1. a) When was an amendment to Washington D.C.'s noise-reduction law passed?
b) When did the amendment to the law take effect?

2. a) What does the amendment to D.C.'s noise-reduction law prohibit?
b) What penalties do violators of the law face?

3. a) Why are D.C. college students opposed to the new amendment, according to Ben Marcus of the D.C. Student Alliance?
b) What does the student alliance want the city to do?

4. How do supporters defend the amendment to the law?

5. What is the Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) calling on Georgetown University (GU) to do in response to Georgetown's proposed 2010 Campus Plan?

6. The ANC said in a statement: "A very large number of GU students often through late-night activities and frequently fueled by alcohol, do not comply with the responsibilities of living in the community and continually do cause objectionable impacts."
a) Do you think neighborhood residents disturbed by college students are being unreasonable?
b) Do you think students' requests to clarify the law are unreasonable?
c) Do you think the penalties for violating the law are too harsh?

7. How can/should college officials in D.C. address the noise issue with their students?