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Crtnttp Cnpb VOL. XCVI NO. 10 PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF TRINITY COLLEGE SINCE 1904 NOVEMBEH 24.1997 Students Address Academic Excellence Rewarded Needs Of Homeless cluding substance use and lack BY RENAY SMALLCOMB of education. News Writer Asked what the most diffi- cult part of their job is, The week of November 16 to Poventud answered, "The rep- 22 marked a joint initiative by etition. Trying to help these ConnPIRG and the SG A to raise people and seeing them resort to awareness and aid the homeless their old behavior. But if we can during National Hunger and help one or two people change Homelessness Week. Many their lives, it's worth it. We cer- Trinity students, faculty and tainly don't do it for money- we staff united to show their sup- do it because we've been there port and raise awareness among and we want to give from our the Trinity community through heart to help someone else." their participation in several Smith added, "It's frustrating events. because they are eager to blame This initiative began everyone else for their situation, Wednesday night with two even the people helping them. speakers, Melvin Smith and You have to find a trigger, some- Leon Poventud, followed by a thing to give them hope and a sleepout on the Cave Patio. As reason to fight." workers at the House of the Im- Discussing the cycle of maculate Conception Shelter, homelessness, Smith said, they discussed homelessness "Something usually causes and their experiences working someone to be homeless. It's a with the homeless. They ad- slow progression. Most people Over a hundred new members were inducted into Pi THOMBACK dressed many factors which abuse drugs or alcohol before Gamma Mu Honor Society in a ceremony held in the contribute to homelessness, in- see WEEK on page seven Washington Room on Tuesday, November 18. BY JENNIFER ANTONIAZZI lege as well as from students yond reason here. That's really However, other options such BY DEVIN PHARR News Editor who are disturbed well into the what it comes down to: reason- as a student pledgeare also be- News Writer night. "We can't be unfair to ability. 1 don't want to get into some students just because numbers and have people com- The Student Government that a possible a most people feel otherwise. plaining that there were only an honorq^e.cbiildbeaJTrjiji? Recently, Trinity College de- Association held an informa- an hnor'q^ecb cided to crack down on parties Quite often these calls come twenty-nine when you said we tional session on Monday No- icy pledge that students fco'utct : from people who normally could have up to thirty. I'd sign at matriculation,; f he which had previously been tol- vember 10 in an attempt to might be out enjoying them- rather say that if those thirty pledge would not greatly de- erated. Specifically, the college gamer student opinion on the selves as well. But they may have people are inside and keeping it viate from Trinity's current willnotallow any public or an- issue of possibly bringing an a test or a race or something within tolerable levels, I don't policy. Instead it would in- nounced parties to begin or honor code to Trinity, This early the next morning. For have a problem with that. We clude a more conscious effort continue after two o'clock in the polling initiative is being orga- them to be woken up by half the probably won't even know by the administration,faculty, morning. While this may affect nized by the President of Stu- campus returning home at about it. But if we're talking and student body of explain- the plans of certain other dent Government Association, three or four in the morning is about even ten people who are ing to incoming students what events, it mostly affects "Late William Mahoney' 99 who has unfair." breaking things and outside on it means to be part of the Trin- Nights" held quite frequently on also collected information on the lawn hollering and yelling, ity community. weekends after parties. Tanya Dickey '98 disagrees existing honor codes at other we're going to hold someone ac- This is not the first time that Associate Dean Kirk Peters, with this argument. "1 don't institutions such as Oberlin who will inform the Greek so- think it's fair to tell everyone in countable." and Connecticut College as a the possible adoption of an ciety presidents of the decision school they can't do something Responsibility is another basis for comparison. In two - honor code has been investi- gated at Trinity. Senior Asso- in a meeting today, said, "We're just because some people com- area that the College would pre- weeks, he will present his find- not trying to change the social plain. I'd like to sleep in some- fer to leave undefined. While ings to the Priorities and Plan- ciate Dean of Students Mary Thomas explained that sev- environment around here with times but I can't because one may expect that at a party, ning Committee (PPC). this. It's written in the hand- someone is jackhammering the organization at which the One of the options being eral years ago, members of the SGA approached the Aca- book that there aren't any par- outside my window at nine in party is being held will be held looked at is the traditional ties allowed past 2:00 AM on the the morning." accountable, Peters desires to honor code which involves a demic Affairs Committee abot\t instituting an honor weekends," He continued, "Up The Dean's office and the ad- take things on a case by case pledge to behave ethically in to this point the reason we ministration feel that this is not basis. He explained that there your academic pursuits. The code. However, about two years passed before it actually haven't been enforcing it is that a majority rule situation, and might be situations where only adoption of such a system there hasn't been a lot of prob- that a person's opinion is hot in- some members of an organiza- could manifest itself in ways came before the committee by which time the students who lems. We've been having more valid just because they are not tion are responsible. In that case such as unproctored exams. Yet and more complaints as of late in the majority. penalties which may have ex- such a code also usually in- initially proposed it had graduated and current stu- though, and we have to act." However, Dean Peters ex- tended towards probation of cludesa provision thatrequires dents were no longer inter- Peters spoke about how some plained that the policy is not the responsible house will be students to report any inci- ested in the issue. of the complaints Campus simply an authortarian squeeze recognized as the responsibility dents of academic dishonesty of a few individuals. see CODE on page six Safety has been receiving have to eliminate socializing at Trin- or become implicated in the been from neighbors of the col- ity. "We and Security are not be- see BEER on page five INSIDE THIS WEEK'S TRIPOD A solution is News.. 5 Deans notes Yolanda Flamino presented for Opinion 2 for sickness 'W places 48th at ending crime Features 13 are likely to the National Cross on the Trinity / Arts 8 be on the Country Champi- campus 14 i Announcements.. 10 way out 5 onships 2 Sports 76 PAGE 2 OPINION THE TRINITY TRIPOD - NOVEMBER 24,1997 Trinity On The Brink Should We Provide A Forum For Hatred? Of A Safety Disaster The Tripod often receives letters from extremist groups and individuals proposing their agree that the third robbery on views on religion, education and race relations. Some make claims that the Holocaust BY A.J. FUENTES campus this semester should never happened. Others propose that whites are the only superior race or that religion Opinion Writer provoke immediate response, it should be brought back into the public schools. All are written to be published as a letter was addressed solely with a to the editor so that these beliefs can become public knowledge. As a tour guide and student Campus Safety phone message, For this reason, The Tripod rarely publishes such letters. To provide a forum for this type leader, I am frequently asked by a cartoon and 16 meager lines in of writing in some ways condones it. To throw these letters away, however, ignores the both prospective students and The Tripod- importance of discussing the issues they raise. their parents about safety on Worse still, Campus Safety, In our politically correct world of Trinity College, there seems to be a general belief that campus. In the past, I have con- Buildings and Grounds, and no one is outwardly racist, sexist, or homophobic today. While people may think insult- fidently answered that here at other administrators feel they ing things, they would never say them out loud. So when we read letters like these, it is Trinity, "it is not a problem." In- still need to "evaluate the secu- rity measures in place and de- shocking to find that there are people out there with such blatantly bigoted views. creasingly though, 1 am grow- termine whether additional Some of the letters are simply expressing a belief, be it an outrageous one, that is not ing less and less certain that safety here is truly something measures are needed." Clearly, particularly harmful to potential readers.