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I5t. Mary’s student weekly • Volume 81, No. 7 November 2,1993 • St. Mary’s City, MD 20686 DANA FEHLBERG staff writer On October 14th, the last of the new townhouse residents moved into the completed units. Townhouse Residence Hall Coordinator, Jon Steinberg, says “things are going pretty well [despite] a few minor deficiencies.” These deficiencies include: missing medicine cabinets, missing molding around the french doors in the rear of the townhouses and damaged furniture that needs to be replaced. According to Director of Facilities, Chip Jackson, installation of missing items will begin soon. Jackson expects the new medicine cabinets to arrive promptly. The molding for the french doors also had to be ordered. This will conceal the gap between the brick and the face of the building. It is covered with a long-life paint that will ensure durability. The molding has arrived on campus and the contractor is waiting for approval to begin installation. Jackson commented that new furniture also had to be constructed to replace defective pieces. Such defects “normally occur” during the process of moving in. Landscaping began shortly after students took up residence. Grating of slopes for drainage and planting of grass seed was completed last week. Once the grass begins to show, landscapes from Dennison Landscape will plant trees and shrubbery. According to Susan Carter in Maintenance, the landscape will be “naturalizing” with “trees galore.” Shade will be provided with maples, dogwoods and poplars. The landscapers will also plant lilies and bulbs. Students who live in units equipped with fireplaces will have to complete a fire safety class. The class will begin once the fireplace grates, screens and doors arrive. Dave Meyers, Assistant Director of Residence Life, will inform the class on what to do in the case of an uncontrolled fire. He will also give basic instruction on how to properly build a fire. Meyers emphasizes that living in a unit with a fireplace is a “nice option that deserves respect.” He stresses that any improper use of the fireplace will result in stiff penalties. Sentiments of residents currently living in the new townhouses are mostly positive with some grumbling about improperly functioning items. Dave Mitchell says that “before we get cable, we must have television reception.” Only one sink is working in Joe Laun’s townhouse. Joe also says only one ofhis three doors canbe opened from the outside due to improper locks. Summing up the feelings of most residents, Alex Collory simply says, “I love it!” PHOTO BY DON HILL Staffers Vince Rozanskas and Don Hill take a step on the wild side at The Elephant’s Trunk in Lexington Park. Vince explored the weird and wacky things that could be found in the gift shop and Don, taking the practical approach asked if anything in the store was useful. Do you need a ride home for the holidays? Campus Crime: Thiefs get bolder Missing person’s Word Find Leeches: the next step to a national health care system The Elephant’s Think double spread Phone Survey: Fall Back Movie Review: Tim Burton’s newest Comics: Lost in the Woods is back! The sport of champions: frisbee golf Administration proposes changes to SMC's campus alcohol policy of units completed New Townhouse Follow-up General construction PHOTO BY DON HILL Dean Cole is working on the revision of the alcohol policy. She does not anticipate the policy to become any stricter. BROOKS SCOVILLE editor-in-chief Late last month the administration of St. Mary’s College started taking strides to revise the campus alcohol policy in order to bring it up to date. Dean of Students, Charlene Hunter Cole submitted a first draft of the revised policy to John Underwood, Executive Vice President of the Administration in order to get the process underway. As of now the revisions have to do with clarifying the language of the policy to make it more understandable for the students. There is also a proposed provision to allow the Dean to approve alcohol at certain campus activities, such as senior events. Another idea the administration is looking at is the construction of a tavern-like restaurant on the north side of campus. The rathskeller would be a place where students could go on campus to enjoy a beer or food after class or late at night. The rathskeller would be comparable to the Lounge at the Cobb House in that it would be a place where all members of the college community could congregate in a relaxed atmosphere. At an informal luncheon the President of the College, Edward T. Lewis told The Point News that he was the initial forcebehindtheideaoftheraths-keller. He said that he had mentioned the notion of the tavern to the Board of Trustees and that they gave him the go ahead to investigate the idea further. President Lewis said that they would have to strictly enforce the legal drinking age and would probably make the drinks more expensive than at the area bars. They would do this to prevent the use of the bar for simple intoxication, but rather make it a place to gather socially. “The rathskeller meets the needs for interaction between the faculty, staff, and students, but it won’t meet the needs of the entire campus,” said Dean Cole. “The new student center would still have a pub with a night club in it with a big screen TV and a dance floor.” The administration is not sure they want to take on the liability possibilities of having alcohol being served to those not of age on campus. However, Dean Cole said that they do have a three-prong vision for giving students informal opportunities for recreation. This would be through the student center, the rathskeller, and a fitness facility in the renovated Somerset Hall. “I don’t want to give students the false hopes that there will be major changes in the alcohol policy any time soon. Things are still a little premature; we are still working on it,” explained Dean Cole. “I have to get some input from Residence Life and the RAs. If the students have any ideas they should talk to Ken Holmes, Joanne Goldwater or me. We are going to explore any and all options.”
