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The Carroll News John Carroll University Carroll Collected The aC rroll News Student 10-2-1997 The aC rroll News- Vol. 90, No. 4 (1997) John Carroll University Follow this and additional works at: https://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews Recommended Citation John Carroll University, "The aC rroll News- Vol. 90, No. 4 (1997)" (1997). The Carroll News. 1231. https://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews/1231 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student at Carroll Collected. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aC rroll News by an authorized administrator of Carroll Collected. For more information, please contact [email protected]. :For You . .9L6out You. Volume 90 Number 3 • September 25, 1997 JC UsluJe nls face lougher alcohol penallies Denise Glaros dent cases involving underage drinking, News Editor Rombalski said. It's the end of a long week of classes and to There is a need to create a serious response to celebrate, a group of friends decide to start the alcohol violations and moveawayfromjustgiving weekend off by drinking some alcohol in one of warnings to students, Rombalski said. the campus dorms. But whether or not this group of friends is of legal drinking age, they Alcohol Sanctions will be subjected to a newly enforced set of sanc­ The consequences for underage students con­ tions involving the alcohol policy. suming alcohol, possessing alcohol or open con­ Although the university is not ready to put tainers ·of it, or being in the presence of these anything into·print abom the sanctions now, violations, 1sa minimum mandatoryfineof $30or complete details of how the alcohol policy will work equivalent (typically community service if be enforced should be decided by the end of the a student demonstrates that they cannot afford semester, said Patrick Rombalski, dean of stu­ the fine). A warning and completion of one ses- dents. These tightened sanctions will then sion of anon-campus peer-education program be mcluded in the 1998-99 student hand­ called In-Sight (for freshmen and sopho­ book, Rombalski said. Currently, john mores) are also part of the sanctions. Carroll's alcohol policy is spelled out for the The In-sight program, wh1ch lasts general population in the 1996-97 stu­ abom an hour and a half, is run by dent handbook, but alcohol discipline graduate students at the counseling is not. center. Students must make an ap­ "We want to be absolutely sure that pointment for the program in person these sanctions are what we want to andcomplete it within four weeks. stick with," Rom balski said. FrcshmLn and sophommes h<wc Even· when the sanctions are deter­ been pc r In - tg t ause mined, the arro }community will not "they have more to learn," Rombalski receive information about them. said. "Our thinking is that we want Rombalski said that since these sanctions only to treat older students different," he said, but de­ affect am inority of students- those who choose pending upon the case, juniors and seniors can to drink- nothing needs to be put in print. receive the program as part of the sanctions. A sneak-peak at the Video Store before its re-opening. In the meantime, if a student exhibits intoxi­ Second timeoffendersreceivea minimum man­ cated behavior such as difficulty standing, in­ datory fine of $60 or the work equivalent, and an coherence, the smell of alcohol on clothing or official warning. breath, and/or bloodshot eyes, then that stu­ According to the student handbook, an official dent will have to suffer the consequences being warning carries a practice of sending a letter home Coming soon ... more officially mandated with the policy. In to parents about their child's behavior. previous years, the alcohol policy sanctions were However, Rombalski said the university will Wendy Maxlan enforced incongruently, Rombalski said. not send a letter home to a student's parents about Staff Reporter So far this year, there have been over 30 stu- see ALCOHOL, page 2 Raffles, prizes and free Donato's For the new store to be a suc­ pizza will mark the grand re-open­ cess, though, Fruscella said they ing of the Student Union Video need "to see more people in the Store tomorrow. store." Eyewitness account: The celebration is in order as the In the end, sales will be the Video Store got a face-!if t because determining factor of how suc­ of the realization that the store cessful the Video Store will be Pr~j ean tells of death row experiences needed updating and a new mar- because of the changes. keting strategy. They will also be a deciding Tom O'Konowlt z about the movie and her many cause they feared it would lose The changes and improvements