Would you court suspension to pass the test you "forgot" to study for? Dozens of students take the risk every year, gambling their academic careers by cutting corners on homework, papers and exams. Now, the administration is equipped with more tools than ever to catch them in the act.

More than 700 Northwestern students studied abroad last year. They formed long-lasting bonds with host families. They enjoyed exceptional research opportunities. They fully immersed themselves in unique and diverse cultures. And they apparently drank, too. A lot.

NU's compliance with the Clery Act may have elevated crime count relative to other schools. The University was ranked the 49th-worst safety grade out of 458 schools with enrollment of more than 6,000, but students said they feel safe on campus in general.

Last month, hundreds of thousands of visitors to the gossip website Gawker.com came to know Northwestern students as the epic ragers whose drunken antics had made Dean of Students Burgwell Howard "apoplectic." The irony was not lost on some - or perhaps anybody. NU's notoriously not-so-Big Ten party scene was suddenly elevated to "epic rager" status, achieved via public urination and vomiting, profane sexual references, and general raging.

If you think Northwestern is nickel-and-diming you, look at the quarters.