The number of suspensions and expulsions this year have gone down when compared to last year, according to a report from Judicial Affairs.

This year, there have been 10 suspensions and two expulsions, compared to last year’s numbers showing 18 suspensions and three expulsions, Keith Kahanzo, director of Judicial Affairs, said.

Of the 10 suspensions, only four were alcohol related, down from last year and six involved marijuana, which is up from last year.

“We’re not sure why there are fewer alcohol violations,” Kahanzo said.

Eric Davidson, assistant director of Health Education and Promotion for Health Services, said that there have been some programs implemented to reduce alcohol abuse.

One of the most well- known programs includes the personal drinking profile. Students are referred to the program after an alcohol offense and required to fill out a personal survey.

The alcohol offender then receives a response regarding his or her alcohol intake that gives him or her information specific to his lifestyle and body size about his tolerance.

A recommendation is also made to the offender on how to drink more safely, along with the specific risks.

“The drinking profile is an easy way for students to monitor their drinking,” Davidson said.

He said the program has significantly cut down on students’ second offenses. Multiple offenses, Kahanzo said, can often render action by the university like suspension or expulsion.

Of all the suspensions, Kahanzo said five were second disciplinary offenders and most were on housing or disciplinary probation.

“The students were not in the position to violate the policies and they did,” he said.

The alcohol-related suspensions that occurred stemmed from a violation of disciplinary probation when a student was caught fighting, Kahanzo said. Another violated housing probation when alcohol was found in the student’s room and one student was caught vandalizing property, he said.

Non-alcohol related suspensions occurred after one student threatened violence with a weapon, and when another student filed a false police report. A visitation violation was also responsible for one suspension, which Kahanzo said is rare, but the student was already on housing probation.

One expulsion was related to trafficking drugs and the other involved possession of marijuana.

Kahanzo said the minimum length for a suspensions is two semesters, the length of this year’s two suspensions.

Seven suspensions were for a minimum of one year and two were for a minimum of two years. He said the students expelled and suspended included eight freshman, a sophomore, a junior, a senior and a graduate student.