WUFrR ~fO odc F n The Sou 'wester eIJ Vol. 79 No. 12 Rhodes College Thursday, September 19, 1991 18~48 PENALTY " Reparations; Campus education project; Social probation 2. Reckless driving; Speeding Guilt Driving probation; Alcohol intake assessment DUI Guilty Alcohol policy violation; Social probation 3. Noise violation; Alcohol policy violation Dismiissed due to lack of evidence 4. Disorderly conduct; Attempted "Good Grief" Offers Peer Support vandalism Charggesdropped 5. Destruction of college property Guilty Reparations; Social probation by Steve Stanley sit around with a box of tissues and 6. Reckless driving; Leaving the For many students, social and psychoanalyze each other for an hour. scene of an accident; Failure to Reparations;Driving probation; Alcohol academic pressures on campus are In fact, the meetings are usually report an accident; DUI Guilty education program; Social probation often compounded by problems in upbeat-it's more a chance to talk than 7. Driving to endanger Not Guilty other areas of their lives. In response Reckless driving;. DUI Guilty Reparations; Driving probation; Suspension anything else." to such emotional needs, a of social privileges; Social probation support Good Grief is also currently involv- 8. Disorderly conduct; Malicious group has recently been Alcohol policy violation; Reparations; Ban formed to help ed in a long term project. Members are mischief Guilty from area of offense; Alcohol assessment students who have suffered the loss of drawing program; Social probation a loved one. Good Grief, which meets on their own experiences to 9. Trespassing Dismi ssed due to lack of evidence collaborate every Thursday from 4:30 to 5:30 in on a children's book deal- 10. Vandalism Guilty Reparation; Fine; Driving probation; Social ing with the themes of grief and loss. probation; Referral to Honor Council room 310 of the Briggs Center, is a APPEALED Decision upheld student-run group that was founded They hope to have the book publish- 11. Violation of driving probation Guilty Driving probation; Social probation last spring. ed when it is finished. One student 12. IFC Judiciary appeal New penalty House probation Originally formed to offer a peer says "It allows us to deal with our 13. Alcohol policy violation Guilty Suspension of socialprivileges; Fine; Social emotions, and also feel that we are us- probation support network, group members feel APPEALED Decisi on upheld that the meetings are probably not ing them in a constructive way." 14. Indecent exposure; Not G uilty quite as morbid as many people might Any interested students should con- Degradation of women Guilty Letter of apology; Social probation think. "Often there tact Lynn 15. DUI are misconcep- Dunavant (x3849) or For- Not Guilty due to lack of evidence tions about Destruction of college property Guilty Social probation what exactly a support rest Ferrell (327-8074) for more infor- 16. Disorderly conduct Guilty Letter of apology; Social probation group does," states one member. "A mation, or simply stop by one of the 17. Urinating in public; Public indecency Guilty Ban from area of offense; Social probation lot of people seem to think that we just weekly meetings. 18. Disrespect to and harassment of Letter of apology; Campus education pro- Campus safety Guilty ject; Social probation 19. Disrespect to and harassment of Campus safety while under social probation Guilty Letter of apology; Social restriction; Social BACCHUS Programs Encourage Responsibility probation by Coil Wise fice. There is no penalty of any kind Over the last several years, the Dean for using the Care Cab. The only HONOR COUNCIL VERDICTS 1990 of Student Affairs Office has provid- reason the Campus Safety officer - 91 ed, through an arrangement with a wants your name is so that the Cashier CHARGE VERDICT PENALTY local cab company, "Care" Cab. The can charge you. Another program on 1. Stealing Guilty Probation 2 terms Care Cab is easy to use. If you are off campus is the BACCHUS Designated 2. Lying in official matters Guilty Probation 2 terms campus at a party or whatever 3. Cheating Not Guilty and do Driver Program. To use not feel comfortable this, just 4. Stealing and Lying Guilty on both counts Suspension 1 term driving back or "designate" riding back one of your group to APPEALED Returned Probation 5 terms with someone who has drive. This person will not drink 5. Lying in official matters Guilty Probation 4 terms been drinking, call the Campus Safe- 6. Plagiarism Guilty Expulsion ty Office at 726-3880. Tell the officer anything alcoholic and will get free or APPEALED Returned Expulsion* your