We do not view this as a harmless prank. At best, such gratuitous vandalism shows contempt for the community. At worst, it could cause serious harm to property and even to life if firefighters were delayed in locating this hydrant when it was covered with snow.

Since this is not a rational act, we assume that those who caused this damage were under the influence of alcohol. We view the overconsumption of alcohol by many Queen's University students as a major, major root cause of the overall deterioration of the quality of life in our neighbourhood. And for the resulting tensions between residents and students.

The Queen's Code of Student Conduct specifically mentions the requirement that students obey all liquor laws. Yet Queen's University has done little to enforce these provisions. We demand at minimum that Queen's enforce its own Code of Conduct. Otherwise, why have a Code of Conduct at all?

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