factor for the Student Umon to Editor-in-Chief experiences with death row in­ its impactor be sensationalized. include a computerized inventory, see if the store, which has been in Sister Helen Prejean, had to mates, theirfamilies,and the vic­ Another obstacle in the creation better organization within the store, business since Feb.l995, is prof­ rent Thelma and Louise to see tims' families. of the movie was that every ma­ 100 new videos and a new account­ itable enough to keep it in exist­ what Susan Sarandon looked "I'm glad to be atjohn Carroll. jor Hollywood studio turned it ing system to "purchase newer mov­ ence. like. After realizing that she And I got some stories to tell ya," down. She said that the initial ies a lot faster,» said Tommy Bryan, "The ultimate goal," Bryan confused herwithGeena Davis she said in her friendly southern response to the movie was basi­ the Video Store manager. said, "is for sales to double this the entire movie, Prejean said, accent to the audience that filled cally that it could not be a suc­ "We want to try to draw more year." "Thank you, jesus, she's Gesu Church. cess because it lacked sex and and new people into the store," said But fornow,final preparations Louise." Describing herself as a south­ violence, and basically "It's a Laura Fruscella, assistant manager for tomorrow's "party," which But why would a nun be so ern storyteller who uses the first downer." of the Video Store. As a result, fac­ will run from 5 to 11 p.m. at the curious about Despite initial opposi­ ulty wHI now be able to rent mov­ Video Store and the Inn Between, Sarandon's appear­ "I knew he was worth more tions, the movie, directed ies. are the main focus. ance? Because that fa­ by Tim Robbins, was able According to Bryan, the store is a "It's going ro be a party," mous actress would be than the worst thing he had to take people "close to the lot like Blockbuster Video, but the Fruscella said. OJ Mick Boogie playing Prejean in ever done in his life." · reality of what it means to Student Union Video Store's mov­ will be there unrillO p.m. what would become execute a person," with ies will cost about half the price. The Video Store, which has an $80 million movie -·tielen ~ millions seeing the movie, One night rentals of any title will expanded hours, will be open hit. Prejean said. cost $2 or $1.50 with a student dis­ Thursdays 5 to 9 p.m., Fridays The movie, Dead person, present tense, Prejean Prejean said that her count card, Bryan said. "Every sev- . noon toll p.m., Saturdays 5 to 11 Man Walking, is based on enthralled much of her audience story, in both the movie and the enth video is always free, no matter p.m. and Sundays 5 to 9 p.m., he Prejean's book of the same for an hour and a half, as wit-. book, is "really a story of uncon­ what,~ he said. added. name which is her eyewitness nessed by their laughter and ditional love." Other additions to the store in­ "The Video Store is your week­ account of the death penalty tears. Prejean said that she wanted clude a "Flicks of the Month" sec­ end alternative," Bryan said. in the United States. Prejean told the audience how to dedicate her life toChrist,and tion and the sale of microwave pop­ "Give us another chance. Check Prejean spoke to the john many had urged her to not allow nuns are the ones who are typi­ corn and candy, Bryan said. us out." Carroll community last week her book to go to Hollywood, be- see PREJEAN, page 2 2 NEWS The Carroll News, September 25, 1997 Prejean on Dead Man Walking continued from page 1 sion and mspirauon. Byspendingsomuch time with this man, cally 10 the trenches with people to be of This desire to serve the poor was f ul­ and many others, who awaited execuuon, help to them. Because of th1s, Prejeanjomed filled in a less than traditional manner, Prejean said that she saw how theconvtcted the SISterhood of SLjoseph. But eventual! y, though, as she began to serve the poor who death row inmate "dies death a thousand a debate came up amongst the sisters about were a part of death row in Louisiana. What times before execution," because theirs is a why none of them were actually workmg started as pen pal letters to a convicted man scripted death. direct! y with the poor. became a deep, personal relationship. But she also learned how important it is Previously, Prejean believed the notion Pre_]ean admitted to an initialskepticism to be supportive of the victims' families, that "If the poor have God, they have every­ in the man's interest to befriend the nun, inmates' families and the police and others thing." She gave canned goods to "the poor," and she described her first triptothe"Death who participate in the actual execution.
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