Notre Dame Scholastic, Vol. 129, No. 18
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Box 36E64 Scholas:lc Is published weekly durIng the school year except durIng examinations and vacation periods at Notre Dame, IN 46556 and printed LA, CA 90036 at The Papers, Inc., Milford, IN 46542. The subscription rate is $20.00/year and back Issues are available at $1.00/copy. The opinIons expressed In Scholastic are this of the authors and editors and do not necessarily represent the opinIons of the entire editorial board of Scholastic or'the University of Notre Dame, Its administration, faculty or student body. Editorials represent the opInion of the majority of the Allow 4-6 wks. delivery. Free catalog editorIal board. Manuscripts are welcome. All unsolicited material become the property of Scholastic. Scholastic Is represented nationally with order, or send $1. and an S.A.S.E. by CASS CommunIcations, Inc• • 1988 Scholastic MagazIne. All rIghts reserved. Reproduction in whole or In part without permission Is prohibited. April 14, 1988 1 rTF , stic Apri114,1988 Show Off Your Bad Attitude With A SCHOOL IS HELL T·SHIRT Other Stunning Designs: epartments • WORK IS HELL 6 / Week ill Distortion: Filling Station By John Griffm (The Classic) • LIFE IN HELL 7 / On Other Campuses: Beam~g With Radioactivity • BONGO By Mike Farnan 21 / Music: Previous and Reviews • I 'SWEAR TO GOD .By Ann Seifer I DIDN'T DO IT Cover 23 / Calendar 8 / The Best Defense 24 / Final Word: One Down, Three to Go By Steffanie Keller By Steve Wagner 11 / Take a Bite Out Off Crime tndent Life By Marita Kurst 14/ Anl'0stal & Jim Grogan: The Legend Continues By Maggie Sieger Sports 17 / Sportsweek 18 / Irish Not LaX About Winning I By Pete LaFleur Send to: Life in Hell I! P.O. Box 36E64 Scholas:lc Is published weekly durIng the school year except durIng examinations and vacation periods at Notre Dame, IN 46556 and printed LA, CA 90036 at The Papers, Inc., Milford, IN 46542. The subscription rate is $20.00/year and back Issues are available at $1.00/copy. The opinIons expressed In Scholastic are this of the authors and editors and do not necessarily represent the opinIons of the entire editorial board of Scholastic or'the University of Notre Dame, Its administration, faculty or student body. Editorials represent the opInion of the majority of the Allow 4-6 wks. delivery. Free catalog editorIal board. Manuscripts are welcome. All unsolicited material become the property of Scholastic. Scholastic Is represented nationally with order, or send $1. and an S.A.S.E. by CASS CommunIcations, Inc• • 1988 Scholastic MagazIne. All rIghts reserved. Reproduction in whole or In part without permission Is prohibited. April 14, 1988 1 a 2 Editorial Letters standing the policy with his/her sig nature. Our policy states that no in formation will be shared with another Awareness Is person unless 1) The student requests (signed release) us to do so or; 2) There is clear danger (threat to life) present. We are then mandated by Key law to take preventive action which may include bringing others in for assistance. When a student signs a Although the number of assaults that have occurred at release, s/he decides what can be re Notre Dame is not remarkably high, the fact that any attacks leased and to whom it should be re occur shows that the situation as a whole needs improving. leased. Typically ths is requested by Certainly students should take more precautions when walking a student when s/he wishes to verify 8Iound at night. But some of the burden must fallon the to someone else that s/he is participat University. Increased lighting has been a positive step taken but, ing in counseling. No details beyond ~s Director of Security Rex Rakow has said, awareness is the key verification of participation are pro Issue. vided. While we always inform stu Students must be willing to listen to advice - but that dents that in life-threatening situ advice must be made available. The absence of pamphlets about ations we must take action, I note that assault prevention on the Notre Dame campus reveals an incom in my own 15 years of clinical work I plete commitment to inform students of real dangers. At Saint have never had to do so. In these same Mary's, a lower rate could be attributed to a well-publicized 15 years of work at four university escort service and efficient distribution of educational materials. counseling centers, involving coun- Through better publicity and utilization ofNotre Dame's . seling of more than 15,000 students, I escort service, potentially dangerous situations could be avoided. am aware of this type of action being The Security Department, along with the Office of Student Af taken three times. fairs, must do a better job informing students of services. Also, I would like to add that within making students aware of the need to be careful, even though the our office confidentiality is taken University may be reluctant to mention an aspect of life on Counseling Director Explains author's citing of the "opinions of very seriously. When discussing a campus which is less than golden, is necessary if Notre Dame Confidentiality some students." I do not believe that counseling relationship with other wants to be as safe as is realistically possible. these views are shared by many Notre professionals, we use initials rather Dear Editor Dame students. Those who share this than names. Only in cases of clinical The February 25 issue of view are misperceiving the situation. siIpervision (e.g. our work with in Scholastic Scholastic contained an article and an I will explain our policy of confiden terns) does another person know the editorial which addressed the issue of tiality, clarify our relationship with name of a student. This is done with confidentiality within the Student the Office of Residential Life, and the student's knowledge and consent. Health Center and the University provide an accurate picture of grow The Office of Residential Counseling Center (UCC). I am the ing student use of the UCc. Life (ORL) is one of a number of Director of the UCC. I would like to Our policy of confidentiality offices which seek our consultation. address some of the issues which is presented in written form to a In so doing, their motive is to obtain surfaced in the article and respond to student before s/he meets with a an assessment by a trained psycholo the editorial request for clarification. counselor. It is also discussed during gist or alcohol counselor. We evalu ~ I first must note that all of my the initial session, at the end of which ate the need for counseling or some comments were in response to the the student acknowledges under- other tyupe of intervention. The 2 Scholastic April 14, 1988 3 a 2 Editorial Letters standing the policy with his/her sig nature. Our policy states that no in formation will be shared with another Awareness Is person unless 1) The student requests (signed release) us to do so or; 2) There is clear danger (threat to life) present. We are then mandated by Key law to take preventive action which may include bringing others in for assistance. When a student signs a Although the number of assaults that have occurred at release, s/he decides what can be re Notre Dame is not remarkably high, the fact that any attacks leased and to whom it should be re occur shows that the situation as a whole needs improving. leased. Typically ths is requested by Certainly students should take more precautions when walking a student when s/he wishes to verify 8Iound at night. But some of the burden must fallon the to someone else that s/he is participat University. Increased lighting has been a positive step taken but, ing in counseling. No details beyond ~s Director of Security Rex Rakow has said, awareness is the key verification of participation are pro Issue. vided. While we always inform stu Students must be willing to listen to advice - but that dents that in life-threatening situ advice must be made available. The absence of pamphlets about ations we must take action, I note that assault prevention on the Notre Dame campus reveals an incom in my own 15 years of clinical work I plete commitment to inform students of real dangers. At Saint have never had to do so. In these same Mary's, a lower rate could be attributed to a well-publicized 15 years of work at four university escort service and efficient distribution of educational materials.