Drugs no problem at UNL?
by A.J. McClanahan
Drug abuse isn't a "monstrous problem" at
UNL, according to Lt. Robert Edmunds of
UNL Campus Security.
Only 12 drug-related arrests were made in
1972, he said.
Edmunds said most arrests were for
marijuana or hashish. The arrests are made after
investigations by his department or after
responding to anonymous phone calls. He said
individuals sometimes call and complain about
drugs on a dormitory floor, but usually they
don't want to identify themselves.
According to Lt. Paul Jacobson of the
Lincoln Police Department (LPD), there were
468 drug-related arrests in Lincoln in 1972.
Jacobson said the most arrests also were for
marijuana. , J :
A. student arrested for drug abuse may not
only face court and a jail sentence, but
suspension from school, according to a 1967
statement by the NU Board of Regents.
The University drug policy states that
"Illegal use of drugs (including the
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contributing to such use by others shall be
considered unacceptable conduct and in
violation of University rules, as well as state and
federal laws."
Only one student was suspended for drug
abuse last year and none so far this year,
according to Ronald Gierhan of UNL Student
Affairs. He said, however, suspension must be
-considered in each case.
"Anyone found selling drugs on campus
stands a good chance of being suspended,"
Gierhan said, "but if we're talking about
someone who is discovered smoking marijuana,
we're influenced a lot by state law."
Gierhan said since the state considers
possession of a small amount of marijuana a
misdemeanor, "should we suspend a student for
this?"
The University is concerned with damage
done to its reputation by student's actions and
it's difficult to prove damage to the University
in some marijuana cases, Giethan said. He said
repeated offenses or selling of drugs is a threat
to the .UNL community. The University is not
interested in double jeopardy but in protecting
the community, he said.
Gierhan said someone who repeatedly breaks
University rules concerning drinking oh campus
might be considered for suspension, but added
it's even more likely with drugs. He said maybe
it shouldn't be that way, "but society looks at
alcohol differently than marijuana."
According to Gierhan, the Council on
Student Life (CSL)' has suggested a new drug
policy. He said it was drawn up by a faculty
and student committee, which suggested a
warning letter for a student convicted of a
misdemeanor. He said the new policy also
defines alcohol as a drug.
Donald Shaneyfelt, CSL chairman, said he
thinks the chances are relatively good for the
proposal's passage. He said it is under
consideration at ASUN and the UNL Faculty
Senate.
If suspension were a consideration, a student
dorm patrolman might have to testify at the
Student Tribunal, Gierhan said, if the
patrolman had been a witness. He said so far
only Campus Security officers have been asked
to testify.
Edmunds said student patrolmen work
under direct supervision of Campus Security
officers. He said if an officer requests the
student's help in a drug arrest then he is
required to help.
Student Affairs are informed of student
arrests for drug abuse from Campus Security,
according to Gierhan. He said if an arrest is
made off-campus by LPD then, Campus
Security is notified by LPD of the arrest.
A random survey ot residence directors
(RDs) revealed that they have had a few
complaints about drug abuse in their
dormitories.
"To say we're absolutely clean would be
wishful thinking," Harper Hall RD William
Schnackel said. He added, however, he didn't
think most persons smoked marijuana in the
residence halls but went elsewhere.
"People here have a pretty high sense of
community and they find it unacceptable
iiere," he said. ,
Many sorority and fraternity houses are not
owned by' UNL', and therefore do not come
under Campus Security jurisdiction, according
to Edmunds. Jacobson said that sororities and
fraternities "police themselves," but if the need
arose, officers would be sent.
"We got so damn many cases, it's hard to get
them all," Jacobson said. He said, however, that
no case is overlooked and added that arrests are
made through undercover officers.
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Proposed coed visitation policy
would abolish open door rule
by Jane Owens
The Council on Student Life (CSL)
Thursday discussed a proposed change in
campus living unit coed visitation policy
which would permit an eight-hour visitation
period on weekdays and 12 hour periods on
weekends.
The current visitation policy permits a
six-hour visitation period daily.
Present visitation hours can be scheduled
between 12 noon and 12:30 a.m. Under the
proposed policy, hours could be scheduled
between 12 noon and 1:00 a.m.
The proposal was prepared by a Residence
Hs!l Association (RIIA) Study Committee on
Visitation, and was approved unanimously
this week by RHA and the Housing Policy
Committee.
Al Thorson, chairman of the RHA study
committee, presented the proposal to CSL
and explained changes recommended by the
committee in the current polic
In addition to extended guest hours, the
proposal would abolish the open door policy,
which requires residents to have doers open
when guests of the opposite sex are visiting in ,
dormitory rooms,
According to Thorson, the open door
policy has become "a meaningless provision
because it is basically unenforceable."
However, the committee's proposal does
not include reasons for abolishing the open
door policv.
Reasons for abolition of the policy were
omitted because "we didn't want to draw
attention to this point," Thorson replied.
CSL members Jack Goebel and Ely
Meyerson said that the proposed changes were
major ones and needed to be justified.
Upon request of CSL chairman Don
Shaneyfelt, Thorson agreed to provide council
members with a statement explaining the
study committee's open door
recommendation.
According to Thorson, the study
committee consisted of RHA members from
six dormitories. He estimated that committee
members talked with about 200-300
dormitory residents about visitation policies
before preparing the proposal. In addition,
committee members interviewed dormitory
residence directors, he said.
The council is scheduled to vote on the
visitation proposal next week.
In other CSL business, council member
Chris Harper introduced a resolution
requesting that news reporters be allowed to
attend and report on meetings of the four
student fee task forces established by
Chancellor James Zumberge to study the use
and distribution fee money.
"I'm concerned that the press is being
denied access to committee meetings of great
importance," Harper said. Reporters should
be permitted to attend such meetings because
the task forces "will directly affect students
and student fees," he explained.
According to Meyerson, task force
committees have "agreed to release reports to
the press as soon as they are turned over to
Ken Bader (vice-chancellor of student affairs)
next Friday."
Harper said he plans to present a more
general proposal at next week's meeting to
deal with press access to meetings which
involve student concerns.
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