WAC 172-65-040   Limited rights to consume and possess alcoholic beverages accorded.  (1) For purposes of these regulations, the university recognizes that the students' individual residence hall rooms and other individual student housing constitute private places to which the general public does not have an unrestricted right of access, and are therefore not public places within the meaning of RCW 66.04.010(23) (which defines what is a public place as far as the law prohibiting consumption of liquor in a public place is concerned), if the rooms are not actually utilized as public places.

     (2) Students who are twenty-one years and older are permitted to possess and consume alcoholic beverages on an individual basis in the privacy of the residence hall rooms or other places of residence.

     (3) Due to the physical conditions in residence halls and other student housing, the possession and consumption of alcohol in the privacy of the room and other housing shall not infringe on the privacy and peace of other individuals. Any infringement on the privacy and peace of an individual inhabitant of the residence hall or other student housing shall, regardless of the age of the offending individual, be considered a violation of university regulations and therefore subject to disciplinary action under the Eastern Washington University student conduct code.

     (4) Keggers, cocktail parties, or similar functions are not permitted and any student or students who host such a function will be subject to disciplinary action under the Eastern Washington University student conduct code. Any student who infringes on the privacy and peace of other individuals while attending such a function will also be subject to disciplinary action.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.35.120(12). 92-09-103, § 172-65-040, filed 4/20/92, effective 5/21/92; Order 71-1, § 172-65-040, filed 11/26/71.]