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VOLf 66 NO. IS MERCYHURST COLLEGE, GLENWOOD HILLS, ERIE, PA.|16546 FEBRUARY 1IM993 Fax criticizes methods Dr. Gary Brown involved in controversy By Joseph Legler The fax release from Kampia also said person for E r i e NO RML, and the Am eri- unless they become a matter of police Editor in Chief that an ex-roommate of Paolello alleg- ca n Civil Liberties Union about her situ- record. This has not become a police edly told a ResidentjAssistant that matter.t Junior psychology major, Melissa ation. Paolello and three of h e r friends engaged ^ "The incident in question involves the Paolello has accused Director of Resi- "Not only am I going to defend myself in smoking marijuana. illegal use of a controlled substance by dence Life, Dr. Gary Brown, of alleged against these charges, but we're consid- The three friends of Paoello have al- students in on-campus housing. This* is a misconduct in coercing her into admit- ering suing Mercy h u rst Col l e g e for defa- legedly already admitted to the adminis- violation of college and student housing ting that she smoked marijuana accord- mation of c h a r a c t e r , " said Paolello in the tration to smoking marijuana in the past, policy and state law. ing to a fax that was sent out to various fax release. according to the fax release. They have HO local media from R o b Kampia, president Strangers are coming up to me on " A s f s t a t e d on page ten in the allegedly been told of a possible $200 of the Undergraduate Student Govern- campus saying they've heard I'm a drug Mercyhurst College Student Handbook fine each and a one year disciplinary ment atPenn State University and direc- dealer/' she said in the release. (1992-93), This infraction may result in: probation period. tor of PA NORML (Pennsylvania Affili- Paolello, according to the fax, publicly a $200 fine, mandatory counseling, pos- Paolello purportedly has not told Dr. ate of the National Organization for the supports the legalization of marijuana sible parental notification, a one-year Brown anything regarding her involve- Reform of Marijuana Laws). and has attended several rallies and meet* disciplinary probation. ment, if any, with marijuana. The fax ings hosted by NORML. c "All disciplinary sanctions may be Paolello was interviewed by local TV, from Kampia has alleged that Dr. Brown A statement released by the Mercy hurst appealed to a student judicial board for a CBS affiliate WSBE, channel35 over is acting on "nothing more than hear- College external affairs office said: "We hearing to ensure that justice is done this past weekend. say." £ ] have read the statement by Amy Giles without the rights of any student being The Merciad attempted to contact I Kampia has become involved in this issued to the news media from a Perm impaired or unjust penalties being lev- Paolello on several occasions without because of his experience with on-cam- State Fax number. ied. success. pus marijuana policies and marijuana ^ " Wh ile there are a number of inaccura- "At this time,j however, no official Brown could not elaborate; on the legalization* activism. cies in that statement, it is the policy of sanctions have been Imposed on any matter, but he referred all comments to a Paolello, according to the fax-release, Mercyhurst College not to discuss stu- student, as college officials are still in- statement issued by the college printed has also contacted Amy Giles, spokes- dent disciplinary matters with the media vestigating the matter." at the end of this article. Students learniwhat it i s like to b e an RA CHEC By Jenn Trinidad position. Letters of appointment will be mailed Merciad Staff Reporter. A panel interview follows. The panel out on April 6, giving each individu a 1 an consists of the Assistant Directors of opportunity to accept the position and On Tuesday, February 9, there was a Residence Life, the Director of the Stu- the assignment I OUT meeting in the Great Room of the Union dent Union, and two current RAs. "I don't run residence life; the staff for those interested in becoming a resi- Dr. Brown will then have a brief meet- runs the residence life program," said Friday, February 12 dent assistant for next year. ing with each individual recommended Brown. "It can't get any better. We're 'To be an RA, pne must have completed by the panel. like a family." 