Students React to Rules

On The Inside HPC reviews parties ... see page 2 Pass-fail system ... see page 5 serving the notre dame -st. mary's community Vol. VII I, No. 11 Wednesday, September 19, 1973 Students react to rules by Zenon Bidzinski without alcoholic beverages, with approval by the Staff Reporter rector but without official permiSSion necessary from Student Affairs." The release of proposed revisions of the student Two resident assistants in Flanner Hall were also manual concerning the use of alcohol and parties questioned on their views. Because of their af has aroused intense reactions of dormitory filiation with the university they could not take a students. Reacting to Vice President for Student stand, but they did offer some possible results of the Affairs Phillip Faccenda's statement that rules will revision .. be enforced more strictly this year, students seem Eric Zagrans, tenth floor RA, stated, "Officially.! · to be, according to the various comments, see no reason to comment on the guidelines until somewhat fearful of a university crackdown. they are passed by the SLC. Personally, I can Boris Jeleric, president of Zahm Hall, stated, foresee problesm whether the guidelines are passed "The students in my hall are very cynical of this or not because I believe students will attempt to see policy. They are upset because they feel students how far they can bend those guidelines or the weren't adequately represented on the student existing ones before they will snap back to strike affairs committee which wrote up the guidelines." them." Steve DeCoursey, president of Cavanaugh Hall, Dan Novakov, ninth floor RA, took a more definite Student Life Council meets with SBP Dennis Etienne. also spoke against the gudelines: "The guidelines position, somewhat agreeing with the philosophy are totally unworkable and basically would just behind the polciy. inhibit the social atmosphere of the dorm." "Basically, the idea is a good one," he said. Speaking for his hall he said, "Our students are "The moderation they want to achieve is a good SLC, Etienne zneet completely upset, wanting to know who's making thing. the policy and why." ''Big hall parties did result in a lot of damage," he Coletta Miller, presidential candidate of Farley continued. "But the thing I don't like is that there Hall, said, "These guidelines seem like they would are limited alternatives." on party proble:m have been better suited to a Notre Dame of five or Commenting on the possible results of an ap by Carol Guckert ten years ago. Notre Dame today is trying to proved revision, Novakov stated, "I think everyone's Staff Reporter establish a highly academic, coeducational com life is going to be a little more difficult. The munity, but the Administration expects the students students are going to have to be more conscious of The Board of Commissioners of the SLC met informally last to submit to a discipline both outdated an inap thier social activities and the RA's more conscious night with the president of the student body De plicable to the intellectual mr. writy of the of thes~> specific guidelines. nis ~tienne, to discuss the p~esent controva-sy of on-~mpus students." "Many rectors may even be forced to reevaluate pa_rties. Th~ purpose of the meetmg was to clarify any points which "The girls," she continued, "agree that we should their views and efinitions concerning hall parties," might be raJSed at the 4:30meeting today with the SLC. have the freedom to organize social ev·ents, with or he added. The purpase of last night's meeting was to revise last year's student manual party rEgulations. Copies of the revised manual llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll will be pr?~ided for those !nvolved at today's meeting. No details of these revJSHilS may beprmted due to the fact that this was a closed meeting. Text of guidelines . H-Man is hopEful that today's meeting will "clear up a lot of 1~sues and set a definite direction toward the im}J"ovement of social The Student Life Council will meet again this afternoon to hfe at NotreDame" When asked what he would consider to be a FACILITIES OUTSIDE THE RESIDENCE HALLS: successful meeting, he replied, "One in which everything we act on proposed revisions for the Student M . .;ual. The SLC discussed tonight is passed." Monday suspended usual procPdure to ''andle these The Student Affairs Department will attempt to establiSh revisions. Tie ~ ·gency was in ~·art dcen ~d necessary one or more facilities on the periphery of the campus, because the main revisions concern tht controversial which may be used by the residence halls for social events, issues of parties and alcohol in dorms. which cannot be accomodated in the residence hall. Some of the sites under consideration are the Classroom Gym Objections raised ""The use of alcoholic beveranes in maceration is ac cepted at this University. Studunts are permitted to drink in