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vol. xxxiii,no. 6
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Because of the recent anti-drug campaigns, and the influx of drugs into campus communities, Loquitur has set aside this issue to focus on the problem of drugs in all areas of college life.
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& college On Sundav, _Get.19, the fir~t ~_abrini-Mer~edes run was held. _Theevent, sponsored by the Athletic Advisory Board and Carson-Pettit car d~alersh1p mi Wayne, r?1sed_mo_neyfor the athletic program. Chan_cesfor a_190, silver,,Mercedes-Benz we_re_raffledoff before the t:?<?e.Mr. and Mrs. DaVl<j Rq!Jb of 1 Bryn Mawr were the wmners. Pictured here with the· Mercedes-Benz from left to Iright are: James Carson of Carson-Pettit motors; Sr. Eil/en Currie, MSC, president, Cabrini College and Ellen Dixon, granddaughter of Mr.i8 n,i Mrs. Robb. · · (photo by Monica Palko)
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teachers from Cabrini and surrounding colleges in the Widener Center Lecture Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 14. Hayes described what she thought were the most important traits involved with her career and suggested pointers for students interested in the field. "My job is to tell the news as concisely as possible and as simply as possible," Hayes said. "The lifestyle that people live today requires news in capsule form." According to Hayes, a strong journalistic writing background is a crucial factor for her job. "I'm still learning to write," she said.
'My job is to tell the news as · conciselyas possibleand as simplyas possible.The lifestylethat peoplelive today requiresnews as capsuleform.' -Jackie Hayes,TV news broadcaster "Homework doesn't end with college. Research is so important in TV today," Hayes said. According to Hayes she reads the newspaper every day before going to work to make sure she knows what is news. "There are a lot of people in the news business and we (broadcasters) couldn't do it without them," she said. "It's a team effort." Hayes believes determination and hard work are ground rules in working toward a career in broadcasting. '"l'he competition is fierce, but for those who want it, they can get it," she said. "You've got to be prepared to make sacrifices." "Most of my (work) days are 10-hours long," Hayes said. "I go to work, I do homework and I sleep." Hayes concluded with what she feels are the three most important things to rememberin the broadcasting career. They are: determination to do a good job, physical and mental fitness and always remebering to say "thanks."
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They offer education programs, informaDrugs. It's a problem that effects all tion services, counselling and treatment facets of living and has no social inhibiand detoxication centers, all aimed at dealtions. It is also a problem which needs to be ing with drugs and alcohol. dealt with. People have different ways of Ronald Arkin, managing partner for the dealing with the problem and so does National Training Associates, trains peoCabrini. ple in alcohol and drug education and coun"De.r>endi_n~_ont}le nature o(.th~ vio- ~li.~ln a gel}-eraJpoll o~c~,;~tudents ,, lation, the peniittf'meytang@'-from ~l'ietween ages 1)f18 an ars old in dency or social probation for the academic the United States, Arkin classified stuyear, to immediate expulsion from the col- dents in the fol1owing categories: lege." This quote, found on page 37 of the 10% - Never used drugs Cabrini College Handbook, is the college's 30% - In the exprimen ta! state (under six official policy towards students' use and episodes during college period) abuse of drugs within its domain. 30% - In social use, an occasional user Despite what the first part of the policy (over six episodes) may say, many students feel that drug use 5%-15%- Highly involved, but not quite on campus will result in immediate expuldaily sion from campus. This belief is false, 5%-15%- Chemically dependant, a daily according to James Fitzsimmons, dean of user students. Fitzsimmons said the experimentors '"l'he college's first response to a person and social drug users, who are in the largwho is involved in the use or abuse of drugs est category, have an idea of the effects of (including alcohol) would be to have that drugs, while the consequences of drug use student receive an assessment by a counto those in the 5%-15% category does not selor to determine if treatment is necesmatter to them. sary," Fitzsimmons said. Fitzsimmons said that he has not "Our staff feels that it's our responsibilreceived any reports involving habitual ity to students to keep the campus as drug users from resident life, so there is less free as possible," Mary Ellen Lilly, director chance of these users on campus, because of resident life, said, "because no good can they are generally less able to be discreet. come of