7 p.m. Cafeteria. The Dating at least 50 hours of study, have a 2.5 QPA, be jn good disciplinary standing, Game. | and have the desire to make Mercyhurst 8 p.m. Lit t i e T h e a t r e . Student College a better institution. Choreography Show. Free Ad- Though it is strongly recommended mission. that these qualifications are met, there are some exceptions. Saturday, February 13 Some of the responsibilities included with being an RA are helping residents 10:30|a.m. | t o 3 p.m. Zurn move in, resolving resident problems, Lower Level. Anthropology/ unclogging toilets, and writing up resi- Archeology Day. dents who misbehave. An RA is some- SAC Trip to Cleveland Flats. one who gets the job done. Part of the job is also being able to 8 p.m. Little Theatre. Student work around the clock. An RA is ex- Choreography Show. Free Ad- pected to be on duty, to live by the rules mission. that need to be enforced, and to be a role model for the residents. On the other Sunday, February 14 hand, an RA is not a police officer and does not look for trouble unless its 2:30fp.m. Zurn Recital Hall. brought to attention l€ D'Angelo Symphony Orches- 111 could be the best part of c o l l e g e , yet the part you dread the most/* said Dr. tra. Brown, director of housing. To apply to be a resident assistant, one Monday, February 15 must complete an application, submit a one to three page typed essay, turn in 8:30 p.m. Government three completed rating scales, and a copy Chambers. MSG Meeting. of a current class and work schedule. One of the rating scales is to be filled out by a current RA, another by a faculty member, and the last by an individual of Wednesday, February 17 choice. After everything is turned in, a one-on- 8 pan. Men's Basketball hosts one interview with a current RA is sched- Edin III uled between March 8 and March 16 to cain a better understanding of the RA Jri"^* 11 ' i PAGE 2 THE MERCIAD FEBRUARY 11,1993 MSG p l a n s v i d e o store US By Jule Gardner a J video store was re-opened. been set. Merciad News Editor Bruno informed members that he Other items on the a gend a were: JJf will be looking into and contact- elections of chairpersons fox the John Bruno, president of ing possible sponsors f o r t h i s i d e a . Senior Dinner Dance,ithe SAC Mercyhurst Student Government Vice-President Nick Roberts sponsored "Dating Game," plans (MSG), opened the MSG meet- discussed plans for bringing the for Challenge Week and T-shirts ing on Monday, February 8, with band "Blues? Travelers" for the that will be sold by cheerleaders discussion of theisurveillance MSG-sponsored concert. He also at the jMercyhurst/Gannon bas- Do you think i n acceptable Cameras that will be installed on brought attention to articles i n the ketball game. campus. Bruno suggested that a Merciad and expressed disap- SAC chairperson, Mark for people lik^Dr. Kevorkian committee of s t u d e n t s , faculty and proval that he was not contacted Korcinsky, reminded everyone administration be formed to de- before an opinion column on this about collecting loose change on vise and amend a p o l i c y concern- subject was published. Roberts Wednesday as part of Challenge to help terminally ill people a ing whatpurpose the cameras will said 10,000 Maniacs" would c o s t Week. He said; that President specifically serve. Various mem- over $35,000, which is why they Garvey will personally match the commi uicide? bers volunteered to be part of t h i s will not be performing at amount collected by volunteers. committee. .<* Mercyhurst. "I'm confident it's MSG meeting are open to the By Jule Gardner The possibility of turning the going t o be a good show," he said. public. The next meeting will be Merc fad News Editor ping-pong room in the Union into The date for the concert has not Monday, February IS at 8:30 p.m. in the Government Chambers. Editor's Note: This column f is designed to represent different viewpoints of Mercyhurst students about current, newsworthy topics. The o p i n i o n s are obtained through a random telephone poll of on-campus numbers. (That means you should keep up on the issues because next week I might be talking to you). Dittie Brunner, senior, Nursings * hopes The cover was frozen to the "I don't think it's right f o r anyone to take anyone else's life; Even will ground next to the hole. though it's hard to see someone suffering, I still believe it's not right Graduation graduation comes around. Ott reported the incident to se- to take someone else's life." Mercyhurst must have a rider curity right a w a y because he was on their insurance policy for li- concerned that a young child Dan Wamke, junior, Communications: * preparation ability, not o n l y for shutting down may inadvertently get hurt filling : "If t h e person can deal with the decision, who are we to say they're traffic and using the street for a in.