WSU Adopts New Alcohol Policy Fugitive Men Lose to UCLA Bruins
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Day care stories from student parents life Page 3 THE DAILY FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2009 THE STUDENT VOICE EverOF WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1895 greenVol 115 No. 118 LOCAL McConnell/Crudo WSU adopts new alcohol policy Fugitive win unopposed The university has given the Student groups interested in adviser and a minimum of five GPSA election results go-ahead for of age students to purchasing alcohol for private members must attend an annual Pullmanite were released Wednesday events must apply for a Banquet alcohol education session through night, yielding new execu- drink at on-campus group events. Permit, Shuffield said. Requests the WSU Alcohol and Drug tive leadership, represen- for a Banquet Permit, which tatives and a decision on By Andy Jones Counseling, Assessment, and convicted the transit fee increase. Evergreen staff requires a $10 fee, must be sub- Prevention Services to be eligible Jason McConnell and mitted three weeks prior to the to request alcohol. Christy Crudo, both grad- WSU student groups can now events. Student groups must also pro- uate students in political purchase alcohol for events on Student groups interested in vide non alcoholic beverages and of rape science, ran unopposed campus. purchasing alcohol for public non salted food at the events, as and were elected presi- The new policy was approved events or events where the alco- well as show that alcohol is not Fousseyni Kone, a Pullman man dent and vice president, on Wednesday by Mike Tate, hol will be sold must apply for a respectively. the primary focus of the gathering. fleeing from authorities, was vice president of the Division Special Occasion License, he said. Drinking games are also The referendum Requests for this permit must be convicted of first-degree rape. imposing an additional of Student Affairs, Equity and prohibited. Diversity, said Steve Nakata, the submitted 45 days prior to the $10 to the regular stu- event. By Andy Jones division’s communications Get connected Evergreen staff dent public transit fee for Shuffield said the university maintenance of current director. will help student groups request For more on the alcohol policy, go to bus service, totaling $25 The policy was crafted by a sev- studentinvolvement.wsu.edu A former Pullman resident annually, was approved the permits, which are obtained was convicted of first-degree en-person committee created by through the Liquor Control by a 154 to 130 vote. Tate in fall to examine the issue. rape at the Whitman County Undergraduate students Board. Only beer and wine can be Courthouse on March 5, though “I think a lot of work went into A security officer or approved also approved the mea- requested for these events. the decision will be appealed. sure on Wednesday. this policy. I think it’s reason- University Dining will cater the faculty person must be present at the function. Wristbands must Fousseyni Kone, who will be The elected district able,” said GPSA President Jessica events, though third-party ven- sentenced on April 17, faces a representatives are: Moore, who sat on the committee. dors can be requested for Special also be provided to identify stu- minimum of 93 to 123 months Balunkeswar Nayak Brian Shuffield, assistant Occasion events outside the CUB, dents who are 21 years of age. in jail for the charge, a Class A (Dist. 1: College of director of Student Involvement he said. The time, date and place Shuffield said he expects about felony, said Byron Bedirian, chief Agricultural, Human and Leadership Development, of the event must also be 12 to 14 annual events to request and Natural Resource deputy prosecutor for Whitman said student groups interested in provided. alcohol. County. Sciences); Dong Lei (Dist. The policy can be accessed 2: College of Business); buying alcohol have to request it The policy contains a number “I’m pleased with the out- Stephanie Langston (Dist. through the university’s normal of additional stipulations. on the Student Involvement and come,” Bedirian said. 3: College of Education); event registration process. For each student group, an Leadership Web site. On the morning of Oct. 7, Shariful Shaikot (Dist. 4: 2007, a 30-year-old Tri-Cities College of Engineering & woman, who was in town Architecture); Whittaker for Homecoming, was walk- Harpel (Dist. 5: College Men lose to UCLA Bruins, 64-53 ing to a friends apartment on of Liberal Arts); Leslie north College Hill. According Green (Dist. 6: College to Pullman Police reports, she of Pharmacy); Jennifer was approached by Kone, who Bowman (Dist. 