Facility behind Holy Cross Hall and the similar structure their private rooms, but not in other rooms i·· the halls or behind Carroll Hall. The use of these facilities by the staff by Jim Donathen elsewhere on campus except in accord with guidelines and students of the residence halls requires that, (a) the Staff Reporter established by the Office of Stud Affairs. A small private events conducted therein be appropriate to an academic room obviously does not have '"" facilities to hold many community and, (bJ conform to reasonabile limitations "My biggest objection to the proposed guidelines is that they people; nor can large pa~ties in living areas of the halls designed to maintaiu order. The former requries that- wipe rut all spontaneity. If the guidelines were enforced after a remain isolated enough to allow others to study or rest. We 1) The host for any event shall be a designated residence N.D. vi.ctory over Southern Cal, it could crea~e an ugly situation," must challenge one another to find more creative ways of hall. but may be limited to one of its regular divisions such accordmg to Jude Bremer, SLC representative. socializing.when people come together the use of alcohol as a section, or floor, etc. Attendance at the event must be "Macheca's idea of developmental discipline is excellent," she must always be seccndary to t• ~ir personal (nteraction." I im ited to residentsof the host hall and their invited guests. said. "When we leave Notre Dame, we should be mature in The guidelines referred to in the proposed revision were 2) The number of persons attending the event Shall be dividuals who can think for wrselves. However, people have to also submitted to the SLC on Monday. Partially released limited to the maximum stated capacity of the facility. make mistakes in order to learn. H we create a false atmosphere before, they arP reprinted here exactly as released by the 3) The event must have a dominant theme or purpose that is too protective, it will not aid our maturation." Office of Student Affairs: which is easily recognizable. The consumption of alcoholic Ed Rahill, anotha- SLC representative, emphasized that parties beverages must always be secondary to this purpose. are a social necessity at Notre· Dame. Although the administration has the responsibility and right to prevent damage in halls and GENERAL AND RESIDENCE HALLS: 4) While residence halls may wiSh to conduct such events No social gathering of any size will ever be of a character in a manner that will insure a profil to the hall, no in the abuse of alcohol, they must not take away tre right of stwents that is degrading to any of the participants. Therefore any dividual orgroup'f individuals may de!"ive a financial profit to socialize. drunkeness, boorish behavior or damage to property will Qf any kind from such events. "Notre Dame shwld give students more credit for their never be tolerated. 5) The event should be considered out of the ordinary, maturity," said Rahill. The I iving quarters of our residence halls are primarily thus for example, scheduling by the same hall of similar Both Jude Bnmer and Bob Connoly believe that the idea of placesforliving and study, and as such cannot physically events every Friday evening would be considered inap. "consistent discipline" lies behind the party guidelines. accommodate social gatherings of any size. Even when an propriate. "However, if there are differences in hall facilities for holding individual hall has adequate recreational facilities, the hall and sectiooparties, it impossible to judge all halls the same," events that are sponsored there, must always be in said Connoly. character with the home like and academic atmosphere of The latter requires that: Faccenda's suggestion that parties in private rooms be "quiet the place. Events commonly known as "parties" (where enough to be unnoticed by someone passing in the hall" is likely to the consumption of alcoholic beverages plays a prominent 1l Thedate, tme and site for the event must be approved be a point of controversy in tonight's SLC meeting. if not dominant role in the theme of the event) do not con by the Rector of the Residence Hall and the Dean of Students "It's simply unrealistic, "said Mike Hess. "Since life is centered form to these requirement and therefore may not be con Office at least five days before the event. in the hall at Notre Dame, the dorm can't have a library at ducted. 2) A request to the Dean of Students for the use of a mosprere. The hall is a place in which to live." Examples of sme possible kinds of gatherings which may facility by a Residence Hall shall include a statement of the It seems unlikely that the student representatives of the SLC will beconductedin the residence halls would be: Hal\ or section purpose of the event, the number of persons attending from approve Faccenda's first draft proposal.

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