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Grand Valley State University ScholarWorks@GVSU Volume 4 Lanthorn, 1968-2001 1-27-1972 Lanthorn, vol. 4, no. 07, January 27, 1972 Grand Valley State University Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol4 Part of the Archival Science Commons, Education Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation Grand Valley State University, "Lanthorn, vol. 4, no. 07, January 27, 1972" (1972). Volume 4. 7. http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol4/7 This Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Lanthorn, 1968-2001 at ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Volume 4 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. w e a t h e r high winds, snow expected today colder t omo r r ow vol.4 no. 7 grand valley state college january 27, 1972 DRUG CRACKDOWN ANNOUNCED Amidst the growing concern denied admission.” campus police chief; and Booker body or officer has found a professional staff members and of students, faculty, and staff as This policy was Washington, student, reviewed student guilty; to the vice selected students to deal with to the rights and responsibilities short-lived—about ten day«-due three such applicants winter president for student affairs in problems associated with drug of the college in its relation to to the negative reaction of the term. At the board’s the case of a student convicted use; drug use and misuse, President President’s Executive Council recommendation, all three were in a court of law; to the 4. the offering of counseling Arend Lubbers recently released and the advice of the school’s granted admission. and rehabilitation services for a statement establishing a Drug attorneys, who stated that “the This temporary Review Board admissions office for a convicted drug user who applies for drug users and former addicts. Education and Control Program. flat prohibition of an admission will now become a permanent admission. ” These four dimensions will be In his statement, Lubbers also of anyone convicted of drug reviewing board known hereafter presented in a variety of designated Doctor Robert abuse or a known drug user may as the Rehabilitation Review ii should be noted that this Board is a consultation board formats, ranging from lectures Woody, Dean of Student be held to be arbitrary and thus Board as noted in Lubber's whose function is to make and workshops presented by Development, as the program’s unreasonable if challenged in a policy on the advice of the nationally known professionals director. court of law.” President’s Executive recommendations to the appropriate body or official as in drug research to The new statement, released Following this statement a Committee. The Board will be seminar-fashion exchanges of January 24, proved to be temporary Review Board was comprised of a certified outlined above. The final decision of any case arising from views and ideas to didactic significantly remote from the established to review applicants consulting psychologist. a classroom presentations " previous policy set forth by who were known drug users. The clinical psychologist, a student, a drug misuse rests in the hands of Lubbers on December 20 which board, consisting of Drs. Robert taw enforcement agent, a faculty that particular body or officer. In other issues concerning The fundamental criterion for stated that “a convicted drug W oody; David Register, member, and a medical doctor. drug misuse, Lubbers cited in his processing applicants who are user or known drug user shall be psychologist; William Johnson The members will be selected by statement that when a student is President Lubbers on the basis referred to the Board will be charged with violating any of the of their knowledge of the drug evidence of the applicant’s campus regulations, including PROF. PROTESTS ILL problem. The appointments, to ability to rehabilitate himself. drug usage, he has the right of be announced in February, may According to Dr. Woody, also due process as guaranteed in the not necessarily be members of Chairman of the Rehabilitation Student Handbook. He further the college community. Review Board, the criteria that specifies that people who have USEofGVSC's NAME The Board will not concern may be used to evaluate the been charged in a court with a itself with academic applicant’s potential ability will violation of public law, “the On Jan. I 1, 1972, Prof. A. V. “sponsorship of colleges of be that “the student should be a Martin of the Mathematics GVSC of programs of this kind qualifications. Rather, its college does reserve the right to concern will lie in nonacademic nonadvocate of the previous determine its relationship to Department sent a memorandum is likely to have unfortunate • problem behavior (such as drug to each member of the faculty consequences.” He pointed out qualifications as defined by the such persons in light of the president’s statement and use); the student should he court’s ruling.” and professional staff at GVSC. the possibility that the motivated to eliminate self The memorandum concerned “ intellectually sophisticated sanctioned by the Open meetings will be Administrative Manual (similar defeating behavior (such as to scheduled in the forth coming certain “abuses of the name of m embers of the local gain control of drug usage), and GVSC” and also presented what community” might conclude to the Student Handbook but weeks to be used as a vehicle in for staff and faculty use) under the student should potentially he believed to be a solution to that Grand Valley’s faculty are - -1WUI W—ll '\ WMWW trie proorem. m o rP ’ lftrorC stC U lit SflOW (7U51HC35 the college community, i.e., he than in higher education. He which reads as follows: “ Non many questions yet unanswered, The memo spoke specifically academic Qualifications: should not present a life style such as: what will happen to a of two such abuses. The first was added that the ’’ignorant and the that would lead to adverse credulous” might think that the Notwithstanding that a student student recently convicted of a the sponsorship by Grand Valley is able to meet the academic modeling effects.” drug crime? How can he of a workshop which dealt with coiiege’s sponsorship of such events constitutes an requirements for admission, he According to a summary dem onstrate evidence of the possibility of colonizing may be denied admission by the rehabilitation? The Board hopes other planets as a partial endorsement by the college of statement of the Drug Education the ideas or claims presented. Admissions Unit, with approval and Control Program by Dr. that the whole of the policy will solution to over-population. The of the Executive Office of that be lucid and stable with the second was the talk here In criticizing the first event, Woody, “The scope of the drug Prof. Martin stated that “there is division on evidence of prior program will encompass four completion of this term. recently by “Susy Psychic,” behavior involving grave moral In closing his policy. Lubbers which was sponsored by William no scientist of any repute, dimensions: anywhere in the world, who turpitude. ” 1. a development of clear stated that “We are seeking to James College. As outlined in President cope with a problem in a way Prof. Martin in his memo that believes that colonization of the communication between all planets offers a solution to the Lubbers’ statement: “the relevant persons in the campus that treats the individual fairly problem of over-population.” function of the Rehabilitation community regarding drug and keeps the colleges, as a Concerning “Susy Psychic” Review Board will be to study information; whole, psychologically and sociologically healthy so that the the professor asked if it weren’t each case of drug misuse that 2. the provision of JOE LOUIS possible that the invitation by affects or may affect the college scientifically-based information best possible education takes WJC might be “a kind of sick and recommend action to the on the physiological, place.” And he finally adds, “We joke.’’ He added that it might be appropriate body or person: to psychological, and socio-cultura! invite any additional views or WILL RIDE assumed that she is “seriously the All College Judiciary or effects of drug misuse; counterviews that others may deluded and believes in her own hearing officer if that judicial 3. the training of existing have.” powers,” whereas he felt that a s a s e s the persons who invited her here do not. NEW STUDENT CENTER As a result of the trial which Prof. Martin concluded that was given extensive coverage in such abuses of the college’s the last issue of the Lanthorn, name could be avoided in the Joe Louis, a junior TJC student, future, without resorting to was found guilty by the censorship, by adopting the PLANNED for FALL of 73 following policy, or one similar: All-College Judiciary of using by Ken Schepers drugs at the TJC Advance held “Every event sponsored by a organizations. The campus With the spring thaw (which attractive features. last August. After the decision college or division of GVSC is to bookstore will have a large be classified by the is just around the corner) should One special attraction of the was announced, Merrill Rodin, a center is an impromptu theatre portion of the second floor and TJC professor who was acting as administrative head of that come the beginning of is expected to expand its field of construction of the new GVSC which, according to Prof. Louis’ defense counsel, stated college or division, either as merchandise. S tu d en t Center. Pending William Iron of the CAS theatre that an appeal is likely.