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M i c h i g a n ' s y e a r - o l d zer o- t ol er ance ordinance for alcohol cons u m p t i o n by minors p e n e t r a t e d e v e n the w a l l s of " A l c a t r a z " last weekend. The Holland Police issued 24 m i n o r in p o s s e s s i o n (M1P) citations a n d arrested t w o s t u d e n t s for " h i n d e r i n g a n d o p p o s i n g " d u r i n g the b r e a k u p of up an o f f - c a m p u s party late S a t u r d a y night. Police arrived shortly a f t e r m i d night on Nov. 23 at 81 E. 15th St., better k n o w n as A l c a t r a z to H o p e students. Lt. D a v e G u i k e m a of the Holland Police Department estim a t e d that six o f f i c e r s w e r e present on the s c e n e to a d m i n i s t e r Preliminay Breath Tests (PBTs) and citations. T h e t w o s t u d e n t s w h o w e r e arrested for "hindering and o p p o s i n g " tried to leave a f t e r b e i n g o r d e r e d by
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S W I N G KID: S A C Director Aaron Smith's ('97) little brother Michael, age 10, gets a lift from an entertainer.
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police t o stay put. T h e y w e r e taken d o w n t o w n and released o n bail. The citations were appearance t i c k e t s that o r d e r e d r e c i p i e n t s t o a p p e a r in court Dec. 3 at 9 a.m. Alcatraz is the unofficial o f f - c a m pus house of the Arcadian fraternity. Peter L i e c h t y ( ' 9 7 ) , president of the fraternity, d e c l i n e d to c o m m c n t o n the incident. T h e high n u m b e r of M I P citations w a s in part d u e to a state o r d i n a n c e e f f e c t e d a y e a r a g o w h i c h legislates " z e r o t o l e r a n c e " of a l c o h o l content for minors. N o l o n g e r m u s t a police o f f i c e r n a b a m i n o r with b e e r in h a n d or in their v e h i c l e to write an MIP. Und e r this o r d i n a n c e , o f f i c e r s are authorized to a d m i n i s t e r P B T s on the spot. R e f u s a l to lake the P B T is a civil i n f r a c t i o n , and b l o w i n g m o r e than a .02 brings an M I P citation. T h i s is a m u c h l o w e r level of intoxication than the .10 which is re-
S A C scores again w i t h Casino N i g h t h a n d e d o u t balloon a n i m a l s . The Nodding Heads entertained staff reporter the g a m b l e r s with their o w n m u s i c a n d s o m e selections f r o m other artL a d y L u c k kissed a n d killed stuists. d e n t g a m b l e r s without w a r n i n g in " I ' m quite impressed. I liked the g a m i n g f r e n z y o f the a n n u a l b l a c k j a c k t h e b e s t ; i t ' s the o n l y C a s i n o N i g h t last Friday. g a m e I can play. But I still lost it O v e r 8 0 0 s t u d e n t s filled P h e l p s all," said Chris D a n a p i l i s ( ' 9 8 ) . f o r the s u c c e s s f u l S A C - s p o n s o r e d Blackjack tables covered both e v e n t , o r g a n i z e r s said. levels of Phelps and were filled " T h i s w a s definitely the biggest t h r o u g h o u t the night by the w e l l one yet. T h e p r o f e s s i o n a l d e a l e r s dressed c r o w d striving to beat the tell u s they d o this at e v e r y school d e a l e r a n d d o u b l e their money. i m a g i n a b l e a n d they told u s this "I really like the m o n e y , " said w a s the b i g g e s t and b e s t c a s i n o B o b O o s t v e e n ( ' 9 9 ) as h e g a t h e r e d night that t h e y ' v e s e e n , " said Kevin Randall ( ' 9 8 ) , S A C associhis w i n n i n g s . T h e b l a c k j a c k e r s g a v e e a c h other ate director. a d v i c e on w h e t h e r 16 w a s e n o u g h T h e cafeteria was transformed into a c a s i n o c o m p l e t e with lights, • to sit on and w h e n to d o u b l e up o n a f o u n t a i n m a d e f r o m a f o i l - c o v - a bet. W h e n e v e r the d e a l e r g o t 21, collective g r o a n s of d i s a p p o i n t m e n t e r e d kiddie p o o l , a n d signs depictw e r e h e a r d a r o u n d the table. ing f a m o u s g a m i n g areas like R e n o more GAMBLING on 2 a n d the R i v i e r a . A m a n o n stilts NOELLE W O O D
