Quote Originally Posted by mono repin
What country are you in? You can't loose criminal rights just because you live somewhere that is hard on crime. Unless someone brought the cops through, or he had a warrent, or there were some extenuating circumstances (doesn't sound like there were) then he can't search your place, I don't care care if you live on a private campus, next to the police station, or anywhere... in the U.S. that is. Like I said, probobly won't get your bong back... but sure sounds like an illegal search to me.
It wasn't the actual cops that searched the place, it was a campus "Life Safety" Officer. Since this is a private collage on private property, they can do whatever they want to you.