name and that you are a Rhodes discounted soft drinks, when they 7. Lying in official matters Guilty Probation 2 terms show the server their Designated 8. Plagiarism Guilty Probation 1 term student who wants to use the Care 9. Plagiarism Guilty Probation 1 term Cab. The officer will send a cab after Driver card. This program is available 10. Lying in official matters Guilty 3 terms you. The cab will bring you to the for use by Rhodes or Christian 11. Lying in official matters Guilty Probation 2 terms Security Hut where you will have to Brothers students. If you need more 12. Lying in officiale matters Not Guilty sign in. The cost of the cab will be information or a Designated Driver *Upon petition by the accused for an Administrative Review of this case, one was performed and the penalty was lowered to 3 terms suspension. added to one's bill in the cashier's of- Card, please call Coill Wise at 3667. 2 Opinion Thursday, September 19, 1991 Editorial: LETTER TO THE EDITOR To the Editor: were told during orientation. The first have never been created. But, is it The Cause Du Jour: Collegiate According to the AMA Journal, ap- year students were told that no one, necessary for the school to mislead the proximately 75% of all deaths among and I repeat, no one could be found students on this issue. One student I Bandwagon Syndrome young persons aged 15-24 involve in violation of the Alcohol Policy, in spoke with said he would never use motor vehicles. It is estimated that any way, if they used Care Cab, ap- Care Cab if he were intoxicated, and by S. Stinson Liles, Editor alcohol is involved in at least half of parently in a move to encourage the that he would rather drive drunk than As the new year begins and we open our books once again, many those deaths. In order to combat this use of Care Cab. I asked several risk being found in violation of the of us also shake off a lazy summer passivity that has blanketed our problem, Rhodes College encourages students, including one R.A., whether Alcohol Policy. The main function of students to use Care Cab when they they knew a student could be found in Care Cab is to stop drunk driving, lives for the past few months. Classroom discussions, Activity fairs, but are intoxicated rather than drive. All violation of the Alcohol Policy if they it seems that, in fact, it may be en- and papers force us to face current issues and pick a side. The hot even- Rhodes students are entitled to use it. used Care Cab. They were also under couraging it by punishing students who ings in early July when a flip of the remote control could make an issue If a student is at an off-campus bar, the impression that students who us- are trying to be responsible enough to vanish are over. The time has come to argue your case in class or join or anywhere off campus (in the vicini- ed Care Cab were immune to the use Care Cab. The safety of the stu- those of you who lived up to this the appropriate club on campus. To ty of Memphis), and needs a ride back Alcohol Policy. To clear up this mat- dent should be the only concern of the challenge, I commend you; Every year it seems like more and more to campus, he or she merely has to call ter, I went to see Karen Silien, the school concerning intoxication. Most folks can't quite shake that summer apathy. the Rhodes Campus Safety office at Associate Dean of Student Affairs. She students will not use Care Cab if there I also caution you . especially first year students. In case you 726-3880. The student will be asked told me that students could NOT be is even a remote chance of rebuke. haven't noticed, there's a wide variety of causes to take up at Rhodes his name and student ID number. After found in violation of the Alcohol Don't get me wrong; I think Care Cab and every one of them has a very convincing stand. Not all are for Campus Safety confirms .that the per- Policy if they, used Care Cab. When is,-agreat idea:. It would be better, you. Choosing requires careful thoughts about your exact position. Jum- son calling is a student, then Campus J told her whatthe security guard had though, if one could use it without the ping on a bandwagon on a whim will not only make you feel like an Safety calls Yellow Cab Co. and tells ; told;me, she responded by saying that . fear of being found in violation of the idiot down the road, it can make things pretty bad for the rest of us them the name of the student(s), their: :students could beissued a warning if. Alcohol Policy. right now. One of the main reasons our legislators make little or no location, and how many of them need t hey used Care Cab while intoxicated:.