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Stetson University April 13, 1993 Volume 105, Number 22
• The STH issue Is
still very much alive.
A Letter to the
Editor on page 3
asserts that morality
is not relevant to
homosexuality.
• We have got
reviews! Jeff
Weakley takes look
at an Easter pageant
while Carmen
Hendricks offers a
peek at Indecent
Proposal^ all on
page 6
• Dan Hipsher, the
new men's basketball
coach makes his first
appearance on the
Sports pages
— page 10
Task force to study alcohol policy
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By Kent Meckley
Editor-in-Chief
Vice-President and Dean of
Campus Life, Dr. Jim Beasley, has
formed a task force to study
Stetson's alcohol policy.
The task force was formed
because of a twofold need. First, as
alchol abuse on college campuses
increases, students have begun to
demand greater freedoms in the.
sanctioned use of alcohol.
Second, there was pressure
from SGA to move forward on the
issue. The student senate sent a
letter to Beasley on February 2 of
this year urging him to, "Form a
task force which consists of faculty,
staff, and students ... to study the
campus attitude toward the alcohol
policy, the effectiveness of the
present policy, and all the implica
tions of a possible new alcohol
policy."
After consultation with President Doug Lee, Beasley formed" a
task force to be chaired by Linda
Windle, Assistant Dean of Campus
Life and to include: Michael
Holbein, Nancy Jones, Karen
Kaivola, Gayle Littleton, Denise
Manzolillc, Gregory McCann,
Dana Mier, Anthony Porcelli,
Mitchell Reddish, Dale Tampke,
and Angelique Washington.
In a nnemo to the task force,
Beasley establishedfour objectives.
First, "study the use of alcohol
among the student body of Stetson
University, including its subcultures (e.g. residence hall groups,
fraternities, sororities, "Crow's
Bluff group", etc.)."
Second, "review the 'Policy
on Alcoholic Beverages and Illicit
Drags: Guidelines for Implementation' (1990), and compare
Stetson's policy to that of similar
Institutions."
Third, "review current alcohol education programming on the
campus and programming standards established for student organizations."
Forth, "make recommendations to me that I may consider with
President Lee and others regarding: (a) Any appropirate changes in
the current University policy on
alcohol; and (b),A comprehensive
plan" for alcohol education at
Stetson."
The task force is expected to
present a first report in May of
1993. A final report would be presented no later than December 1,
1993.
AIDS awareness a focus
of Health Services
By Kent Meckley
Editor-in-Chief
With two of the watch-words of the '90s,
"AIDS" and "safe sex" constantly in sight, Health
Services has organized itself to provide for the
changing needs ofthe student body.
This year has seen the quickformation of an
AIDS awareness segment of Health Services.
Headed by Penny Taylor, Assistant Director of
Health Services, the goal is to provide students
with a place to turn for information on AIDS and
as a middle person for referals to AIDS testing
centers. Taylor's roles include AIDS awareness
training for R.A.'s, Head Residents, and other
organizations that request seminars on ADDS.
Like the AIDS awareness issue, and recognizing the needs created by today's lifestyles,
Student Health Services provides condoms for
any student that requests them. In addressing the
concerns of birth control, while the Health
Service cannot prescribe "The Pill", it can fill
existing prescriptions.
We hope that the info, presented here cleared up some
misunderstandings created by an earlier editorial.
-Ed.
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sibilities are to see that dollars |
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