www.thedavidsonian.com DAVI D SON COLLEGE WE D NES D AY , SEPTEMBER 22, 2010 VOLUME 102, NUMBER 3 “Know Your Farms” tour Alcohol On Campus inspires students to think A three week series exploring drinking at Davidson globally and act locally Part One: Students respond to policy changes KELLY WILSON is new, “We’ve always had in our alcohol pol- vidson College Alcohol Policy had the same News Editor icy that you can’t provide alcohol to minors. sanction for either one.” We’ve just not had a distinction between beer, Another change Shandley highlighted Students should be aware of changes wine, and distilled spirits before.” was a revision of the DWI policy on cam- being made to Davidson’s Alcohol Policy As was the case in past years, on the first pus. Students “actually felt like the policy this year, which stem from several years violation, hosts who provide beer or wine around driving under the influence on cam- of discussion and research around alcohol- to underage students will be required to pay pus was too lenient,” said Shandley. “They related issues on campus. These changes a $25 dollar fine, meet with a representative felt like there ought to be more stringent center around host responsibility, including from the Dean of Students Office and receive expectations around driving while under YUXI LIN stricter sanctions regarding provision of li- a follow-up warning letter. the influence that included giving more dis- Staff Writer quor; a revision to the DWI policy for driv- “It’s still the same structure for beer,” cretionary power to the Campus Police to ers on campus; and defining what a “sponta- Shandley emphasized. “But we did change it determine the seriousness of that. So the This Saturday, I went on the Know Your neous gathering” means. for distilled spirits. Why is that? The group changes in the policy that had to do with that Farms Tour with nine other Davidson stu- “Policies are always written based on looking at these changes had the responsibil- again came out of conversations where the dents. We toured a small family farm named problems,” said Tom Shandley, Dean of ity of looking at problems, and they asked students said, ‘This is what we’re concerned Rivendale, a large family farm called Barbee Students. “You don’t just sit around and de- themselves, ‘Where were the real serious is- about.’” Farms, the Landis Gourmet Mushroom Farm, velop a new policy based on things going sues around alcohol use last year that might According to the alcohol policy, “If a and the T&D Meat Farm. Each farm had a right. You have to respond to problem areas have resulted in someone going to the hospi- student is pulled over and found to be driv- different atmosphere, but all of them shared in some way.” tal? It usually was around shots of alcohol. So ing while impaired the following will occur: a goal in common—to produce healthy, local The biggest change to the policy has that led to the change in having a more severe Notification of the parents; revocation of food for their customers. to do with host responsibility. A host refers sanction for distilled spirits.” campus driving and parking privileges for “It was informative and eye-opening to to whomever is either hosting the party or Under the new policy, the sanctions are 12 months; referral to the Health Educa- see that Davidson has so many local farms,” providing alcohol. “When we talk about stricter for hosts who provide liquor or mixed tor for evaluation and counseling…; [and] said Jaime Dybuncio ’13. “I was amazed by host we talk about host broadly,” said Patty drinks to underage students. They will be re- Social Probation for two months.” Social the effort of the farmers to make sure that the Perillo, Dean of Residence Life. “They both quired to pay a $50 fine and meet with a rep- Probation requires students to abstain from food is good for our health. The tour made have responsibility; it’s not just the person resentative of the Dean of Students or Student participating in social activities where alco- me look at food in a new light.” who chooses to overuse. It’s about making Life Staff. They will also receive a follow-up hol is involved on Martin Court, Patterson Some of us had never been on a farm sure that all who are involved in some way warning letter and will be required to “com- Court, or the Union. Students must also pay before, and the farmers explained their op- have some responsibility and some exami- plete five hours of college service within one a $100 fine. erations to us. At the Landis Gourmet Mush- nation for their choices.” month of committing