Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper Newspapers 4-16-1991 The Grizzly, April 16, 1991 Krishni Patrick Erika Compton Sara Jacobson Gina Solensky Megan Mendte See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews Part of the Cultural History Commons, Higher Education Commons, Liberal Studies Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Click here to let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Authors Krishni Patrick, Erika Compton, Sara Jacobson, Gina Solensky, Megan Mendte, Katherine Grim, Terri Johnson, Chris Major, Judd Woytek, Tim Driscoll, Kathleen Walton, Tonya Ugoretz, Steven Grubb, Dennis Moir, Laura Zobel, Mark Hallinger, Neil Schafer, and Eric Bleickardt THeOnegeG rizzly Serving the Ursinus community since 1978 Publishing the truth from good motives and for justifiable ends Volume 22 Number 20 -Alexander Hamilton April 16, 1991 Alcohol Policy Changes Discussed BY ERIKA COMPTON ReiDlert Fire Breaks would be required at a party larger eliminated or cut back, there Assitant News Editor than 30 people. would be a greater risk of drunk On April 8 the first of several driving. Hessinger also stressed a Sorority Rush Next year Ursinus' alcohol policy meetings to garner student opinion Up may be a stricter one. Recent stiffer penalty is necessary for was held by the Committee. Over those publicly drunk. court cases and changes in two hundred students attended Pennsylvania state law have Most students agreed with stiffer Deliberate or Accidental along with representative members fmes fmes for public drunkenness. increased the liability of colleges of the Committee. nationwide for their student But those who don't drink to Houghton Kane, Dean of Student Still Unknown drinkers, particularly those excess shouldn't be deprived of Life, began the meeting stressing their fun. underage. Thus the Campus Life for minor smoke inhalation by the Ursinus "must position itself legally Several suggestions were made BY SARA JACOBSON Committee is considering and where it should be." Kane Trappe amoulance company modifying the current policy to by those at the meeting. One was Assistant Arts and Entertainment explained his two main areas of Editor An investigation into the cause deal with these developments. for "real counseling." Some people concern. Firstly,"Society is of the fire is continuing with the The current policy states that no have gone through the program, There are fue alarms at the becoming strident in its demand COllegeville Police department and and it hasn't helped. Another Ursinus College dorms all the drinking is allowed by people on college campuses in alcohol fire company in conjunction with possibility is to have an open party time. Some are caused by pranks, under 21 years old. One suggestion awareness" stated Kane. Enough both Ursinus Security and the in Reimert, with a permanent cigarette smoke, burned food, and for the new policy is to offer instances of violent acts and Pennsylvania State Fire Marshal. security person on patrol. Also, the even shower steam .. Every once in counseling to students who need it. drunkenness have occurred to While Collegeville Fire idea of having a bartender to a while, however, the fire is real. Those found under the influence make Kane question the policies. Department Chief Dennis Parker watch people and help out if they On Thursday, April 11, at of alcohol will be given the option Also, most importantly, he stressed comments, "the cause is get abusively drunk was discussed. approximately 8:30, a fue broke of either disciplinary action the legal area; it is a crime for undetermined at this point," the One student stressed the out in the Reimert mail room. determined by the J-Board, or a those under 21 to drink. idea that the fue was not responsibility and awareness has to The ftre occurred in a cleaning program run by the counseling Kane then opened up the floor accidental has been given come from students themselves. cart sitting in the mail room, which office. Also, there is the possibility for student comment. Several consideration. Official speculations "We have to take it upon is kept locked during the evenings. of a strong penalty for drunken issues arose. Junior Rodney range from a stray cigarette to an ourselves ... and compromise Damage has been estimated as students. Students could be fined Hessinger first brought up the intentional act. The focus that the ourselves, that's what it takes." minimal because the fire was $25.00 for possession of acohol, concern that a stricter alcohol fue may not have been accidental contained to the cart and the mail which includes alcohol in a policy would force students off The entire matter will be possibly comes from the fact that room. Since there is always the person's room. There is also a campus. He said that college discussed in more detail, and the the Reimert mail room is locked at threat of a fire spreading, Reimert chance of