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MONDAY, DECEMBER 5. 2011 NEW LONDON, CONNEcnCUT VOLUME XCV ' ISSU: 9 School Policy Unaffected by Change in State Law Regarding Marijuana Posession ANDREA AMULIC demeanor to civil violation. nalization is cost-effective, is not associated from legalization," and noted that the change is STAFF WRITER The fines for this offense have also been dras- with increased cannabis use at the state level administrative, rather than moral. tically reduced: first-time offenders will be cited (indeed, they found larger increases of canna- But what does the decriminalization of mari- Although the use or possession of non-medi- and fined $150, and fines for subsequent offens- bis use in states that imposed criminal penal- juana in Connecticut mean for the student body cal marijuana is still illegal in the state of Con- es may increase to amounts from $200 to $500. ties) and is not correlated with rates of alcohol of Connecticut College? necticut, recent legislation has decriminalized Support for this legislative change comes or other drug use. As it turns out, not that the possession of small amounts of cannabis. from numerous' findings, including those of The change seeks to re-appropriate the state's much, Dean Cardwell said, In accordance with SB 1014, which took effect the Connecticut Law Revision Commission of legal resources, thus allowing for greater atten- "The college's policy on mari- beginning in July 20 II, the criminal penalties 1997, After comparing data from states that had tion to be paid to more serious criminal offens- juana use has not changed in for the possession of less than half an ounce of decriminalized cannabis with states that still es, Sarah Cardwell, Associate Dean of Student accordance with the new law marijuana have been removed and the classifica- imposed criminal penalties on cannabis posses- Life at Connecticut College. said, "I think it's a because the legislation targets tion of the offense has been changed from rnis- sion, the commission determined that decrimi- fine change. Decriminalization is quite different fines and logistics." CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 Parking Shouldn't Be a Pain NBA • Lockout Comes to A Close BEN STEPANSKY STAFF WRITER I'm going to be honest with you. was secretly hoping that the NBA owners and players would not reach an agreement before the entire season went down the drain. I was getting used to a sports-world without profes- sional basketbalL I'm not going to get into the technicalities of the agreement, because frankly, I care about them less lhan I care about when the Jersey Shore season begins, but the question still remains: how the hell did it take this long!? Don't get me wrong, I love my Bos- ton Celrics. .during the basketball sea- son. But during the other five or six - months of the year (depending on how long the NBA makes me waste my ear- ly summer nights indoors watching a two month long playoff), I am focused on baseball or football whole-hearted- ly, In fact, this winter I was all geared up to focus on my VConn Huskies pro- MELANIE THIBEAULT tecting their most recent National Title ago. Students may not want to pay, ARTS EDITOR illegally on campus, probably until the changes. Since many members of and my new interest in the Boston Bru- but if they're like me, they're go- they get caught by Campus Safety SGA who worked to install this plan ins defending their first Stanley Cup in ing to reluctantly fork over the cash officers, and sometimes. even after. have graduated, the current students nearly 40 years, As a sophomore, I was excited at in exchange for having a personal I know that many new park- are left to deal with the implications the prospect of bringing my car to method of transportation all year. Or, ing regulations have been imple- and frustrations that have resulted CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 campus this year, though I was dis- if they're more inclined to break the mented this year after proposals set from this new parking system. gruntled at the prospect of paying rules, they're going to forfeit reg- forth by SGA in past years, and I $150, double the price of two years istering their cars and instead park can't say that I'm happy with all of CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 NEWS OPINIONS ARTS SPORTS Gcoqle- vs. Facebook Conversation with Kinetics of The Curse of the Interview with 7 10 Kinetics and One Love 81 "Dream Team" 4 Alice Maggin'91 EDITORIALS / / / LETTEl~sVOIG DECEMBER 5, 2011 THECOLLEGEVOU . ity , e found I have two housemates. One is Carolyn, who has provid- an enlightening couversanon. The comm~~l we v ed our 360 Mohegan home with crayons and Sesame Street ourselves in is embedded with oppOrtuDltles that are con- coloring books; the other, Kerry, has an unnatural capacity tingent on these connections. for presidential facts and brings home a lot of granola.360 But as the semester comes to an end, I'm focusing I~ss apartment three has become our home: a patriotic-themed on these formal relationships, and more on ~e ones I ve posterboard of house rules adorns our living room wall built outside of the classroom: the ones that WIll read over (Rule #8, if you're cooking for us, no rules apply; Rule a paper at II PM for me, that will pick me up an extra cof- #8a, if you're cooking, it is for us), and we leave love notes fee, that cover my room in creepy photos and that attempt, though halfheartedly, to fill my rooni with partlally-mflated ':\""I:.dilon for each other on our bathroom mirror. Our refrigerator is filled with cheese. In our specialty housing application, we balloons for my birthday. The turbulence of finals has re- 0pIJli00I' rdl"," referred to ourselves as a three-headed monster. I don't allocated the focus from friends to work; the return from winter break will grant us some early-semester free time .\Itt & [al •.,..... EtlilOn think we've ever been more accurate. The senior mentality is centered around capitalizing on before we're bogged down with work yet again, and then SpomlllhDn all the opportunities we've been given in the time we have we graduate. The canned question at the end of a prospec- left: we're encouraged to appreciate our professors, to ex- tive student interview has become "what's been your fa- plore previously undiscovered corners of the curriculum, vorite part about being at Conn?" I tell them it's the people )k1lon kdol"n to take advantage of Conn-specific opportunities. The lit- I've met here. My summer roommate who became our erature we received as prospective students about Conn's multimedia editor, my Office of Admission peers that can lIud (' "py I AlII.... strong points has turned into a checklist: have I consumed commiserate over write-ups, the' College Voice s~ff W?O \\.bunlt'f are having as much fun on issue nine as they did on IS- " ..bC_ UllOr enough camel cookies? Have I sat on Tempel Green with \laId_ I do..... a book? Have Itruly experienced the beauty of the Plex at sue one: college is not only about building connections and ~~ night? compiling resources to improve your life for the future, hut F...... 'tiu ... As our time in college has progressed, one of our chief also about creating relationships that enhance where you Rrlo"",", Dln<'vr '.IK objectives has been to make connections. One of our are now. It's important to learn and gain experience, but it's school's chief assets is the ability to foster that goal. Conn also important to have fun. This isn't something that can be is known for its small student-faculty ratios, and students administratively sanctioned or outlined in the course cata- are expected to create relationships with professors that log, but it remains integral to our experience. ultimately reap some benefit, be it an unofficial mentor- I'm grateful for the time we've had thus far, and I'm ex- ship, the agreement to a last-minute independent study or cited about the time we have left. I'm also really sorry I \'Ij" , ~,......., a recommendation. Through College Relations, alumni didn't do my dishes. MoIl\· ' .\11- "'""'\·~A ._ '" .qlr'..-. 10"""'._, are invited back to the College to wax poetic on their time A",*,,;I; Am:IlK ,............ C.a1PIIL1U' here, but also to provide insight on where they are, and ",fPn.K..-;4 • ,d'\' 'J!Iclda" -- more importantly, how they got there. The list of deans - Jazmine 1f,S..e ...,kII'Saud! ~~ ....... ..... lJ<illon)' :............... - and administrators is prolific, which means that there is an S'.... 1i....... """ 0.."'" .. 0 9 • abundance of people to reach out to for life advising or for ......... P.Io'Ndl; ~1)mJ_ -- ('....Ill\u,da 110O_' .............. tmmolro Iloa.! A1lJ,;~ C.J.b:lOrl -- ~ ~;MtotIt If'"" s...", -_.C'~ ..