the violation,” accord- A final key change in the policy is in the room Farm, the farmer showed us the growth According to the alcohol policy, “Stu- ing to the policy. way a “spontaneous gathering” on Patterson stages of mushrooms from spawn to myce- dents who use alcohol must do so responsi- Shandley elaborated on why host respon- Court is defined. According to the policy lia, at which point they are stored in plastic bly and in a way that does not compromise sibility emerged as an important aspect of the such events do not need to be registered, bags with straws at 60 degrees Fahrenheit the rights and safety of themselves or others. policy changes. “We had in our [previous] all alcohol must be BYO, and there must under humid conditions. Just weeks later, the Students and student organizations should policy the same sanction for somebody who be fewer than 30 people present. There are mushrooms will grow out from the bags. never supply alcohol to underage students. possessed a drink and somebody who pro- also specific details about alcohol limits and At another farm, Rivendale, our guide ex- Hosts may be subject to disciplinary action vided, and yet in state law, the differences are advertising rules. The policy states that if plained that although the farm is very small, it if they have provided alcohol to underage absolutely dramatic. You can possess a beer guidelines for such events are not followed, currently supplies half of the food consumed students.” underage at 19 and get a $25 fine, but if you “the spontaneous gathering will be consid- by four families in the neighborhood. Shandley pointed out that although the provide it, you can get up to a $5,000 fine and Barbee Farm is much larger, with corn, specific language about host accountability get your drivers license taken away. Our Da- See Policy Changes, page 2 potato, tomato, and other vegetable fields. Our tour guide, Tommy, who runs the farm with nine other members, is an energetic mid- dle-aged man who has been farming since he Study abroad program implements changes, deadlines was a boy. “See those peach trees,” he points NYTN YASHIRO that this is not the case, and these two things as the tractor drove by the orchard, “We have Staff Writer were added only to further enhance the qual- the best peaches around here. They’re my Don’t Forget! ity of the study abroad experience. pride and joy.” Davidson College has always prided it- “Both of these new procedures, the ap- Unlike many industrial farms, Barbee proved list of non-Davidson programs and If you plan to study abroad self on its commitment to producing inter- Farm does not use pesticides to keep rats at nationally aware students, namely through the Intent to Study Abroad Form, are part of bay. “We don’t want to risk getting the chem- next year, you need to the Dean Rusk Grants and the many oppor- our effort to serve students better and to help icals in the food,” Tommy said, adding, “So submit an intent form to the tunities that allow students to study abroad. them have consistently strong experiences we have to plant enough so that the rats can However, with the approved program list abroad,” said Dr. Alexander. The changes leave enough for us to sell.” Dean Rusk Office by and the Intent to Study Abroad form becom- reflect the Dean Rusk International Studies At the T&D Farm, our guide Todd sug- ing part of the study abroad process for the Program’s response towards the increasing gested to us, “When you buy beef from first time, some students may feel that their number of study abroad programs, and the somebody, ask him if he finished the beef October 1st options are being stifled and restricted. Dr. impact that students studying abroad has on on grass.” Finishing beef on grass means Chris Alexander, McGee Director of the Dean Rusk Program, assured the students See Abroad, page 3 See Farm Tour, page 3 Ralph Ketner, Pulitzer Prize win- Davidson men’s soccer co-founder of the ning writer Junot Diaz has a thrilling 1-0 overtime supermarket chain will visit Davidson, win against Gardner-Webb. Food Lion, visited but first, he chats ex- The clutch goal was scored Davidson College clusively with our own by Alex Caskey ’11 in the and shared his life Jennifer Gambrell, Edi- 92nd minute. The ’Cats are story and business tor of the Arts and Liv- now 4-1-2 on the season. experiences. ing Section. see NEWS, page 4 see ARTS, page 6 see SPORTS, page 12 2 THE DAVI D SONIAN WE D NES D AY , SEP T EMBER 22, 2010 NEWS Rubik’s Cube, similar to immigration reform YUXI LIN in America over the past thirty years.