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Marijuanawrite-upscause controversy by Judy Buck On Monday evening Jan. 16, a serious drug related incident occured in Woodcrest dormatory. Six students, three males and three females were approached while sitting in a rooms by the resident manager and two resident assistants of Woodcrest. The resident manager and two RA's had suspicions that an illegal drug was, at that time, being used , therefore in accordance with the Cabrini College Student Handbook, "A college official accompanied by another staff member, may enter a student's room without notice ... where there is reasonable and strong suspicion that the college regulations have been or are being violated." According to the two RA's, who were both at the time in ont room watching a television special, they began to smell something distinctly strange and thought it smelled like marijuana. The two RA's proceeded to open up a wi_ndow to see if the smell was coming from outside while the smell then became much more evident. They both then went out into the hall to see if the smell was coming from one of the rooms. As soon as they had approached the closest room to where they had been watching television, they both
realized the smell was emphatically coming from that particular room. They, at this point, decided to notify the resident manager of Woodcrest. The three women then looked in the handbook to see what the policy for entry, and drug violations were. The resident manager told
'It's the first time a situation like this one has occured since I've been here. No one has ever been written up for it although I realize that the problem has possiblyexistedor that marijuanasmoking has gone on - I'm not naive to that.' Sr. ChristineBaltas, MSC, dean of students the two RA's after reading the handbook that they did in fact have the legal right to enter the room even if there was a suspicion of drug use.
The resident manager at this point got a ' that right then and there just as the other student had done they would have had a master key to the room and the three prochance but they didn't. In every situation ceeded up the stairs. They knocked on the door twice and then opened it with the key. we give everyone the benefit of the doubt." The resident manager and two RA's then The three women walked into what the two RA's stated, "A very smoke filled room so left for a short period of time to get the write-up slips, only after that did any of thick that you could have cut the smoke." the five students begin to speak. The stuThe resident manager and the two RA's dents asked if they were to sign the slips informed the students of their rights, would that be admission to pleading guilty, while only one student seemed to acknowland they also asked a few more questions . edge what was in fact happening. He The two RA's stated, ''We were just doing immediately spoke to the resident manour jobs, we weren't out to get anybody ager and RA's and said, "What if I wasn't because we had no idea who was in that doing anything?" room. A lot of people have been saying we The two RA's stated, ''The person did in fact seem to be alert and did not seem as if were out to get one particular student ." he was participating in the marijuana "Our argument is if you thought that a smoking. The rest of the students did not RA was out to get you would you go out of say anything, they didn't put up a fight, your way to do something that dumb in and they didn't even protest us walking front of him . We felt if that person thought in." we were out to get him why would he The resident manager asked the stusmoke next door, why was he out to get us? dents if they had anything to say. The stuWhen we were outside of the room we said dents did not reply. to each other who ever is in there is stupid The two RA's stated, ''No one even said and they deserve the punishment. They anything when the ashtray with evidence weren't loud or noisy. We would have never was picked up. We did give them the chance known that anyone was in there if we to speak up, to say I'm not smoking, or I hadn't smelled the smoke . wasn't smoking, and we would have told Gus (Nicoletti, director of resident more MARIJUANA on 5 life),that. If the students would have said
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Cabriniholdsits firstHelpingHand Superthon by Virginia Smith • The Superthon started Friday, Jan. 20 at 3 p.m. and refused to leave until some 32 hours later . Centered around its main power source , the disc ~~
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activities in the pursuit of money for charity, leaving in its tracks some successes, some flops, and a group of thoroughly exhausted organizers. The idea for a Superthon, a marathon radio. broadcast and fundraising activity, was originally conceived last April by WCAB station advisor Frank Hogan, who worked on a similar project at Glassboro State College. The main reasons for staging such a large event were to make WCAB a more visible, active part of the campus, while working with the school community for an outside benefit.
'The Superthonwas a vision bigger than ourselves,but in a sense we were carrying on the work of Mother Cabrini, a small lady who did big, charitable things.' Colleen DiRaddo, directorof student activities
Above was the largest fundraising event of the Helping Hand Superthon, the "Belated New Year's Dance" held in the gym on Saturday, Jan. 21 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. This event alone raised over $600. (photo by John Doyle)
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"Other students had approached me about raising money for an ALS fund,"said Director of Student Activities Colleen DiRaddo, who explained that a parent of a Cabrini Student had the disease. ''When the idea for a Superthon was later brought to me, I suggested putting the two activities together." So the charities were chosen: ALS (commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease), to benefit a Cabrini parent, and Ronald McDonald House to contribute to a well-known organization. In exchange for raising the money, the charities were expected to help out by sending spokespeople, pamphlets and media messages to further support the cause. more SUPERTHON on 4 -
SGAspeaks on policy, happenings Results and pictures from the Helping Hand Superthon are displayed in the SGA special section. Also, details about the wieght room are included. Page 8
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Who'sWho in the class of1984? Thirteen members of the class of1984 were recently selected for Who's Who among American College Students. Loquitur's feature section will take a closeup look at these individuals in a series of profiles. Page 7.