2008 Woodie Awards
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Issue date: 4/14/06 Section: News
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New Alcohol Policy Approved by Senate, Student Life Committee
Furthering the efforts of last year's Alcohol Policy Review Committee, both the Student Life Committee and the Student Senate passed changes to the handbook regarding alcohol policy, which reflect the provisional policy that has been in place this past year. The revisions to the previous policy will now go before the faculty for approval before any changes can be made to the handbook.
Changes made include allowing consumption of alcohol in private rooms for those 21 years of age, as well as in other campus locations with approval from the Office of Student Affairs.
Along with the alcohol policy changes, the two committees also put their seal of approval on the new Guidelines and Expectations for Social Events, which outline the more specific aspects of alcohol-friendly events. These explain the requirements for "event monitors" to check ID's, security officers, and guest procedures, as well as allow types and quantity of alcohol allowed per person of age to be established on a case-by-case basis. This change was added after the success of such a practice at the recent Houses party hosted in the cottage, in which the alcoholic beverages allowed expanded beyond beer, for the first time since the provisional policy has been in practice.
The document also lists the locations where alcohol is permitted, which are the Cottage, the Brick Pit, and Hulen Ballroom, but makes allowances for other locations to be used with case-by-case approval from the Office of Student Affairs.
Junior Russ Montgomery, Senate president, was glad to see the policies approved before the end of this school year.
"We worked with Dean Bailey and Dr. Hardin on the changes, so there is a lot of student input," Montgomery said.
"The opportunity for types of alcohol other than beer, and the possibility for other locations for alcohol-friendly events, and also having greater supervision by students instead of police officers or staff, are all changes I think students will appreciate," he said.
Furthering the efforts of last year's Alcohol Policy Review Committee, both the Student Life Committee and the Student Senate passed changes to the handbook regarding alcohol policy, which reflect the provisional policy that has been in place this past year. The revisions to the previous policy will now go before the faculty for approval before any changes can be made to the handbook.
Changes made include allowing consumption of alcohol in private rooms for those 21 years of age, as well as in other campus locations with approval from the Office of Student Affairs.
Along with the alcohol policy changes, the two committees also put their seal of approval on the new Guidelines and Expectations for Social Events, which outline the more specific aspects of alcohol-friendly events. These explain the requirements for "event monitors" to check ID's, security officers, and guest procedures, as well as allow types and quantity of alcohol allowed per person of age to be established on a case-by-case basis. This change was added after the success of such a practice at the recent Houses party hosted in the cottage, in which the alcoholic beverages allowed expanded beyond beer, for the first time since the provisional policy has been in practice.
The document also lists the locations where alcohol is permitted, which are the Cottage, the Brick Pit, and Hulen Ballroom, but makes allowances for other locations to be used with case-by-case approval from the Office of Student Affairs.
Junior Russ Montgomery, Senate president, was glad to see the policies approved before the end of this school year.
"We worked with Dean Bailey and Dr. Hardin on the changes, so there is a lot of student input," Montgomery said.
"The opportunity for types of alcohol other than beer, and the possibility for other locations for alcohol-friendly events, and also having greater supervision by students instead of police officers or staff, are all changes I think students will appreciate," he said.