Bond University students call out double standard on drinking ban for men: ‘They were not fined or banned from drinking’
An Australian university has been accused of gender discrimination over its implementation of an alcohol ban that only applies to male students.
The liquor ban affects five male-only corridors in student accommodation at Queensland’s Bond University.
The university says it imposed the ban because of the frequent wild parties that required ‘excessive cleaning’ of the accommodation.
However, male students have complained that female students are equally involved in the parties but have faced no consequences.
“They have completely dried out five boys’ corridors, which means we can’t drink alcohol in our corridor, which has never been a problem before,” a student group told the Gold Coast Bulletin.
“They also fined all residents in those hallways $75 for what they call excessive cleaning, even though nothing was cleaned.”
“Every morning after a party I would go outside and clean up everything,” one student claimed.
Bond University has introduced a temporary booze ban on five male-only corridors in student accommodation blocks, claiming wild student parties ‘need excessive cleaning’
Male students have hit back at the ban, claiming female students are just as guilty but have escaped punishment
‘There have been women’s gangs who did exactly the same thing, but they were not fined or banned from drinking.’
Students also claim that the university administration has seized unopened bottles of alcohol.
“Our hallway is still a mess, the bathrooms haven’t been cleaned in weeks, there’s still vomit on the floor, it’s pretty disgusting,” one student said.
A spokesperson for Bond University rejected claims of gender discrimination.
Bond University is Australia’s first private not-for-profit, fully independent university and was founded in 1989 by high-profile and controversial businessman Alan Bond
“The university expects all students to behave responsibly and treat their fellow students and property with respect,” the spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia.
“The temporary ban on alcohol in approximately 6 percent of communal campus accommodation is the direct result of disruptive and antisocial behavior that has had a negative impact on other students.”
The Bond University spokesperson said the ban only applied to the corridors and that all students are ‘free to consume alcohol in any of the university’s licensed premises, in their own rooms or off campus’.
‘The university will take further action if the behavior of a small minority does not improve.’
Bond University is Australia’s first private, fully independent, not-for-profit university and was founded in 1989 by high-profile and controversial businessman Alan Bond.
