College Presidents, Campus Police Form 'Protocol' for Alcohol Policy

0 The SINCE 1916 RicVOLUME 78, NO. 21 e ThresheGO BAGHDAD BERNIE! JANUARY 18,199r1 College presidents, campus police form 'protocol' for alcohol policy pus police, the presidents were able legal complications prohibit them effect "converted policy to law" by it is not possible to put the burden on by Shelley Fuld to secure an agreement that if the from enforcing the policy. The cam asking the person to leave. them because of legal implications. campus police perceived a "student pus police derive their authority from "Effectiveness is based on how We were at a serious impasse, but In an effort to increase the Rice mandate," they would be more ac- the Texas Education Code which much the student body is willing to now it appears we have found a way University Police Department's in- tively involved in the policy. The gives university police forces the cooperate. If everyonegetsupsetover through the situation—by the student volvement in the enforcement of the presidents are discussing the issue power to act as certified peace offic- the issue of enforcing the policy, they body and campus police coming to alcohol policy, the college presidents at all-college meetings next week and ers but not to enforce university will lose trust [in the campus police] an understanding," Stebbings said. are presenting a plan to the colleges undertaking a petition drive to show policy. and our ability to enforce the law Jimmy Disch, master of Sid Rich- aimed at salvaging the policy and at the police this mandate. Attorneys for state universities would be diminished. There is a ardson College and chairman of the imposing a student-initiated solution. "The bottom line for the campus amended the code to allow their po- mutual confidence between students Rice Alcoholic Beverage Policy Advi- Lovett College president Eric police is to meet the needs of the lice officers to enforce university Packwood said the current effective- community, and they are working policy, but this clause has not been ness of the policy is unacceptable to against themselves if they go against extended to private universities. To "The situation we have currently is one that the administration, and the alterna- the needs and desires of the com- extend this would mean passing a tives include increasing student in- munity. The current perception is bill through the state legislature. cannot be allowed to continue—that of volvement in the policy, abolishing that the student body does not want "Anything that is a violation of the the policy and reverting to state law, the alcohol policy to be enforced by law, we have no problem enforcing," widespread violation of the policy." or moving to a dry campus. The the campus police. If we show that Voswinkel said. —Ronald Stebbings presidents feel that only the first so- desire, they will respond," Packwood Voswinkel said the campus police lution, which they call a "necessary said. could not walk up to a student and evil" is advantageous to students, Packwood said the option of ask to see identification without and the campus police and [if that is sory Committee (ABPAC) said, "I'm Packwood said. abolishing the policy and reverting probable cause that the person was not there] our goal of a safe campus glad Eric [Packwood] was able to The college presidents feel that to state law was proposed at a Mas- underage. She said that the fact that will not be there," Voswinkel said. talk to Gohn and get something go- currently the R.U.P.D. is less involved ters and Presidents meeting. The 75 percent of Rice students are un- Vice President for Student Affairs ing. With all elements of the univer- in supporting student enforcement presidents realized that if they did derage does not constitute probable Ronald Stebbings said when the sity working in concert, the petition of the policy than in the past When not generate support for the policy, cause. drinking age was raised to 21, college will solidify their position and get the the presidents initially spoke with the administration would take action, She did say, however, that if the campuses were uncertain of how to policy back to what it was a couple of the campus police, Chief Mary and the result would be less favorable social host of a party tells a person deal with the new law. Thus, students years ago in terms of enforcement It Voswinkel and Captain Don Gohn to students, he said. who is drinking underage to leave were extremely involved in the for- is a student directed policy, and there were reluctant to put the officers in In addition to fear of the and the person refuses, then the mulation of the policy because the has to be a change in the attitude of an adversarial role with the students. adversarial "role between campus campus police can enforce the re- ability to drink on campus was at student leaders in terms of involve- After negotiations with the cam- police and students, Voswinkel said quest because the social host has in stake. ment towards the policy." Stebbings said the policy was Students have expressed concern originally a student-enforced one, and over the campus police taking en- when the students who had helped forcement to an extreme. Stebbings write the policy were still at Rice, suggested to the presidents that they enforcement of the policy was effec- meet with the campus police to de- tive. Over the pastfewyears, though, termine a set of procedures for deal- the policy has deteriorated and is no ing with situations that might occur. longer effectively enforced by the "They need to set the scene and students. decide -wYvat shou\d be done. They The situation we have currently need to agree up-front on the mea- is one that cannot be allowed to sured response. The presidents and continue—that of widespread viola- campus police will establish proto- tion of the policy. We know these col, a standard means of interven- abuses occur, and the university has tion, for dealing with issues so that got to make some response. It is reference can be made later on down unreasonable to put the burden on the line. I am optimistic that that can masters. We hoped it would be pos- be done, as long as there is good will sible to put the burden on student on the part of various elements. The leaders. The campos have stated that SEE ALCOHOL PAGE 9 Pulitzer winner Halberstam speaks on 21st century ture Series are chosen by a commit- Protesters circle Willy s statue as the first bombs hit Baghdad Wednesday. See page six for a list of activist activities. by Ryan Koopmans tee of twelve, including one under- graduate and one grad student, un- Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist der the supervision of President David Halberstam will speak at Rice Rupp. Often the committee's initial Rupp naysays tobacco divestment Wednesday, January 23 as part of the choices for speakers are not availab le, President's Lecture Series. His lec- so many nominations are made. owning stock is to make a conscious "The Rice University equity port- ture topic is "America in the 21st Lecturers in the series are paid by Shelley Fuld decision. The Harvard President folio currently includes Philip Morris Century." substantial sums of money to speak [Derek Bok] demonstrated tremen- Companies, a diversified food prod- He received the Pulitzer Prize for which is funded by endowments and President George Rupp recently dous leadership when he divested ucts company which sells tobacco his reports from Vietnam in 1964. the president's office. informed the Rice Alumni for To- from Philip Morris stock. We hoped products. This investment has been The Best and the Brightest, a book Other speakers planned for the bacco Divestment that after review that, especially since President Rupp in Rice's portfolio since 1973; it has abouttheinvolvementofthe Kennedy lecture series are Amos Tversky, a by the Financial Affairs Committee, was being considered for the job at consistently and significantly out- and Johnson administrations in Viet- well-known psychologist from the Board of Governors rejected the Harvard, that he would take this se- performed the [Standards & Poors] nam, and The Powers That Be, con- Stanford, on February 21; Jane group's request that Rice divest its riously." 500 on a total return basis. Our in- cerning the rise of modern media, Goodall, famous animal behavior re- tobacco stock from its investment Huang and the members of Rice vestment advisor believes Philip were both nominated for the national searcher, on March 20; and Henry portfolio. Alumni for Tobacco Divestment have Morris is and will remain one of the book award. Cisneros, former mayor of San Anto- The alumni group is led by Philip said they will no longer contribute best consumer products investments Halberstam's other books nio, on February 11. Huang, a 1982 graduate who now money until Rice divests its tobacco of the 90s and strongly recommends include The Reckoning, The Ama- The lecture begins at 8:00 PM in works for the Illinois Department of holdings. that it continue to be held in Rice's teurs, and The Unfinished Odyssey of the Rice Memorial Center Grand Hall. Public Health. Huang rallied suc- "Smoking causes 390,000 deaths portfolio. In the exercise of its fidu- Robert Kennedy. Admission is free but seats are limited cessfully for the divestment of to- per year. It's the number one cause ciary responsibility with respect to Halberstam,born in 1934, received and available on a first-come first- bacco stock at Harvard when he was of preventable deaths.

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