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The first meeting will also address campus-wide programming. The campus has encountered many problems with servers and Internet connections.

Concerns about housing facilities will be discussed The general purpose of the meetings is to create positive changes on campus.

All residents will have the duty to express their concerns and ideas to their house senators. The changes brought about in the meetings will originate from the residents' needs brought to the attention to the senators. The executive board will then bring the concerns to campus administrators and staff.

The RHA was formed for a reason. Important issues will be recognized and discussed. Residents will have a chance to voice their ideas and concerns. Determining if things will actually get done or not will remain at the hands of campus administration.

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The Philadelphia City Council recently approved.a bill designedto limit the number of off-campus parties that cause various misdemeanors. A large number of students in West Philadelphia wift be affected by the new proposal including St. Joseph's University and Philadelphia University.

Michael A. Nutter, the councilman who represents the district of St Joseph's and •Philadelphia University, was the manwho introducedthe bill He feels that it "is more than fair" and that it acknowledges the rights of sbJdents along with homeowners and universities," Neville said.

"In my opinion, the law is not appropriate. The universities and colleges should cooperate and do their best to help the students be more responsible. However, schools should not be held responsible for the young adults will then be who choose to liable for the live off-campus,'' fines and "I think that mature said Neville. 0ther penal- adults who decide Jannie L. ties if a stu- Blackwell, who dent violates to be independent represents the any of the and choose to live district of the following: off- campus, should Univ~rsity of noise, prop- Pennsylvania, erty, littering, not get their school Drexel University zoning laws, in trouble by their and the public drunk- University of enness and OWO pooractions." Sciences, was the illegal par- only council ties. The bill member to vote Jenn Taggart applies to against the bill. fu I I - t i m e freshman She said the bill undergradu- -----------• oversteps the ates who are under the age of23. bounds of good government.

The bill requiresstudentswho live off- campus to provide universities and colleges with their local addresses. The universities

"I think that mature adults Blackwell was able to talk Nutter who decide to be independent into applying the bill only to his and choose to live off- campus, district. should not get their school in "Students who live and attend trouble by their own poor universities have to abide by the actions. The cops might as well rules of the city, county and call your parents and get them in state, and to have to abide by the trouble for your actions as well," rules of that city, county and freshman Jenn Taggart said. state, and to add more legislation

Dr. Richard Neville, vice is repetitive and unnecessary," president of Student Activities Blackwefl said said "The law may be unsuitable Larger schools such as St and unjust for not only the stu- Joseph's University have many dents but for the colleges. The students living in off-campus new bill is unlikely to affect housing. As a result, there are those who have off-campus many problems that arise which houses at Cabrini College. need to be addressed. Late-night Neville explained, "In order fraternity parties mixed with for Cabrini to be affected, it loud, obscene and intoxicated would have to be done by Radnor young adults have a tendency to and we have a very good rela- conflict with surrounding neightionship with them, so it is bors. doubtful."