The Postman - Reviewed Jals as Dorm 11ure A&E Page 10 THuRSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14,1995 lass ICil .ialure :erests SHS will keep confidentiality despite new alcohol policy thas Jnsive l, 1ks for \~ BY DANIELLE DEAVER According to Price, student confidentiality The staffis generally able to handle disrup­ information, and any reports made are usu­ the course of the evening. The nurse also asks I PERSPF.CnvE.."i Eonoa is fully protected while the student is in the tive students. "Typically they handle it very ally limited. if the student has taken any medication during care of the student health clinic. There are a well," Price said. He added that the staff tries Occasionally students have been observed the day and takes down the vital signs of the Because of the stricter penalties for alcohol few ways Ciimpus Police can become noti­ to avoid Campus Police involvement. and reported before they arrive at the clinic, student. violations, many students are now more wary fied of a drunk student's trip to the health Another instance in which Campus Police an event they may not be able to remember The nurse observes the student for the rest tud. than before of taking intoxicated persons to clinic, though. If a student is seen walking to may become aware of a drunk student through because of the influence of alcohol. Also, of the night. If the student's condition seems lrity the health clinic or of going themselves while the clinic obviously intoxicated and is spotted the health clinic is if the student needs more resident advisers and Campus Police occa­ to be worsening to a point beyond which the te- '93- drunk, afraid that the routine treatment will by Campus Police, he or she can be reported complete care than the clinic cim provide. sionally bring in an intoxic11ted student, in clinic can treat, the clinic calls the rescue t,urn into a trip to the dean. by the police. Campus Police is notified if the clinic has to which case they handle the reporting process. squad. If nothing unusual has happened, the I y The new alcohol policy has not changed the If a student is causing a disturbance while call outside help such as the rescue squad. When a student arrives at the health clinic, student can leave in the morning~ lis by 1 1 student health clinic's confidentiality policy. in the care of the health clinic, by abusing the If the rescue squad is notified, the i nforma­ whether alone or with friends, the same steps Follow-ups are mandatory for all intoxi­ 1ture. I ' "We are independent ofthat," Dr. Cecil Price, health care staff, for example, staff members tion, such as students' names, becomes public are taken. The nurse obtains a medical history cated students. The week after the incident ichare the director of Student Health Services, said call Campus Police if they feel unable to knowledge anyway. Clinic officials gener­ from the student and tries to determine how clinic officials call the students in for an gmore of the alcohol policy. · handle the disturbance. easof ally request that Campus Police hold the much alcohol the student has drunk during See Health, Page 5 New ID cards still causing problems ALE agents I,SG ~nt or BY JoE DORNER targets of student anger. They have been '\ GRAPHICS EDn oa vandalized by such diverse instruments of rustee destruction as a screwdriver, a hammer, and undercover edJ!l!. Lose your ID already? Join the club. a banana. Students have found creative ways to lose The only things yet to be installed are the their cards. Cards have been thrown away washer and dryer card readers, card locks with lunch in the pit. Some were fed into the on public buildings and two ATM-style dollar changers on drink machines. machines that students will be able to use to atApp game ty ·Campus Police dispatcher Randy put money on their vending stripes from MacDonald estimates that 50 to 60 students their Deacon Dollars account. Bv MARY BETH FosTER the have already lost their cards. When stu­ "I am the most unhappy camper on cam­ 1 bring Ou> Go11> i\NJJ BLACK RI:Jlo(Jif:u~R dents lose their cards, they must go to the pus that they weren't installed on time," 'to the tthe Davis House police office, where someone said David Dyer, the director of university Students who gathered around the keg for the traditional will make a new one for them. stores. excitement before the first football game two weeks ago were The washing machine and dryer card Once students get their cards back, they in for a surprise. can do just about ev- readers, like the vend­ Plainclothes officers from the state's Alcohol Law Enforce­ erything that was ing machines, will al­ ment agency made an uninvited visit to tailgates at the home originally intended low students to use "I am the most unhappy football game against Appalachian State University Aug. 31. ~and for the cards. Vend­ money on their vending "There were four guys and they were wearing)llain clothes. Was ing machines now camper on campus that stripes for purchases There was a guy in overalls and cut-off sleeves, anCI one in an 1r year have readers in­ and will be installed at (the washer and dryer App State hat. Honestly, we thought they were App State stalled, the key locks no cost to the students. students," said one junior, who was given a $10 ticket for McRae systems, who on dormitory and vending machines) are not underage possession of beer. ;now suite doors are most! y owns the machines, will how it installed yet." Administration sources say the agents were not asked by the functional and the pay the cost of installa­ university to patrol the lots. etings copy machine read­ tion. (and David.Dyer About six plainclothes ALE officers patrolled the university­ ers are all on line. A vendor and several Director of University Stores owned Groves Stadium parking lot that Thursday and gave Card locks on students discovered that citations for alcohol-related violations, said Mike Yates, an doors have .not been some vending machines ALE agent who participated in the operation. entirely functional. were malfunctioning Yates said that he didn't know how many tickets the agency · Due to a high load on the server that pro­ and dispensing free drinks, but this problem gave that day, but one student -w:O:l was ticketed said an agent lidn't ~v cesses requests from card locks, sometimes has been fixed by the manufacturer of the told her they would probably write 200. ntlast requests would take a long time, or fai I to be card readers. Other tickets given at the game included citations for under­ processed at all. very \< i \ The ATM-style machines, one in age possession ofliquor, which carries with it a$70 fine. All of ·f' 'l ·1 That problem has been fixed by an in­ Reynolda hall and one in the University these fines must be paid at or mailed to the Forsyth County Hall ··~ Greg Buyer crease in the capacity of the server. "The :· ... i Bookstore, are currently on campus. They of Justice. 1pled ' ....; system is working pretty good right now,", have not been made available to students If payment is not made by the deadline. a warrant is issued for :ime Junior Brian Wilson uses the vending strip on his ID card to purchase MacDonald said. yet due to a bug that causes an occasional the ticketed person's arrest. an a soda. Card readers have been dropp!ng multiple sodas. Card readers, however, have been the See ID, Page 3 have The names of ticketed students were not forwarded to the :eed in See ALE, Page 5 td I Vake tive is IV. University drops to 25th among Money's best college buys lone BY JIM ADAMS east Missouri State University third. context of the college selection pro­ next year, technology and placement most schools. She said that mostof She said the biggest factors in draw­ CoNTRIBUHNG REPORTER Wake Forest ranked second in col­ cess by a prospective student. scores of its students. the tt.ition increase will go bac}< to the ing students here are the academics, lege values among North Carolina She said that one-half oflast year's "Parents have become more con­ students in the form of technology size, reputation, location, and per­ tma A Wake Forest education isn't as schools, topped only by the Univer­ accepted stLJdents used U.S. News sumer-oriented," she said. "Our basic and more faculty members. sonal recommendations, and that these lice ' good of a buy this year as it was last sity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. and World Report at some point to stand is we are a good buy for the The university offers many schol­ factors would remain the same with­ Peer year. North Carolina State University help in their college decision. money." Allman said she feels that arship and financial aid programs as out college guides. ~nior Money magazine has released its ranked 74th. · · ' , · · The university maintained its num­ although tuition is higher here than at well, offsetting the tuition costs. "Wake has always been treated very annual "Top 100 College Values in Money Iqoks at 16 measures· of ber one ranking academically in the UNC, Wake Forest has more to offer Part of the Plan for the Class of positively by big college guides, and the Nation" list, and the university educational quality such as entrance Southeast by U.S.