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Greek insurance demanded
Waterbury renovations shift housing process; affect The Village lottery JoAnn DeLauter Incoming Asst. News Editor news@oswegonian.com
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Future of local Greek organizations in question after change in rules Seamus Lyman Incoming Editor-in-Chief slyman@oswegonian.com A new policy from Oswego State requires all Greek Life organizations to purchase $1 million liability insurance by the fall semester.
A letter sent to members of Greek Life on April 18 states that the university reviewed its “registration and risk management policies for student organizations” and found that they would require the fraternities and sororities to prove they have attained a Fraternal Information and Programming Group liability
Bill proposed to U.S. Senate will fund battle against sexual assault
Amanda Bintz Chief Copy Editor abintz@oswegonian.com Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., last week announced she is proposing a bill that would provide $109 million in federal funding for combating sexual assault on college campuses across the U.S. “The price of a college education should not include a one in five chance of being sexually assaulted,” Gillibrand stated.
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“And it is simply unacceptable that going to college should increase your chance of being sexually assaulted.” If this bill were to pass, college campuses like Oswego State would receive funding to help in the investigation of sexual assaults and in enforcing already-existing laws prohibiting them, such as Title IX. Title IX is a federally enforced anti-discrimination law that states, “No person in the U.S. shall, on the basis of sex be excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal aid.” Oswego State’s information page about Title IX explains that these programs or activities include “academic and athletic programs, financial aid and student records and accounts, health and counseling services, and housing and residence life programs.” Title IX also prohibits the crime of sexual assault, according to the page. Lisa Evaneski, associate dean of students for Student Conduct and Compliance and Oswego State’s Title IX coordinator, said that
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Students use stimulants as study aid
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Luke Parsow Incoming News Editor lparsnow@oswegonian.com With two weeks of classes left in the semester and finals week after that, Oswego State students will be working on lots of papers, projects and studying for tests and finals. During these times, college students around the nation can be easily tempted to get some help from what has come to be known as “study drugs.”
The most popular of these being Adderall, Ritalin and Vyvanse, all medications for those diagnosed with ADHD. Studies show these drugs are becoming increasingly popular for overstressed college students who aren’t diagnosed with this disease. According to a report by the National Survey on Drug Use, full-time college students were twice as likely to have used Adderall non-medically than those with ADHD who were not full-time students in 2009. Some researchers estimate
as much as 30 percent of students use stimulants non-medically. In addition, 62 percent of college students with ADHD report selling or giving away their prescription drugs. “Students use Adderall for a number of reasons, but mostly they believe it will help them focus or pull ‘all nighters,’” said Trisha DeWolf, Alcohol and Other Drug Program Coordinator at Oswego State’s Lifestyles Center. “Some students do use these stimulants to feel euphoric. Students think these drugs will improve their grades, but studies have shown that most college-aged Adderall abusers have a GPA lower than 3.0.” There is a lot of concern by health officials about the negative side effects that Adderall has on those who aren’t prescribed to it. Besides the advantages it may have for studying purposes, Adderall can also cause diarrhea, dizziness, changes in sex drive, uncontrollable shaking, heart palpitations, verbal or motor tics, chest pain, shortness of breath, numbness in the arms and legs, changes in vision, aggressive behavior and blistering skin, according to DeWolf. “If using these prescription stimulants recreationally wasn’t bad enough, students who mix them with alcohol are in even more danger,” DeWolf said.
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insurance, which also names the college as an additional insured. The letter was signed by Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management Jerald Woolfolk, who said that the policy change is not something
Students seem to be more overwhelmed with potential future living arrangements after this semester’s housing process. The closing of Waterbury Hall at the end of next fall semester has caused a shift in residential housing. Yet it is up to students to be more informed about the resident housing process. “The main goal is to provide an educational living experience for students, it is purposeful education,” Marie Driscoll, associate director of the department of Residence Life and Housing said. “We want people to live with roommates, although sometimes it is not easy, we want students to interact with people and get more connected to the campus.” According to Residence Life and Housing, housing applications for the following semester is based on a student’s lottery number and time in which a student chooses to apply to their desired housing. The initial step that a student must complete in order to properly apply to housing is to sign the room and board agreement form and to pay the deposit for housing on time. After this is complete, students must match with their roommates
or choose to have a random roommate. Students are then assigned a lottery number that determines what time they can apply to their desired housing options. Despite what students may think, the lottery number is not based solely on credits but on a student’s class year, which is therefore based on the number of credits a student has toward their degree. This information is provided by the registrar’s office and is given to Residence Life and Housing online from the Campus Information Center. After this is taken into consideration, students in the same category are given lottery numbers by the computer randomly. This lottery number determines what time students can apply for housing. This selection is made in correspondence with the room selection timeline provided by Residence Life. The room selections for The Village are the first lottery on the timeline, followed by Onondaga suites, in-hall selections and hall changes. The chances of getting into a different resident hall are not only determined by a student’s lottery number but also the amount of other students applying for the same resident hall.
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