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University Archives (02) Campus Box 1063 Index — _ _ _ Freshman Opinion .............................5 # A— ■ breaks “ Erts s6-l The/Jk SIUE / \ 1C I 1C record Classifieds .....................12 J See Sports Alton - East St. Louis - Edwardsville Tuesday, April 14,2009 www.alestlelive.com Vol. 61, No. 57 Exposed: SIUE experiences bout of public indecency By Rachel Carlson Schmoll said incidents of Alestle Reporter flashing or public indecency vary at SIUE. The common place for Three unrelated cases of an act o f exposure to occur, not public indecency have occurred only on this campus but at other on campus since March, and only universities as well, is the library one o f the suspects has been Schmoll said the quiet taken into custody. environment and sporadic groups The first case happened o f people could explain why areas March 17 in the Vadalabene like the library seem to be hit the Center’s men’s locker room when most. a man was found exposing “There’s more opportunity,” himself and masturbating in the Schmoll said. “You can hide and men’s shower. expose yourself and find an According to SIUE Police escape route.” Lt. Kevin Schmoll, Abdelkader Michael Kessler, a counselor Hadjsaid was arrested in with SIUE Counseling Services, connection with the incident on said exposure cases are impulse- March 18 and charged with driven and can occur for multiple public indecency. A reasons. It could be chemically representative of Madison induced. Kessler said the County Jail said Hadjsaid was no individual may have suffered a longer in custody. Director of head injury and therefore does Public Affairs Greg Conroy said not know what he or she is Hadjsaid was an electrical doing, or could suffer from a Hunter Creel/Alestle engineering graduate student. history o f sexual pleasure-seeking External Affairs chair Nichole Butler discusses changes to the Student Government constitution at Hadjsaid could not be behavior. Kessler also said some Friday’s meeting. Some of the changes could involve removing the School Spirit and Pride Committee reached for comment as of cases could also be because the and changing GPA and attendance requirements for senators. Monday evening. person gave in to peer pressure The next case occurred and exposed themselves as part of March 23 in the basement a dare or bet. Future of School Spirit and stairwell o f Lovejoy Library, and Kessler said some people the final case on April 7 in the publicly expose themselves basement bathroom of the because o f the ADHD theory. Pride Committee in question Science Building. Suspects were The theory suggests the person not found in either case, and, exposing wants to create action in SG debates committee, student trustee position, according to Schmoll, are unrelated. iNDECENCY/pg.4 senate requirements in constitution revisions Volunteer organizations By Rosie Githinji Chair Cynthia Colon said the difficulty meeting this Alestle Reporter’ Student Government should not requirement because of time get rid o f her committee and that issues and class schedules. receive meth warning Student Government met on it has great benefits for the External Affairs Chair By Allan Lewis said. “We had to inform students Friday and began discussions campus. Nichole Butler said she disagreed Alestle Opinion Editor because the byproducts of meth regarding changes to its “The School Spirit and Pride and that a member o f Student are very lethal.” constitution, including Committee has brought more Government should make sure to Student organizations taking The number of abandoned eliminating the School Spirit and student involvement and has allot the appropriate amount of part in highway cleanup meth labs on Illinois roads has Pride Committee, removing the helped create more awareness of time for his or her volunteer opportunities have increased in 2009, according to student trustee from the Student Government all over responsibilities. been notified by Kimmel Sgt. Karen Gordon, o f the Illinois Executive Board and changing campus,” Colon said. “If they don’t have the time Leadership Center to be on the State Police Meth Response committee, GPA and attendance Student Organization to commit to (Student lookout for methamphetamine Team. requirements for senators. Advisory Board Chair Whitney Government), they shouldn’t be byproducts dumped on roads “We have encountered a ton One item brought to the Moore recommended the involved,” Buder said. through a service warning. of abandoned meth labs tossed table for change, was the removal required number o f committees Suggs said consideration of Organizations were notified out on the highways,” Gordon o f the School Spirit and Pride senators are required to serve on non-traditional students should Thursday, in a message forwarded said. “There are more in rural position from Student be changed from two to three. also apply to the 15-minute tardy by the Drug Free