Privacy vs.Punishment

PRIVACY, page 1 in many forms, such as a letter being sent to the student or a meeting being held to discuss the situation.

McCormick said that some students and parents or guardians are unclear about FERPA guidelines and so they do not understand when faculty, advisers or administrators indicate that without written consent, a student’s educational record cannot be shared.

Maloney said that she understood that the school was allowed to contact her parents if someone is under the age of 21 and is found drinking, but she felt that it was unnecessary in her case.

“My parents had already seen the pictures,” she said. “They thought the school’s actions were stupid and didn’t see the point in all the fuss. They were just pictures.”

In some cases it does not seem like Residence Life is fair when handling situations with underage drinking and handing out punishments.

Some students, like Maloney, think that they are inconsis- tent and do not punish everyone equally. “We were getting a really harsh punishment just for pictures when other people weren’t getting half of what we got and they were worse things,” she said. lecture hall. “Napoleon Dynamite” was the lunchtime movie held this week and the next two lunchtime movie dates are Feb. 14 and March 15.

Asino said that their goal is not to punish as many students as they can, but to be of some educational value. He believes that he is fair when dealing with alcohol violations. “I do try to be as consistent as I can, but every human being is flawed,” Asino said.

According to Hecht, C3 has organized five Commuter Days in total and they have all been successful. All commuters are encouraged to contact Amy Hecht or the Cabrini Commuter Crew if they are interested in helping plan more exciting events in honor of Cabrini’s commuters.