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?Tltcc7 IntMcr sity (Rcho \_/fcW9l V^lssue4 / Somber t>. WT , - , Officials tell of drugs pipn^ confiscated on campus By Stephanie Dawn Drug paraphernalia, such as their big problems. But, they will Echo Staff Reporter rolling papers, pipes and syringes, do what they can to maintain this are also in Ratchford's custody. steadiness, Lockmiller said. For the 24 years Lt. Larry Alcohol is the most common "There will be no tolerance of Lockmiller has been on the UTC drug seen on campus because "it any kind for illegal drugs on this campus, he has rarely run into a is socially acceptable in some parts campus," MacDougall said. drug problem. of the country," MacDougall said. A student must face the "The biggest part [of students! Although alcohol is prevalent consequences for his actions, that come here are in it for the at parties, there is no classification which could include a warning, education, not to do drugs," as to who is creating a drug probation or suspension from the Lockmiller said. problem on campus. Fraternities university, MacDougall said. Officials are not blind, however, are often the only ones in the Officials also recommend the they know that some students are spotlight, but this is a large help of the UTC Counseling abusing a drug of choice, said misconception. Center or outside facilities to those Dean Richard MacDougall, "One week it may be someone using any drug to excess, director of student housing. not in an organization, next it may Lockmiller said. These drugs of choice range be someone in an organization," Students may seek alternatives from marijuana to crack cocaine, Lockmiller said. to getting intoxicated or "high" by Lockmiller said. The majority of drugs on methods they feel police can not Among the drugs confiscated on campus are confiscated from determine as an actual crime. campus are several amphetamines, someone other than a UT C "Roboing", or downing a bottle including speckle birds and black student, perhaps a drug dealer, of cough syrup, can be detected widows, and several barbiturates, Ratchford said. and dealt with accordingly, Ben Cavazos including Darvon and Tofranil, UTC police do not take extra Ratchford said. Construction of New Village Phase II apartments is moving said Lt. Robert Ratchford, a time to target drug abuse on "Intoxication docs not have to right on track. See related construction story on page 3. criminal investigator with UTC. campus because it is not one of be with alcohol," Ratchford said. Resource Center eases teaching for faculty By Chanda Milliron said Dr. Karen Adsit, dirccior of The Teaching Resource Center Echo Staff Reporter the ccntcr.Upcoming workshops can help teachers set up their own will cover problem-based learning web pages with templates and in The Grayson H. Walker and using the Internet. accordance to the University Teaching Resource Center offers Students can expect to see a Stylcbook. faculty current technology and the variety of methods and greater use Faculty attend the workshops instruction to use it. of technology in the classroom as on a voluntary basis. About 30 to 'This is going to be... a major result of the Teaching Resource 40 members use the facilities on a contributor to quality education at Center's efforts, Adsit said. It is regular basis, Adsit said. It is a UTC," said Dr. Summerlin, acting suggested on the web page that misconception that teachers arc provost and vice chancellor. students need to use technology to sent to the Teaching Resource Faculty can use the complete tasks on a regular basis Center because of bad evaluations, microcomputer lab, make CD- and be graded on it to incorporate Summerlin said. ROMs, scan in pictures, or create it into the curriculum. Area teachers arc also invited their own web pages at the lab, The UC Foundation funded the to use the center. "Wc haven't located at 401 Hunter Hall. center with $90,000 this year. The promoted very widely to that The Teaching Resource Center center will receive an additional audience yet because we are still also offers workshops and "virtual $90,000 next year before it will be working out the kinks," Adsit said. workshops" on the web page to under the state budget, Adsit said. Students are not allowed to use the introduce professors to different Faculty members can use all equipment unless they arc working teaching methods and technology the equipment free of charge. The on a faculty project. enhancements. facilities include four PCs, nine The center was formed under The sources for the Macintosh computers, black and the leadership of and thus named workshops are journal articles, white and color scanners and after Dr. Grayson Walker, the late iMlCaMM national meetings, and other printers, a VCR ,a CD-ROM and Students enjoy a game of volleyball outside of Lockmiller provost and vice chancellor. colleagues