u missouri greeks take a solo safety stroll

Many college greeks seem to be mostly on the receiving (and often critical) end of inspections by university authorities. It might then seem strange that when the folks at Minnesota University at Columbia invited representatives from campus housing and police to join them on a “safety walkthrough,” they were roundly spurned. All the odder because student safety is generally near and dear to the hearts of administrators across academia fearful of parental lawsuits. The aptly named Greektown and Frat Row neighborhoods in question are off-campus. Apparently “out of sight; out of mind” is the reigning policy at MU; and the local municipality thinks upkeep should be handled by the university if its students are the main tenants. So if the greeks there need safety repairs to be made to streets and plant? “They would have to hire MU Campus Facilities,” said its associate director.