address the areas of law, politics, the e n v i r o n m e n t , d a n c e , art, a n d m e d i staff reporter cine. T h e f o r u m will c o n c l u d e Satu r d a y n i g h t with " C . S . L e w i s o n Students, faculty, and c o m m u n i t y m e m b e r s w i l l s e e k t o l e a r n t h e S t a g e , " p e r f o r m e d by T o m Key. A W e b p a g e will b e a v a i l a b l e afm e a n i n g of truth w h e n the Veritas F o r u m arrives o n c a m p u s the w e e k - ter T h a n k s g i v i n g b r e a k for m o r e inf o r m a t i o n o n the locations, s p e a k e n d of Jan. 10 to 11. T h e C I S - s t y l e f o r u m will f o c u s ers, a n d a r e a d i n g list for t h o s e that are interested. on how truth and H o p e is t h e the truth c l a i m s of first small e d u J e s u s Christ fit into cation institutoday's society W e feel t h a t this t i o n to h o s t through open and has a g o o d p o s i t i v e Veritas since its honest discussion. start at H a r v a r d " W e feel that this message for Chrisin 1 9 9 2 . T h e has a g o o d positive tians and non-Chrisother institum e s s a g e f o r Christions that have tians and nontians alike. h o s t e d the foChristians alike." —James Palmer (*98) r u m are large resaid J a m e s P a l m e r search universi( ' 9 8 ) , a student orties like S t a n f o r d . Penn State, g a n i z e r of H o p e ' s Veritas F o r u m . B r o w n , and P u r d u e . H o p e will try The keynote speaker for Hope's f o r u m will b e the n a t i o n a l l y - k n o w n t o a c c o m p l i s h in t w o d a y s w h a t othastrophysicist H u g h R o s s . H e will ers h a v e d o n e in four. Veritas is b e i n g financially suplook at truth and G o d f r o m the scientific perspective. Other discus- ported through a $10,000 anonysion leaders will f o c u s o n field-spe- m o u s d o n a t i o n a n d t h e r e l i g i o u s groups on campus. cific religious and philosophical T h e f o r u m w a s b r o u g h t to the atperspectives in the panel discussion f o l l o w i n g the keynote and the work- tention of the C o l l e g e t h r o u g h Professor M a r c B a e r of the History Deshops held on Saturday. more VERIXAS on 7 T h e t w o sets of w o r k s h o p s will SXACY B O G A R D
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Julie M e y e r s ( ' 9 9 ) has n e v e r met Turkish priso n e r Ekber Gecgel, but h a l f w a y around the w o r l d she s p e a k s passionately about the injustice of his situation. G e c g e l is a " p r i s o n e r of c o n s c i e n c e , " a n d M e y e r s w o r k s with H o p e ' s chapter of A m n e s t y International. " I ' m part of A m n e s t y International b e c a u s e I h a v e rights and privileges." M e y e r s said. "I can s p e a k out against the g o v e r n m e n t and not have the police k n o c k i n g d o w n my door at 2 a.m. It's my m o r a l duty to h e l p t h o s e w h o c a n ' t h e l p t h e m s e l v e s b e c a u s e of their s i t u a t i o n . " " T h e s e are real p e o p l e that g o t h r o u g h these n i g h t m a r e s , " she said. G e c g e l ' s n i g h t m a r e b e g a n w h e n he w a s rounded up in a Turkish village O c t . 2 3 by troops r a i d i n g for f o o d t h a t c o u l d be g i v e n to the Kurdish p e o p l e . A m n e s t y International recently released an more
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T h e staff of the 1996 M i l e s t o n e f l e w b y plane to O r l a n d o , Fla., last w e e k e n d f o r a college m e d i a c o n v e n t i o n , but their e x c i t e m e n t and e n t h u s i a s m g a v e t h e m w i n g s f o r the flight home. T h e b o o k w o n S e c o n d Place Best of S h o w f o r small y e a r b o o k s across the nation at the A C P / C M A National M e d i a C o n v e n t i o n Nov. 2 t o 5. "I w a s s u r p r i s e d t h a t o u r f i r s t s h o w i n g yielded such great recognition," said Milestone Editor Anthony Perez ('98). T h e 2 5 6 - p a g e b o o k w a s j u d g e d in the u n d e r 2 9 9 pages c a t e g o r y o n its d e s i g n , content and general excellence. P e r e z w a s solely r e s p o n s i b l e for layout and d e s i g n of the 1996 b o o k , w o r k i n g with the contributions of Anchor and other writers. T h i s more MILESXONE on 3