Vol LXVI ^ October, 1983 Number 2
On The Inside...
October, 1983
Editorial Page 2
Lighter Side Page 5
The Oracle Page 2
Interclub and the New Drinking Laws
By Anne Roberson
and Pat Philips
The Safe Roads Act of
1983 will change the pro
cedure of social functions
at Salem. Interclub dance
this year will be the first
time these new laws are
put into effect.
The sponsoring group
(Big 4) is responsible for
all alcohol present. Two
people per door must be
available to check the age
of those entering at all
times. Liza Robinson,
Vice-President of Big 4,
said, “When checked at
the door each person will
receive one of three
stamps—18 and below, 19
and 20, 21 and over. Once
you get in the door they
will not check you again.”
Verification of age for
guests and Salem students
must be made with one of
the I.D.s listed: driver’s
license, passport, military
I.D., or Salem College I.D.
Students must be informed
of the Safe Roads Act in
advance of Interclub.
Notices must also be plac
ed at the entrance to the
dance. Big 4 is responsible
for checking all alcoholic
beverages brought into the
event.
When asked about the
new law in general, Alice
Griffin, secretary of Big 4,
said, “The biggest impact
will be on the freshmen.
Because Salem is enforc
ing this new law so strictly
it shows we do care and we
are responsible. As a
result, I don’t want the
freshmen to feel like we
are being discriminating
in any way.”
Junior Alicia Nesbit
said, “I don’t think it will
have much effect on In
terclub except for more
supervision at the dance. I
think it’s a good idea
because it will make peo
ple think before they get in
the car.”
Salem Explores Breadth of Study
By Carla Litaker
Tradition should be
roots to grow on, not ruts
to lie in. Even though we
are proud of our past, we
cannot be blind to the
needs of the present and
the future.
In support of these
ideas, a Breadth of Study
Committee began work
last year examining the
goals of Salem College and
our effectiveness in
fulfilling them.
The committee has been
charged to design the ideal
Salem Curricular
requirements:
(1) to develop
proficiency in a
second language
(2) to promote physical
well being and the
habit of regular
exercise
(3) to develop an
appreciation for and
a knowledge of the
following :
(a) the human
condition
(b) western cultural
heritage
(c) at least one non
western culture
(d) the fine and
performing arts
(e) scientific
principles and metho-
dology
(f) mathematics and
the principles of
computation
(g) our pluralistic
and technological
society
(4) to develop effective
communication skills
- reading, writing,
listening, and
speaking
(5) to develop the
intellectual skills of
observation,
analysis, synthesis,
and evaluation
(6) to become knowled
geable in the
language, method of
inquiry, and major
concepts of at least
one discipline in the
humanities, arts,
natural or social
sciences
(7) to be able to exaniine
ideas from a variety
of disciplinary per
spectives
Two Sub-Committees
are simultaneously at
work in an attempt to
generate' as many
alternative ideas as
possible. The members of
the committees are: Sub
committee I: Drs. Fay,
Cardwell, Homrighous,
Miller, Thompson, Ms.
Rufty, Ms. Snow, Dean
Sandresky, and Students
Rachael Pickus, Angie
Bostrom, Lisa Farrior,
and Paula Corbett.
Subcommittee II: Drs.
Edwards, Ersoff,
Pubantz, Russell,
Ljungquist, Ms. Edwards,
Ms. Jacobowsky, Mr.
Mangum, and Students:
Carla Litaker, Tami
Dangler, Dawn Coley, and
Jamie Singleton.
The committee hopes to
complete the project by
Spring, 1984.
The result of this
evaluation will not
necessarily be a complete
overhaul of our present
curriculum. The purpose
of this study is to evaluate
what we have and why we
have it to make certain
that we do have what is
best for all students—not
just in 1983, but in 1990 and
beyond. Student input is
essential to achieve this
purpose, and all
comments will be
welcome by any of the
committee members.
Seminar Determines
Student Penalties
Students violating
Salem College Drinking
Policies this year will be
required to attend an
alcohol education session
and do two hours of com
munity service.
Last Saturday, October
8, the Executive Board of
S.GA. held a seminar to
discuss Alcohol and the
Laws for College Students.
Dorm presidents, dorm
social chairmen,
chairmen of Big Four and
S.A.C., and Resident Hall
Directors were all re
quired to attend. Joining
the group Saturday were
also Dr. Litzenburg, Dean
Johnson, Dean Sullivan,
and Robert Pear man.
The seminar aimed to
establish three goals. The
first goal was composing a
group of students (and
possibly faculty) who
would be responsible for
handling all programs on
campus involving alcohol
and its use.
Executive Board first
came up with the name
“special task force” for
this group, but those atten
ding the meeting decided
that “care action group”
would sound less otten-
sive.
The second goal con
sidered was determining
what projects this “task
force” could successfully
accomplish on campus.
They were to decide what
alcohol related programs
would be most beneficial
at Salem and what would
be the best way to present
these programs to the stu
dent body.
The third and final goal
was deciding what kind of
information should be im
posed on those students re
quired to attend alcohol
education sessions due to
an alcoholic use violation.
Clay Corpening, Presi
dent of Gramley dorm,
commented that the
seminar went very well.
She felt they got a lot ac
complished and they work
ed well together as a
group.
Also attending the
meeting were Mr. Robert
Melott, N.C. Deputy
Secretary of Crime Con
trol and Public Safety, and
Ms. Evelyn Wright,
Substances Abuse Consul
tant.
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