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FullText | I5t. Mary’s student weekly • Volume 81, No. 7 November 2,1993 • St. Mary’s City, MD 20686 DANA FEHLBERG staff writer On October 14th, the last of the new townhouse residents moved into the completed units. Townhouse Residence Hall Coordinator, Jon Steinberg, says “things are going pretty well [despite] a few minor deficiencies.” These deficiencies include: missing medicine cabinets, missing molding around the french doors in the rear of the townhouses and damaged furniture that needs to be replaced. According to Director of Facilities, Chip Jackson, installation of missing items will begin soon. Jackson expects the new medicine cabinets to arrive promptly. The molding for the french doors also had to be ordered. This will conceal the gap between the brick and the face of the building. It is covered with a long-life paint that will ensure durability. The molding has arrived on campus and the contractor is waiting for approval to begin installation. Jackson commented that new furniture also had to be constructed to replace defective pieces. Such defects “normally occur” during the process of moving in. Landscaping began shortly after students took up residence. Grating of slopes for drainage and planting of grass seed was completed last week. Once the grass begins to show, landscapes from Dennison Landscape will plant trees and shrubbery. According to Susan Carter in Maintenance, the landscape will be “naturalizing” with “trees galore.” Shade will be provided with maples, dogwoods and poplars. The landscapers will also plant lilies and bulbs. Students who live in units equipped with fireplaces will have to complete a fire safety class. The class will begin once the fireplace grates, screens and doors arrive. Dave Meyers, Assistant Director of Residence Life, will inform the class on what to do in the case of an uncontrolled fire. He will also give basic instruction on how to properly build a fire. Meyers emphasizes that living in a unit with a fireplace is a “nice option that deserves respect.” He stresses that any improper use of the fireplace will result in stiff penalties. Sentiments of residents currently living in the new townhouses are mostly positive with some grumbling about improperly functioning items. Dave Mitchell says that “before we get cable, we must have television reception.” Only one sink is working in Joe Laun’s townhouse. Joe also says only one ofhis three doors canbe opened from the outside due to improper locks. Summing up the feelings of most residents, Alex Collory simply says, “I love it!” PHOTO BY DON HILL Staffers Vince Rozanskas and Don Hill take a step on the wild side at The Elephant’s Trunk in Lexington Park. Vince explored the weird and wacky things that could be found in the gift shop and Don, taking the practical approach asked if anything in the store was useful. Do you need a ride home for the holidays? Campus Crime: Thiefs get bolder Missing person’s Word Find Leeches: the next step to a national health care system The Elephant’s Think double spread Phone Survey: Fall Back Movie Review: Tim Burton’s newest Comics: Lost in the Woods is back! The sport of champions: frisbee golf Administration proposes changes to SMC's campus alcohol policy of units completed New Townhouse Follow-up General construction PHOTO BY DON HILL Dean Cole is working on the revision of the alcohol policy. She does not anticipate the policy to become any stricter. BROOKS SCOVILLE editor-in-chief Late last month the administration of St. Mary’s College started taking strides to revise the campus alcohol policy in order to bring it up to date. Dean of Students, Charlene Hunter Cole submitted a first draft of the revised policy to John Underwood, Executive Vice President of the Administration in order to get the process underway. As of now the revisions have to do with clarifying the language of the policy to make it more understandable for the students. There is also a proposed provision to allow the Dean to approve alcohol at certain campus activities, such as senior events. Another idea the administration is looking at is the construction of a tavern-like restaurant on the north side of campus. The rathskeller would be a place where students could go on campus to enjoy a beer or food after class or late at night. The rathskeller would be comparable to the Lounge at the Cobb House in that it would be a place where all members of the college community could congregate in a relaxed atmosphere. At an informal luncheon the President of the College, Edward T. Lewis told The Point News that he was the initial forcebehindtheideaoftheraths-keller. He said that he had mentioned the notion of the tavern to the Board of Trustees and that they gave him the go ahead to investigate the idea further. President Lewis said that they would have to strictly enforce the legal drinking age and would probably make the drinks more expensive than at the area bars. They would do this to prevent the use of the bar for simple intoxication, but rather make it a place to gather socially. “The rathskeller meets the needs for interaction between the faculty, staff, and students, but it won’t meet the needs of the entire campus,” said Dean Cole. “The new student center would still have a pub with a night club in it with a big screen TV and a dance floor.” The administration is not sure they want to take on the liability possibilities of having alcohol being served to those not of age on campus. However, Dean Cole said that they do have a three-prong vision for giving students informal opportunities for recreation. This would be through the student center, the rathskeller, and a fitness facility in the renovated Somerset Hall. “I don’t want to give students the false hopes that there will be major changes in the alcohol policy any time soon. Things are still a little premature; we are still working on it,” explained Dean Cole. “I have to get some input from Residence Life and the RAs. If the students have any ideas they should talk to Ken Holmes, Joanne Goldwater or me. We are going to explore any and all options.” |