Coalition of areas, like Macoupin, Government. Senators against Currently, the Student rule that mandates senators who Madison County of the potential Montgomery and Bond counties, the removal o f the position said Government constitution states are tardy or leave before the problem, stating that byproducts and have also had an abundance the position should be taken over that senators must serve and meeting is adjourned will accrue dumped on roads endanger in Granite City.” by the Internal Affairs actively participate in a minimum absences. Under the current volunteers. Byproducts of the drug Committee. of two standing committees of constitution, after three Assistant Director o f the typically tossed onto roadways “I feel like we are losing sight the Senate, or committees violations o f the tardy rule, the Kimmel Leadership Center include hydrogen gas generators, of what Student Government is,” recognized by the Senate. senator may be removed from Suzanne Kutterer-Siburt said the bottles of ammonia, filters, Senator Dometi Pongo said. “It Student Trustee Amber their position, unless the reason is warning was sent out to all empty paint cans and battery limits interactions with the Suggs asked the Senate to approved by the vice president. student organizations, their shells. student body.” consider making the constitution Suggs said unforeseen advisers and on a number of e- “The hydrogen gas According to Vice President more non-traditional student circumstances in jobs, meetings mail list serves. generators are usually plastic soda Kress, the position o f the School friendly. Suggs said raising the and classes could keep her and “The meth dealers are bottles with tubing in it and is Spirit and Pride chair was to help number of committees a senator other graduate students from dumping their trash along the sometimes wrapped in film,” promote the cougar statue, has to serve on could mean that attending meetings on time, or highway. They don’t want to get Gordon said. “Some of these “Taking Stalk,” that is outside the non-traditional students caught with it because they know items are sometimes discarded in Morris University Center. considering running for a how toxic it is,” Kutterer-Siburt METH/pg.2 School Spirit and Pride senatorial position would have SENATE/pg.2 2 www.alestlelive.com Tuesday, April 14, 2009 SENATE METH from pg. 1 from pg. having to leave early. Students should not have the they are involved in extra activities, their grades a plastic bag.” toxic to the body,” Schmoll said. option o f serving on the Senate taken away because should not suffer. SIUE Police Lt. Kevin “If there is ammonia or anything of what their classes or jobs might involve “ You shouldn’t be involved in Student Schmoll said there have been no that they encounter it can according to Suggs. Government if you cannot keep up with academic meth arrests or meth-related definitely do some harm, “I shouldn’t have that tardy rule. Things should standards,” Kress said. “School comes first.” paraphernalia found on the SIUE especially if it is inhaled in the be taken into account,” Suggs said, using herself as Buder agreed with Kress that school is the top campus, but there have been lungs.” an example o f the non-traditional student. priority for any student and this particular change instances in Madison County. The chemical byproducts of Senator Gameli Kumasi said he does not want in the constitution would be beneficial, as “We haven’t encountered the drug, according to Schmoll, to change the current tardy rule. sometimes involvement in Student Government anything like that out there,” are more dangerous to volunteers “We should keep the tardy rule as it is,” Kumasi could be the reason for a low GPA. Schmoll said. “While Missouri is than the final product. said. “Otherwise people “We as an organization the number one meth producer, “If you find the end result might abuse it.” have to consider we are the southern (of meth), Pongo said the tardy “If they don’t have the cause of someone’s GPA Illinois also touching it rule is about allotment of dropping,” Butler said. “We has a lot of “We had to inform should not be time and also the abuse o f time to commit to as Student Government meth.” a problem,” rime. encourage (senators) to be Gordon students because the Schmoll said. Butler said while (Student Government), active in a lot o f things, but and Schmoll byproducts of meth are “If it is classes are important, the if you are failing your both said a found, you senators must take their they shouldn’t be classes, you need to spend number o f very lethal.” should responsibilities into involved,” more time on your different -Suzanne Kutterer-Siburt, contact police account. academics.” byproducts of assistant director of Kimmel authorities to “Academics are a first -Nichole Butler, Voting on changes for the drug could have it Leadership Center priority,” Butler said.

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