most students,” says the Proctor.

A student has been caught stealing from a University retail outlet. The Proctor explained that he “couldn’t possibly comment” on details of the case as it is going through court processes, but he assures Critic that the theft is “only a small part of a much bigger problem with this individual.” He adds that there had been another student expelled for theft last semester and that she has had to return to her home country. The Proctor advises “stealing from any outlet in the University is a dumb idea because they are all covered in CCTV.”