having more organized parties are part of the social Campus Life Committee will night. Says Brian McCullough, was immediately evacuated by parties. Two student sponsors experience. If parties were inform the students and work with Director of Ursinus Security, "my security and the resident assistants. them through the revisions. hope is that it was accidental, but The building was particularly all indicators are that it may not Economics crowded since the incident have been." While no suspects coincided with the ftrst official Conference Held Faculty Evaluates Frat have appeared to surface yet, Mr. sorority rush parties of the season. Ten COlleges and universities McCullough has indicated that the Students were not allowed to were represented at the Second names of people who may know Pledges Performance reenter Reimert for approximately Annual Undergraduate Economics who started the fire have been two hours. Conference held at Ursinus BY KRISHNI PATRICK able to maintain their high turned over to the police. Chief The Collegeville ftre company College on Saturday, April 13. The Editor-in-Chief standing in their semester grades. Parker conflfJTled this, saying, "we and police department and Trappe day-long program included Still discouraging was the fact that are talking to people." ambulance and ftre company discussions on economic The results of a subjective no other fraternity was able to Even though the fire was responded to the alarm with a development, microeconomic faculty evaluation on fraternity maintain their pre-pledge academic contained to a small area, due to total of six vehicles. While there issues, international economics, pledges academic performance standing. the quick action of local were no serious injuries, Mark country studies, the savings and have been released. This is the Kane predicts the two authorities, Ursinus Security, and Lowenberg, who attempted to put loan crisis, and regulating the second year pledge classes have fraternities will probably receive Resident Assistants, the reality the ftre out with an emergency insurance industry. been scrutinized in this manner some kind of "reward" in terms of remains that at least 240 people's extinguisher before the local Brian Dittenhafer '64 president and is part of the Campus Life greater pledging time, and the lives were endangered by the fue. authorities responded, was treated of the Federal Home Loan Bank Committee's attempt to examine fraternities with poor performance The investigation is continuing. of New York, pjesented the the pledging program. This year may be penalized for their inability keynote address, entitled 'The forty eight faculty members (61%) to keep their grades up. Origins of Deposit Insurance and responded. One other positive result of this Results of Faculty Evaluations the S&L Crisis. For each academic course, each year's evaluation in Kane's eyes is Ursinus faculty who participated pledge was given a score of "2" if the high participation of the of Fraternity Pledges in the panel presentations included the pledge's performance improved faculty. A frequent criticism of this faculty evaluation is that they are Dr. Bernard Lentz who chaired during pledging, "I" if the 1990 Pledging 1991 Pledging the microeconomics panel and performance remained the same, anti-pledging and would be unable roundtable faculty discussion of and "0" if the performance to rate any fraternities postively. the insurance industry; Dr. deteriorated during pledging. This year's results prove otherwise. Zeta Chi .85 Pi Omega Delta 1.38 Heather O'Neil, chair of the The highlight of this year's Still pending are the results of Delta Mu Sigma .73 Zeta Chi report was the improvement of changes in fraternity pledges' 1.17 international economics panel; and Beta Sigma Lamba .65 Delta Pi Sigma Dr. Andrew Economopoulis, two fraternity pledge classes grade point averages. Once the .70 faculty discussant of the savings academic performance, Pi Omega semester is complete these Alpha Phi Epsiolon .64 Delta Mu Sigma .66 and loan crisis. Delta and Zeta Chi. Houghton statistics will be compiled. The Pi Omega Delta .61 Alpha Phi Epsilon .62 Kane, Dean of Student Life, Campus Life Committee will then Ursinus senior economics and Sigma Rho Lambda .59 Beta Sigma Lambda .52 business administration majors congratulates the pledges and use both evaluations to address Delta Pi Sigma .54 who participated include Phil pledge class leaders of these two what changes should be made in Alpha Phi Omega .44 Schubert, microeconomic issues fraternities for their success. Kane, the pledging of the fraternities Alpha Phi Omega .53 Sigma Rho Lambda .31 and John J.Leahey, regulating the who supervised the evaluation, whose pledge classes have poor insurance industry. hopes the two fraternities will be academic performances. The Grizzly Page 2 Advertisements April 16, 1991- Employers, Businesses Individuals, Advertise in The Grizzly .