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Guest Policies Questioned After Foam Party
Lara Morrow
Issue date: 9/29/06 Section: News
Most events are considered to be a success if they are so popular that a huge number of people attend. However, in the case of the Foam Party held on Saturday, Sept. 16, it was quite the opposite. Many students felt uncomfortable with the large amount of people that showed up for the party.
President Russ Montgomery said, "We had a lot more non-students at this event than at events before, and it's becoming a problem that needs to be addressed."
SoCo Chair Valerie Kimbrough said, "It was not our intent to have so many non-Hendrix people who weren't friends with students here. Our security got flooded with all the people who had somehow gotten wristbands. People who weren't invited had somehow gotten in."
However, the problem is not just that there was an overabundance of unknown faces, but that these people caused problems around campus.
"What took away from Hendrix students' fun is that the strangers ended up causing dilemmas," Kimbrough said. "Many ended up in Martin, and no one knew who they were or how to deal with them."
"We don't want a lot of sketchy people intimidating us and keeping us from coming into our own dance," Montgomery said. "I think a lot of it has to do with Hendrix kids being responsible and realizing that if they want to invite their friends from UCA, it can cause this type of situation."
Junior AJ Berna said, "I think 'sketch' is a good word to use here. By the end of the Foam Party, it was maybe half Hendrix students. I think public safety was a little afraid to do anything, just because they didn't want to accidentally kick out an actual student. Something needs to be done."
Senate discussed the problem and just how to prevent an excess of people from getting into future events at their meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 19 following the Foam Party.
Martin Hall Senator junior Andrew Vogler said, "We need to make stricter rules, but the majority of Senate agrees that more security is definitely not the answer. It's a problem to try and decide how to start cutting down on unwelcome guests without interfering with the students' social lives."
President Russ Montgomery said, "We had a lot more non-students at this event than at events before, and it's becoming a problem that needs to be addressed."
SoCo Chair Valerie Kimbrough said, "It was not our intent to have so many non-Hendrix people who weren't friends with students here. Our security got flooded with all the people who had somehow gotten wristbands. People who weren't invited had somehow gotten in."
However, the problem is not just that there was an overabundance of unknown faces, but that these people caused problems around campus.
"What took away from Hendrix students' fun is that the strangers ended up causing dilemmas," Kimbrough said. "Many ended up in Martin, and no one knew who they were or how to deal with them."
"We don't want a lot of sketchy people intimidating us and keeping us from coming into our own dance," Montgomery said. "I think a lot of it has to do with Hendrix kids being responsible and realizing that if they want to invite their friends from UCA, it can cause this type of situation."
Junior AJ Berna said, "I think 'sketch' is a good word to use here. By the end of the Foam Party, it was maybe half Hendrix students. I think public safety was a little afraid to do anything, just because they didn't want to accidentally kick out an actual student. Something needs to be done."
Senate discussed the problem and just how to prevent an excess of people from getting into future events at their meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 19 following the Foam Party.
Martin Hall Senator junior Andrew Vogler said, "We need to make stricter rules, but the majority of Senate agrees that more security is definitely not the answer. It's a problem to try and decide how to start cutting down on unwelcome guests without interfering with the students' social lives."
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Johannes Lang
posted 10/27/06 @ 12:35 AM CST
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