locally and nationally, a slide maker. Apartments The University Echo I Thursday, September 5,1996 Still waiting patiently for campus housing By Phil Dake For the students Echo Staff Reporter falling in this last bracket the school is very lenient The Read House and with them. Students can King's Lodge are still being get out of their contract if used as home for many UTC they decide they want to students and those students live somewhere else remaining may be there for before all the hotel some time to come. students are Although cancellations accommodated. have come in quickly the last When all of those two weeks they have slowed students living in hotels down considerably, said are in university housing Richard MacDougall, then students wishing to director of housing. terminate their contracts "Cancellations have cannot. The main reason slowed down to a trickle," a student is allowed out of MacDougall said. "The a contract while students students remaining may be are still in hotels is to there up to a month." allow more students to get Currently there are 20 to campus housing. rooms still being occupied Housing is not a state by UTC students at The funded program and all Read House, which is equal hotel students pay for the to 38 people. The King's Read House: home to 38 UTC students Aaron Solomon most expensive housing Lodge is still reporting about complex on campus. 20 rooms and 37 students as of Tuesday. MacDougall said that there are three major reasons why Housing is not appreciated in the schools budget and All the female students from The Read House are now UTC housing is over populated every year. that having 100% occupancy more than compensates for in university housing and only 15 female students remain Number one you have students who didn't show. That the expense of housing students in hotels, MacDougall said. at the King's Lodge, said MacDougall .Almost every year is a good number of people," MacDougall said. However, more than half of the hotel students are in some students end up in hotel housing and nothing seems Then you have people who come and leave for some campus housing and all of the female students should be to be helping the situation. Everything is being done lo reason: homesickness, move in with relatives or decide that out in a week to 10 days. alleviate the problem, including the expansion of New this isn't the time and place for them. Then we have a The rest of the remaining students should feel confident Village which is scheduled to be completed by the fall of number of students who decide they'd like to live that their lime to live on campus, although delayed, is 1997, said housing manager Marc Booker* somewhere else. approaching. If you are interested in writing for The University Echo, stop by the office and let us know. We are located in Room 111 of the University Center or call 755-4298. The University Echo I Thursday, September 5,1996 3 Construction safety is concern among students Pulliam explains, is the lack By Tawnya J. Denson of staging area workers Echo Staff Reporter have. With Fletcher Hall, for Ah, UTC growing pains. instance, workers have a Students can feel them large open area for delivery everywhere on campus. Some of construction materials. of those lucky enough to live at This area is compensated the heart of construction can at New Village with the hear them just as well. fencing in of surrounding Roaring bulldozers, piercing streets. back-up sirens, endless Pull.am explains lhat hammering; in the midst of the when prc-casting begins on commotion, some students have the parking garage lost their sanity ... or maybe September 8, cast 5th Street just their sidewalks. will be blocked off from the Most students and safety western most gate down to administrators on campus the construction fence at die would agree that the loss of garage site. sidewalks has been the most This will be the staging dangerous factor in area for flatbed trucks which construcuon safety thur Ew and deliver the prc-cast beams, the bad news is walkways will and requires the maximum become more scarce before the amount of working space. building is over. During this construcuon, The university requires that 10-12 of the city's parallel Fence around New Village construction causes students to walk In street Benen CCavazo s pedestrian walkways be parking spaces will be left provided during construction. unavailable, and the When they are approved by the city, barracades are set up by the city for the Oak Street side of construction at New sidewalk will be off-limits, too. which allow students to pass between the construction fence Vil'sge, however, and this is one of the several places on Pulliam's advice to students is to bear the inconvenience and a barrier in the street, said Jim Pulliam, Safety campus where students feel very unsafe.

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