> Kirk Peters, associate dean of student affairs at Eastern Conneticut State University, created a policy that sends students to an opera or symphony, rather than slap them with citations or fines.
> Initially the faculty and staff of the university questioned the Alternative Restitution Program when he began it in the fall.
> "Now they are sold on it," Peters said, "It's something the (students) don't want to do, so I feel it is a penalty. But I feel they are getting something out of it."
> 50 students, so far, have been ordered to attend classical music performances because of minor offences.
> Next month, Peters plans to bring the next batch of troublemakers to see "Tosca" Puccini's tragic opera about love and betrayal.
> Instead of death by elecution - I guess some of these future offenders may experience death by opera!
> :-)
> Rob}}}}}
Wow, that is really weird. I guess it works, though. Think about it, what young collage person wants to go to an Opera?