Vol.
LXVII No. 4 W
On The Inside. . .
alcmtte
February 1986
Upcoming SGA Elections p. 2
Exclusive Jan. Term Exposd pp. 4 & 5
The Color Purple p. 6
Paridng Policies Change-AGAIN
By; Baibara Teates
Students returning to campus
over January term break were
surprised to find that the parking
spaces in the ”L", between the FAC
and the Moravian Church, were
once again reserved for faculty and
staff only. This change in the
campus parking policy came about
after several months' deliberations
by a Parking Committee, the
Faculty Affairs Committee, and
the Administrative Council after
faculty and staff members appeal
ed to the Administrative Council
to find parking facilities within
reasonable distance of their
offices.
Terry - Moore-Painter, Dr.
Litzenburg's Executive Assistant,
said there was a "general misun
derstanding among the faculty
and staff on how the parking
spaces behind the Inspector's
House and the Shober House were
assigned to individuals." This led
to a reassessment of the parking
facilities for all faculty and staff
members. A memo with the
proposed changes was sent out to
the faculty and staff for feedback,
with a particular interest in the
reaction of the Faculty Affairs
Committee. The comments from
the committee and individuals
were taken into consideration
when the final policy was created,
she said.
Many students on campus
wondered why the student body
was not consulted before altering
Photo hy Lancy frkb
the parking policy. Ms. Moore-
Painter explained that the real
problem involved faculty and staff
parking, and there have been no
formal complaints from the
students this year concerning
parking facilities.
Steve Hampton, Director of
Security and Safety on campus,
said there have been no real
problems resulting from the
revised policy yet. He also said the
security force "is now enforcing the
revised parking rules seven days a
week, and students will be ticketed
if they park in restricted areas."
The fee for parking in the faculty
and staff spaces is set at $15.00 per
day.
Problems with parking facilities
are not unusual on campuses of
any size, and Salem College has
had its share of troubles in the past
few years in maintaining enough
space for student cars and faculty
staff, and administration mem
bers' vehicles. Last year a proposal
was put into effect which limited
the number of cars on front
campus. This policy change was to
increase safety on front campus
and to allow more facilities for
residents and businesses to park
near their homes or shops.
Along with the restricted
parking in the "L" in the FAC lot,
spaces in the Inspector's House
and Shober House lots have been
assigned to individual faculty
members. The three spaces behind
are reserved for visitors and
handicapped individuals. Spaces
in the refectory-maintenance
building area will be restricted to
use by staff members and
institutional vehicles. Some park
ing spaces have also been reserved
in the "pit", or the tennis court lot,
for maintenance and housekeeping
staff members. Day students may
now park under the same provis
ions as the CE students, who may
park on front campus.
Interdorm ha^come up with a
proposal that will allow students to
park in the "L" lot by the FAC
between 6 p.m. Friday and 9 p.m.
Sunday nights. This proposal went
before the Administrative Council
on February 17.
The new policy should alleviate
any problems with the campus
parking situation without creating
new problems; at least there should
be facilities for everyone on
campus now within reasonable
distance of their residence halls or
classrooms or offices. Any pro
blems with the parking situation
should be addressed to security or
the administration.
Spring Scholar-in-Residence
By: Dudley Shearbum
Dr. James William Johnson is
e Salem Scholar-in-Residence
r Spring 1986. He will be on
.mpus from March 16 through
larch 19. In addition to a public
Idress, as well as a special lecture
r the entire Salem community,
r. Johnson serves as guest
ofessor in a number of classes.
He is from the English Depart-
ent of Rochester University,
achester, N.Y. His academic area
specialty is Neo-Classicism in
iglish Literature. Additionally,
has concentrated his studies on
opian Communities, Women's
udies, and most recently. The
Tception of Women in American
Dr. Johnson was born and grew
ip in Birmingham. Alabama. He
graduated from Birmingham-
Southern College cum Laude and
IS a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
He studied in Europe as a
Fulbright Fellow, received a
Folgcr Library Fellowship and a
Guggenheim Fellowship.
In Rochester, Dr. Johnson does
a weekly radio commentary a kin
to the Lake Wobegon series. He
comments on life's events in
imagined conversations with his
southern relatives from Opelika,
Wetumpka and Tuscaloosa, Ala
bama.
A complete schedule of events
during his visit will be posted on
campus, circulated in students'
boxes and put on tables in the
Refectory.
On Monday, March 17 at 11:00
a.m. Dr. Johnson will speak in the
Drama Workshop on the Brontes.
On Monday afternoon at 4:00
p.m. he will read in the Library
from Salem's collection of Dr.
Johnson's 1st editions.
Tuesday evening in Shirley
Auditorium, he will use a slide
presentation to illustrate his
lecture on "The Perception of
Women in American Film".
Drinking Committee Faces Chaiienge
Colleges and universities across
the nation are now being faced
with a challenge - the new drinking
laws. In most states the legal
drinking age will go up to 21 years
of age for all alcoholic beverages.
This new law creates two major
problems on college campuses;
first, enforcing the law on campus;
and, second, removing all liability
from the school. If an underage
student is injured or killed after
leaving a school function and
he/she is intoxicated, then the
school could be held responsible.
Even if the student had been
carded and had not been given
permission to drink, the school, as
well as the organization in charge
of the function could be liable.
Salem, like many other institu
tions, was faced with a tough
By: Robin Wiley
decision; should the campus go
dry, or should we have our own
drinking policy on our campus? "It
would be easy to say no more
alcohol on campus; but through
the questionnaire distributed by
Executive Board during SGA,
Salem College women expressed
much concern about their campus
going dry. Executive Board works
for the students, so they were faced
with the responsibility of forming a
new drinking policy that would
coincide with the new North
Carolina Drinking Law," said
Kelly Connolly, vice-president of
SGA.
Salem then followed the steps
that many other schools have
followed. Executive Board formed
a committee, consisting of student
representatives, to weigh all of the
options and collectively write a
policy best suited for Salem.
The proposed drinking policy
encompasses these concerns;
personal responsibility, designated
drinking areas, party contracts,
brown bagging, special events and
misuse.
Lisa Councilman, president of
SGA, states "The policy is very
fair, sufficiently liberal and it
makes students assume responsl
bility for their own actions."
Whatever the outcome of the
drinking policy.it is certain to alter
every aspect of social life on our
campus.