2008 Woodie Awards
Documentations from beginning of semester get re-evaluated
Mike Albrecht
Issue date: 11/13/04 Section: Lead Stories
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We all know that the open container policy has been a controversial topic at Assumption this year. There was a well-publicized protest that took place in front of Hagan in early October which brought close to two hundred students out in the cold temperature to make their voices heard.
Some were under the misconception that the open container policy has been changed, but this is false. Dean of Students Bob Ravenelle, after realizing that students were confused on the matter, met with SGA to clarify the issue.
"I had further conversations with students and reviewed some letters I had received," said Ravenelle. "The point was raised that while there wasn't a change in policy, there was a change in the enforcement."
As the semester began, many students noticed this change of enforcement in the rule and felt it had been inconsistent in the early months of the school year, arguing that some people have received punishments, while others have had their decisions of overturned.
Ravenelle agreed that while enforcement has been different from past years, there has been fair evaluation in the documentations from early this semester.
"It was decided that documentation of 'of age' students during the first few weeks would be addressed differently based on the situations," said Ravenelle. "We believed that this was a fair approach."
Seniors Hugh Fiore and Timothy Heylin were two students who were almost kicked off campus for walking outside of 6men with open containers. They were apprehended while walking from 6H to 6Q.
When they first heard about the decision to have them kicked off campus they were appalled. It was this event that brought attention to the open container policy and the way it is being enforced on campus.
Although Heylin and Fiore were both happy that there decisions are overturned, the incident still had adverse affects on their lives.
"I was excited to hear that they had overturned their decision and that I wasn't in trouble anymore. Too bad for me, I already put money down on an apartment because I assumed that there was no way I would be allowed to stay on campus. So I had to move out anyway."
Some were under the misconception that the open container policy has been changed, but this is false. Dean of Students Bob Ravenelle, after realizing that students were confused on the matter, met with SGA to clarify the issue.
"I had further conversations with students and reviewed some letters I had received," said Ravenelle. "The point was raised that while there wasn't a change in policy, there was a change in the enforcement."
As the semester began, many students noticed this change of enforcement in the rule and felt it had been inconsistent in the early months of the school year, arguing that some people have received punishments, while others have had their decisions of overturned.
Ravenelle agreed that while enforcement has been different from past years, there has been fair evaluation in the documentations from early this semester.
"It was decided that documentation of 'of age' students during the first few weeks would be addressed differently based on the situations," said Ravenelle. "We believed that this was a fair approach."
Seniors Hugh Fiore and Timothy Heylin were two students who were almost kicked off campus for walking outside of 6men with open containers. They were apprehended while walking from 6H to 6Q.
When they first heard about the decision to have them kicked off campus they were appalled. It was this event that brought attention to the open container policy and the way it is being enforced on campus.
Although Heylin and Fiore were both happy that there decisions are overturned, the incident still had adverse affects on their lives.
"I was excited to hear that they had overturned their decision and that I wasn't in trouble anymore. Too bad for me, I already put money down on an apartment because I assumed that there was no way I would be allowed to stay on campus. So I had to move out anyway."