Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino responded to Sunday’s riots at a press conference on Monday, stating universities throughout Boston “have to be responsible for their students.”

“Mayor Menino believes, first of all, that universities have a responsibility to make sure students on university premises’ abide by normal rules of civil society,” said Menino’s press secretary Seth Gitell. “The university has a responsibility to keep things in control.”

During the same press conference, Boston’s Acting Police Commissioner James M. Hussey called into question universities’ guest policies, which he suggested may have contributed to riots after the Patriots’ Super Bowl victory.

According to Tuesday’s Boston Globe, Hussey said he wants colleges to bar guests from student parties because many of the rioters were guests, not students.

M.L. Langlie, associate dean and director of residential life, said there is no problem and was no problem Sunday at Northeastern in terms of guests and guest policies.

“We followed the usual guest rules, limiting residents to three guests each. We had no difficulties with guests in the residence halls over the weekend,” Langlie said. “[Students] behaved responsibly and were hosted responsibly.”

The mayor would also like to investigate universities’ policies on guests and drinking on campus.

“Mayor Menino has asked Northeastern to look into the issues of drinking on the premises and having parties, so that we can prevent this kind of thing from happening in the future,” Gitell said. “Mayor Menino would like to send a message to universities like Northeastern that they have a very important role in making sure students behave appropriately, and if they don’t do that, then the city will make sure [they do].”

Vice President for Student Affairs Ed Klotzbier said he has not been in direct contact with the mayor, but said it is the few students, not the many, that caused the celebration to turn violent and ugly.

“Let’s just be honest — some of our students were involved in these heinous acts. They crossed the line and they will face the consequences,” he said. “What is really disappointing is that other students from Northeastern stood around and watched it and they’re getting a bad rap now.”

Gitell said Menino will be reaching out to university officials throughout Boston within the upcoming week to address certain issues.

“Mayor Menino is concerned that some of the universities might not have done everything that they necessarily could to keep the situation under control, and will bring this up with them in the next 10 days,” Gitell said.

Klotzbier said the university did everything in its power to plan for any event that could have possibly occurred on Sunday. He insists students that did not abide by university policies and did not cooperate with law enforcement officials will be severely punished.

“Part of being a Northeastern student is being a part of a community, and there’s a responsibility that goes along with that, and for some reason, students thought they were above that … If they are caught, they will be separated from the community … We don’t want students like that at Northeastern.”

– Staff writer Sarah Metcalf contributed to this report.