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f.'· , , " , ., ~"""""".", In.si.d.e.;. SPOItS-pages 6,7 Sixty Seconds-page 5 Western Maryland College Seotember 14. 1989 Stricter Alcohol Policy Means Stiffer Penalties by Bob Brown policy violations. Dean Sayre asserted that there is The administration =-r "not enough bite in a 10- dollar penalty ." Ten dollars first violation of the alcohol Western Maryland College of ,- was the previous fine for a recently adopted tougher policy. policies against violations of According to Charlene H. Women's soccer was In action against Messiah this its alcohol policy. While Cole, Associate Dean of weekend. the policy itself was created Student Affairs, there were several months ago and has about $2200 worth of 10- Library Renovation Proceeding changed verylittleconcem- dollar fines handed out last by the Book ing wbatacuonsorbehavlor year, thus making 220 first areconsideredunacceptable, violations, approximately by Michelle Kloss tion plans have remained on the "penalties and enforce- one-sixth of the population Expansion plans for schedule. ment have been stiffened," of the campus. WesLCmMaryland'sHoover "It's a difficult project says Phillip R. Sayre, Dean The new fine for the first Library are well underway with a number of contingen- of Student Affairs. Philip R. Sayre, Dean of violation is$75 and six hours as the fall semester begins. cies built into it," Neikirk The changes are mainly Student Affolrs, of alcohol education on a Students will soon be using said, but he emphasized the in which residence areas are Sayre, the administration in ; Saturday to be determined a new entrance to the library amount of expertise aiding "dry"-where alcohol is the past has "only been so- by Residence Life Coordi- so that excavation may be- in construction. prohibited. no matter what so in getting compliance" . naror Eric Chase. gin for the new building. This expertise includes theagesoflheresidentsare. with its regulations, the The second violation This new entrance will the new library's architect, Residence halls in thatcate- Campus Safety officers and calls for a$150 fine, alcohol remain in use for 14-15 theHillicrGroup,Inc.,from gory areRouzer Hall, White- the Residence Life staffwill probation, and parenmoufl- months, according to David Princeton, NJ, and the con- ford Hall, and the sections be watching more carefully calion. The third offense Neikirk, director of the li- tractor, Henry M. Lewis, of Daniel MacLea where for alcohol possession vio- canleadtoremovalfromthe brary. Theexistingdoorwill Inc., from Owings Mills. freshmen reside. In addi- lations. Generally, warn- residence halls, and the be tom off so that the con- Architecturally, students tion to the ban on kegs, ings will not be given, fourth offense requires ex- nection between the old and can expect such features as "party balls" and the pas- By significantly increas- pulsion from the school. new buildings may be con- glassed study areas, vault session of other multi-Iitred ing the amount of the fines, However, the sanctions are structed. windows, a rotunda, and a alcoholic containers are pro- the administration is hoping meant only to be guidelines: Since groundbreaking mezzanine. Also planned is hibited. to have created a more ef- penalties could be more began on July 10, construe- a bay window, which will Since, according to Dean fective deterrent against Continued on Page 2 Continued on page 7 Campus Safety Not a Laughing Matter by Steranie R. Shaffer cers, ten men and two women. Tbeirbackgrounds Where the Incoming students Joseph On June 7, Sergeant range from bachelor's de- grees and graduate school as- Owsianiecki are from: sumed responsibilities as to experience' on the Penn- Director of Campus Safety. sylvania State Police Force, His promotion to the posi- Another priority in tion of director was the Owsianiecki's plan was to result of two years of serv- educate the officers by ex- ice as an officer at WMC. posing them to courses de- Owsianieckipromptlyacted signed to build and sharpen to revitalize the existing Sgt Joseph Owsianleckl, their skills. Among the • 11~\;nI force and to assemble a Director of Campw Sorety. courses which the officers • Pemsyl>Tlla larger group of outstanding policy requiring all officers took adv,anWle.ofIhio~ II NewJersey ra NewYonc. officers by implementing to pass a test equivalent to a mer, First Responders was o OtherStates new departmental stan- civil service exam. Back- the most significant. • International dards. ground and fingerprint FirstRespondersis an To tigbten require- checks are now also manda- intense forty-hour first aid ments for employment tory. course designed to provide within the department, Currently, the force instruction on how to ad- Source: Admissions Office Owsianiecki instituted anew is composed of twelve offi- Continued on page 6