drugs." Cabrini's administration believes that "On one hand, we want to deter drug use to the habitual users continually choose to go protect the health, well-being and growth against school policy. As thus, they choose of the students, because there is a genuine to remove themselves from the campus. An concern that they are ruining their lives," habitual user's personal lifestyle is also in Lilly said. "But on the other hand, we are conflict with the administration, because it also responsible to enforce the drug policy, goes against the goals and mission of the which we won't hesitate to do." college. The administration devised its drug polThere are harsher consequences for icy in accordance with its qualifications of what a liberally educated person possess repeated offenders. According to Fitzsimmons, "Individuals who are repeat offenand strive for. According to Lilly, Cabrini has had its ders would have to be dealt with through our judicial system." share of drug- related incidents. Fitzsimmons said that Cabrini's admin"We've had several occasions in dealing with drugs," Lilly said. "Some of the stu- istration also has fairly well-defined views on experimental users. "If a person is dents recognized that they had a problem while others refused to accept help or involved in an experimental state, in this acknowledge that they had problems in setting, Cabrini's discipline works as an dealing with drugs. We can't force a person educational system, whose purpose is to to get help, they have to realize that they educate and deter through counselling, not have a problem. If the user will seek help, to judge and punish," he said. According to Lilly, there is no standard we will bend over backwards to help the person." policy used for student drug use. "We've had people caught with drugs and have In an effort to deal with drug problems asked them to leave residency while others which may arise, Cabrini has become part of the College Consortium on Drugs and were put on probation," she said. '"!'here is no set policy in dealing with users, since Alcohol. each case has a different set of circumThe organization consists of a group of stances." colleges joined together to coordinate proFitzsimmons believes that Cabrini's stugrams and resources where they can learn dents, in general, do not exhibit a problem from each other by utilizing one another's with drug use, but he did voice concern resources and efforts in the area of drug with current incidents of vandalism and its study. connection with alcohol and drug use.
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Based on what she hears, Lilly believes that drug use (pot and cocaine) on campus, in relative terms, is about the same as other colleges in the nation. For heavier drugs, she sees it as much less. Lilly has never ran into a problem with LSD or hallucinogens. ''It (student drug use) was more in high "Rebaot'ttnm ~,•one'fteshman said. "'Mte risks are just too high if you get caught. At Cabrini it's really just alcohol at parties." Campus opinions vary in response to the campus drug policy and how drug users should be dealt with. "I think the penalties are too drastic and too harsh," one freshman said. "I don't see anything wrong with it as long as you are keeping it to yourself, and it's cool and not hurting anyone by dealing it."
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Other students had a harsher view on drugs. "People who use hard drugs (such as heroin and LSD) should be kicked out because of the seriousness of the drugs," John Gianelli, senior, said. ''It should not he a school problem," Mike Ciaccarello, freshman, said. '"l'he person should be handed over to the police like in the larger universities." Ciaccerello also said that counselling users won't help. "A lot ofmy friends are in· counselling, but as soon as they get out, they go out and buy more drugs. Counselling doesn't work." Also seeing the effects drugs had on his friends, another freshman commented that counselling for an individual won't help. "Once they were put back into the environment they'll pick up the same habit," he said. "There should be group counselling classes that students should have to take." Lilly disagreed with this statement. "We found that the best education occurs in a one-to-one mode, where resident assistants have one-to-one contact. We don't tend to have a very good response to group programs." Lilly did say, however, that Cabrini had a good response to "Tuesdays," Cabrini's non-alcohol night club. Lilly considers the event a general education program because it shows that students can have a really good time without being drunk or high. Cabrini's health services also has infomation available on alcohol and drug abuse. Fitzsimmons concluded that the college's policy is one more area in which the college hopes to reinforce its priority to teach students to make responsible decisions in all their life tasks.