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X NO. 13 AD FONTES CORPUS Rallies Against SGA by Lisa Broujos are going to have the right to members that the ban is not to Associate News Editor drink in a few years, and we are get rid of alcohol but to prevent The College Voice fighting for this right." minors from purchasing alcohol, Vet Warren Cohen, President and that "It has to do with the "We don't believe S.G.A. has of the Sophomore Class said, liability of the school." a right to take away our right to "The SGA that I'm associated Jonathon Leff, '88, an SCE drink!" shouted Ed Kania, '89, with would never let any further member, said that the ban was a addressing students eating and reductions of alcohol go breach of the Honor Code. Leff drinking in the Cro Snack bar through ." explained that "The issue at Wednesday night. Kania concluded by saying, stake is underage drinking Kania, the founder of COR- "We are more than willing to because the Honor Code pro- PUS, Citizens Organized to stop protest[ing] if SGA makes a ports to deal with underage Raise Political Understanding of sworn statement that they will drinking. It's certainly a part of Society. is worried about Conn's not ban alcohol on this this argument that any other at- campus going dry. campus." tempts to legislate this problem Kania and Sharon Shafer, '90, Shafer ended the rally by urg- come into contact with the planned an anti-dry campus rally ing the students to go to the SGA Honor Code and basically in the Cro lobby. When a meeting the following Thursday undermine it." substantial amount of students night and voicing their opinions The rally also provoked an in- failed to appear, they moved on the issue. tense and lengthy argument bet- ween an SGA President Vaw their protest into the Cro Snack I Although CORPUS had a History Professor Edward Brodkin will now sit in on Senior Staff meetings. bar. weak turnout, it instigated a few Gyebi, '87, and Leff concerning Above the din of the conversa- arguments among SGA the efficiency of SGA. tion in the snack bar, Kania members and a member of the The concern over the ban of shouted, "It began with the newly formed SCE (Students for deliveries was discussed in the Brodkin Joins Senior Staff Coors issue and now the banning Coherence in Education) con- Assembly the following night and new developments have car- of deliveries. What's next?" cerning the ban- of deliveries. by Alexandra Stoddard According to Brodkin, he is ried discussion of the issue until In an attempt to get the Sam Seder, ' 88, House Presi- News Editor not a member of the Senior next week' s meeting on Thurs- students' attention, he continued dent of Burdick, spoke at the ral- The College Voice Staff, although he will par- saying, "We are the ones who ly reminding the CORPUS day night. ticipate fully in the discussions . Edward Brodkin, Chairman of •'Ultimately, nothing has chang- the Faculty Steering and Con- ed within the decision making Alcohol Delivery B-an Reconsidered ference Committee and History process. The significant deci- Professor at Connecticut Col- sions are made by the President, but this does allow for the facul- Paul Hyde, Chairman of lege, has been asked by the ad- by Elizabeth Huffman against him/her who would be ministration to sit in on the ty to participate more fully in the liable. After this investigation, SAC, explained that the motiva- Executive Editor meetings of the Senior Staff. discussion of matters important "People think a right has been Fraser said SGA should either tion behind the SGA ban was the The Senior Staffis the official to the college," said Brodkin. taken away. ,. said Hugh Fraser, retract the ban or clarify the molding of a consistent alcohol "cabinet" to the President, ad- Johnson, Dean of the Faculty, House President of Freeman, of reasons behind it. policy. Carding, J.D. machines, vising him on all administrative said that the faculty did not vote SGA's recent ban on alcohol Sam Luebke, House President and rules governing private par- matters. on this issue, as it is not a matter of Abbey, followed asserting ties provide the framework for delivery . Members of this body include: ,which comes under faculty At SGA's meeting on Thurs- that the ban is a breach of the this policy. However, alcohol delivery when the liquor store Oakes Ames, President of the Iauthority. day, January 29, Fraser motion- honor code, "creating some sort According to Johnson, it was a neither complies with the state College; Jane R. Bredeson, ed for a reappraisal of SGA's ac- of blanket over the students." matter which arose within the law nor"C" Book regulations is Secretary of the College and tion. Dave Flemister, Vice Presi- staff itself .. 'There were recom- inconsistent . Assistant to the President for He produced age statement dent of SGA, said "delivery is a mendations made by us to the For the past three years SGA College Relations; Richard forms obtained from the Campus privelege not a right. " He sees President who eventually met has sent letters to the owners of Eaton, Treasurer of the College; Spirits Shop and prepared by the the ban as curbing underage with each of us individually and the liquor stores asking for com- David F. Edwards, Director of Connecticut Package Stores drinking. discussed the possibility of pliance,but the problem has Development; Eugene V. Association which ask that the "We have come very close to allowing The Chairman of the repeatedly occurred. Gallagher, Acting Dean of the person asked to sign pledge that death with a few of our peers," Faculty Steering and Conference SGA closed the discussion College; Reverend Francis he/she has represented his/her said Flemister. Committee to join us in these after allocating Hyde the task of Johnson, Dean of the Faculty; age honestly Sam Seder said, "I have no meetings," said Johnson. Then discussing the forms and the col- and Claire K. Matthews, the Fraser recommended check- problem with resuming this ser- the final decision was reportedly lege's libel positon with the col- Dean of Admissions. ing the legality of these forms vice, but we can't sacrifice the made by the President. lege's attorney. Then the issue The decision to include and determining if a Connecticut college's endowment for the According to President Ames, will be reopened for discussion. Brodkin in Senior Staff meetings College student were to sign sake of a liquor store that has marks the first time a faculty this change was initiated to im- one, and if a suit were brought not upheld its standards." member has been allowed to sit prove communication between the faculty and the administra- in with the staff. continued on p. 10 SGA Proposes Smoking Ban by Elizabeth Huffman Executive Editor but"a total ban on smoking is The CoUege voke going a little too far for me." Andrea Golaine, House Presi- At last Thursday's SGA dent of Lazrus said that meeting, Rob Hale, President of segregating would . 'cause a lot the Junior Class, initiated a brief of havoc." discussion concerning smoking Russell Anderson I House in the dining halls. President of Marshall, cited ex- "Smoking is offensive and amples of government offices takes away my appetite," Hale and entire cities abroad that have said. banned smoking. Anderson said Hale said that American that partitioning would be inef- Cancer Society studies have fective and ignored, and that a shown that smoking is harmful complete ban is necessary. to the health of nonsmokers, and At next Thursday's meeting SGA will vote whether to ban Members of the Alcohol Policy and Recommendations Committee.from left to right, Caroline Samsen '87, Paul Hyde . recommended either a complete smoking, designate smoking and '88, and Stacy Roster '87. The Committee, along with President Ames, Deans Gallagher and Watson, met with ban of smoking or designated non-smoking areas or leave the students in hopes of finding ways to educate the campus about alcohol and responsible drinking. Fewer than thirty and adhered to non-smoking situation as it is. students showed upfor the meeting held in the Ernst Common Room on Thursday, January 29. Conversations centered areas in the dining halls. Anti-ban proponents plan to around the problems of underage drinking, with a number of students stating their displeasure with the recent banning Sam Luebke, House President argue the pro-choice side of the of on-campus alcohol deliveries. It was made clear that Conn. would not become a dry campus. See next weeks article of Abbey, commented that parti- tioning was logical and justified issue at that time. for full coverage. "'======="""""""'=========== ""~1=~====:!..====uY=/' =v="===N=e=w=n==o=rm====:i=s=N=:e::'e=::'d"':"'ed= ~ There was a time when every student.