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Senator's
Notebook
Bryan Yacono
President "Stormin'" Vance Ricks'
authoritative yet sensitive voice
brought about another Senate meeting
on Wednesday, March 20 at 14:43
(that's military lingo for 2:43 p.m.).
Many topics arose for discussion such
as the off-campus co-sponsorship pro
posal, the GBLA proposal for whole
sale purchaseof condoms, and finally...
Senate came to consensus on the cur
rent drug policy!
Yes, you read correctly: Senate has
approved the proposed educational
drug policy to replace the"OneStrike"
policy with one modification. The
new policy will be written so that any
second offense and conviction for the
use of illegal drugs will result in sus
pension or expulsion. Probation for
the first offense will also be given for
a certain amount of time according to
the severity of the offense.
Once the prescribed period of pro
bation has expired, one could be sus
pended or expelled for a repeated drug
offense making it truly a "Two Strike"
policy. After brief applause for reach
ing consensus, Senate moved on to
other pressing issues.
(Disclaimer: Remember, I am only
discussing the new drug policy as 1
interpreted it so please do not write
editorials about being offended by my
humble and inoffensive article.)
The second topic that arose was the
co-sponsorship proposal that is so
confusing that not even I, the political
genius that I am, understood the pro
posal, but I can say it seemed too
restrictive for my laissez-faire attitude
on funding on-campus activities.
I think most senators felt the same
way so a new proposal should be pre
sented next week limiting the restric
tions to (off-campus) co-sponsorship
with Greek organizations for on-cam
pus activities. Then Senate heard the
GBLA request for obtaining condoms.
The only reason that GBLA had to
make this request to Senate is because
of the long-standing controversial
question: "Should student activity fees
be spent on condoms?" If Senate de
cides in favor of the $145 purchase,
2,000 condoms would be distributed
to students who want or need them.
GBLA stressed that it is important
that precautionary steps are taken to
prevent the AIDS virus, a rapidly
spreading disease among college stu
dents.
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THE GUILFORDIAN March 25, 1991
Residential Life Fills 80% of Apartment Slots
Aimee Maxfield
Staff Writer
Despite rumors of lack of interest, the
procedure for placing students in the new
apartments is going according to schedule.
The apartments will be ready for occu
pancy fall semester, 1991. There are cur
rently 96 spaces, in six buildings of four
units each. Each unit has four single bed
rooms, a living-dining area, fully-equipped
kitchen, bathroom and storage room. The
apartments are carpeted and feature com
puter, phone jacks and limited access cable
in the bedrooms and living area, and cen
tral heat and air-conditioning.
The cost of living in the apartments is
$1,500 per student per semester, which
averages to about $333 a month for nine
months. Included in the rent are water and
sewer fees, computer hookup with the
college mainframe, maintenance and 24-
hour security. Occupants are, however,
Policy
>- continued from page 1
"I am afraid next year's RAs, instead of
writing up someone, will call the cops,
which is completely within their rights,
which will have some more severe effects
than the current or the new policy. Some
of the RAs have said, 'Screw it, I'll just call
the cops and solve the problem that way,'"
said James.
Senate officials concede there has been
a lot of controversy surrounding drug poli
cies at Guilford, but contend that the con
troversy may actually be an advantage
when the policy is finally implemented.
While some critics of the current policy
complain it was passed last year without
adequate discussion, Ricks said, "this time
that criticism has been false." Moreover,
Ricks believes the controversy has resulted
in increased awareness of drug policies at
Guilford.
However, criticism has come from both
sides of the issue. Many students have
argued that the current "One Strike, You're
Out" policy was not given a fair chance.
They say some of those against the policy
are basing their complaints on one or two
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expected to pay for phone and electricity.
Apartments are considered on-campus
housing for financial aid purposes. Stu
dents will be allowed to remain in the
apartments during fall, winter and spring
breaks. Participation in the meal plan is
optional.
Although there were rumors that only a
few applications had been received, 77
have already been approved, with "more
applications coming in every day," ac
cording to Richard Ford, director of Resi
dential Life. "We expect to have a waiting
list."
Last fall, there was concern among stu
dents about the four acres of woods being
cleared to make room for the buildings.
Administrators say this problem has been
dealt with by cutting down only enough
trees to make room for the actual build
ings; the rest remains wooded. A fence
was placed around the trees to protect them
sensationalized cases. And since the Judi
cial Board is prohibited from openly dis
cussing specific cases, it says students
usually only hear one side of the story.
Ricks claimed that the Senate was justi
fied in re-evaluating the policy.
"The Senate felt enough pressure from
other students that they felt it needed to be
looked at now," said Ricks.
Senate passed the policy reccommended
by the Drug Policy Review with one
modification. See Bryan Yacono's re
port in the Senator's Notebook for more
details on the policy.
Proposed and Passed
—Underage drinking/destructive behav
ior
—Possession/use of illegal drugs
First full judicial write-up:
—Probation
—Risk Assessment (Guilford reserved
the right to suspend students after first
violation if student is deemed a danger
to self or community)
—Saturday Education Program and the
from the construction equipment.
The decision to build the apartments
was made by the Board of Trustees in an
effort to keep more students on campus.
Currently about 75 percent of juniors and
seniors live off campus. There was con
cern in the administration that campus life
was becoming too freshman- and sopho
more-oriented.
"Living in an on-campus apartment is a
unique option for Guilford students," said
Ford. "It combines the safety and conven
ience of on-campus living with the privacy
and independence of an apartment."
If the reception to the current apartments
is positive, plans will be made to construct
12 more buildings in the future, for a total
of about 300 new spaces. "Not many
colleges are building new residences now,"
said Ford. 'The Board of Trustees took a
chance with the apartments. We're hoping
that everything works out."
Senate President-elect Guy Vitaglione
seemed to advocate the new policy, but
said that his administration will not neces
sarily shut the book on the debate.
"I see no reason why it should not be
supported next year, but we'll evaluate it
and add components if we find it neces
sary. [The policy] is not something set in
stone... I think it is a good policy."
following suggested range of penalties:
• Campus service
• Loss of parking privaleges
• Housing assignment
•Combination of the above
Secondfull judicial write-up while under
porbation:
—Possible suspension/dismissal for
non-drug violations
—Automatic suspension/dismissal for
drug violations
Senate's Modification:
—lf caught using/posessing illegal
drugs at any point during tenure at
Guilford, automatic suspension/dis
missal.