7: College offered to walk her home. of Sciences); Carlyn Kone then lured her into his Zylstra (Dist. 8: College of Veterinary Medicine). apartment, where he raped her. District 9, the College of He also threatened to kill her. Communication, is still The woman managed to flee vacant. See RAPE Page 8 LIFE Some students will spend Wal-Mart break hanging loose in Mexico, despite a federal warning to be extra care- ful in the country | Page 3 starting to All 160 resident advisers got a special surprise after take shape Monday kicked off their very own appreciation After much debate, a Wal-Mart week | Page 3 Supercenter will be constructed on Bishop Boulevard in Pullman. SPORTS By Taras Zhulev While the weather might Evergreen staff not be ideal in Pullman, A controversial project has wacky outdoor sporting DANNY MOLOSHOK/ASSOCIATED PRESS events are under way officially received the green light. around the world | Page 5 Center Aron Baynes tries to block UCLA’s Darren Collison during the first half of WSU’s second-round Construction will begin on a loss in the Pac-10 Tournament on Thursday in Los Angeles. The Cougars never really got off the Wal-Mart Supercenter, which ground in this game, trailing at the half by 12. Baynes scored 22 points to lead the Cougars, but would be the largest retail store The women’s golf team fellow senior Taylor Rochestie scored 8 points on 1 of 11 shooting, with his sole field goal a 3-pointer. in Pullman. gained ground in the final The store would be located off days of the Spring Rebel Bishop Boulevard and expected Tournament in Las Vegas, to be completed in late 2010 or finishing 15th | Page 5 Chief justice to speak at UI event today early 2011. The grocery-ready store is expected to improve Justice John Roberts will give the Office of the U.S. Solicitor time, officials close to the event Pullman’s sales tax revenue and INSIDE a speech to honor Sherman General from 1989 to 1993. have been asked to keep the economy and bring 250 to 400 4-day forecast | Page 2 While there, they represented topic of Roberts’ speech under new jobs to the city, said Jennifer Bellwood, a famous UI alumnus. the United States in Supreme wraps. Spall, Wal-Mart senior manager Court cases. Since then, Seamon “I roughly estimate that the for public affairs and government Police log | Page 2 From staff reports went on to become a profes- chief visits a handful of law relations. Classified | Page 10 In honor of the College sor of law and UI’s associate schools outside the D.C. area Though the city has not yet Horoscopes | Page 12 of Law’s centennial at the dean for Administration and every year,” Seamon said. “He is issued a building permit, Wal- University of Idaho, U.S. Students while Roberts ascended particularly generous to accept Mart’s Spokane-based contrac- Sudoku | Page 12 tors have obtained a grading Supreme Court Chief Justice to become former President our invitation to visit Idaho, George W. Bush’s favored choice because travel here from D.C. is permit, allowing dirt to be moved Crossword | Page 12 John Roberts will speak today to replace Chief Justice William obviously more time-consuming to the site and utility work to at UI’s 13th annual Sherman J. Rehnquist after his passing. and tiring than travel in the east- start. Until the building permit Bellwood Memorial Lecture. “I first contacted the chief ern half of the country.” is issued, workers will perform WEATHER Roberts’ lecture will mark justice’s chambers about a visit The Bellwood Lecture Series geotechnical core drilling, mak- the fifth appearance by a United to Idaho soon after he was con- is named after UI alumnus ing it possible to examine under- States Supreme Court justice and firmed by the Senate in 2005,” and Idaho District Court Judge ground content such as rock and the first by a chief justice in the Seamon said. “I kept in periodic Sherman J. Bellwood. ground water elevations. university’s history. Roberts has touch after that. Ultimately, I Past speakers at the event Opposition to the Wal-Mart in presided over the Supreme Court believe that the most significant include the nation’s first female Pullman came mostly from the since 2005. factor leading to the chief’s deci- U.S. Attorney General Janet Pullman Alliance for Responsible Cloudy According to a UI news sion to visit Idaho is to com- Reno, U.S. Supreme Court Development. release, Roberts and UI law memorate the College of Law’s Justice Antonin Scalia and the “It was appealed by a small High 49 | Low 31 professor Richard Seamon were centennial.” late Pulitzer Prize-winning colleagues during their time at Seamon said that as of this reporter David Halberstam. 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