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July 06, 2006
New Orion Blog
Excerted from the Orion blog...
By Zuri Berry @ 7:27 pm on May 30, 2006
Cocaine? Marijuana? Really!?
As a student and representative of this university I have to be conscious of my public actions - and in some cases private actions as well. There’s no way to convey my dissappointment with the actions of the few students at our university when their “party school� nature makes the news. The latest incident of our debate team’s fall season being canceled for drug use during tournament trips and off campus parties just adds to the long list of dissappointments this university has endured in the last two years. See the story the Chico Enterprise-Record wrote.
My fellow students are learning the hard way that their actions, while believing them private, are a representation of this institution and are being disciplined as such. But when is it really going to hit home? If you don’t remember, let me help you out.
Porno Stains Greek image, 3/30/05 - A ridiculous incident that could’ve been entirely avoided.
Matthew Carrington’s death, 2/09/05 - The worst tragedy the school has endured, becoming the lightning rod for President Paul Zingg’s initiatives for Greek clean up.
Softball season canceled, 3/29/06 - Another alcohol related incident that forced the team’s season to be canceled.
The Orion’s newspapers being stolen, 4/14/06 -This was a seemingly small story compared to other campus issues. The Orion’s theft gained national media attention because of the first amendment implications.
For more on this story please use link above.
Posted by Post Scripts at July 6, 2006 02:18 PM
Comments
Zuri, You have much to be happy about. You are enterring your adult years on the leading edge of a revival of values. when I was your age we were creating the tail end of the sword. Disciplinary action for wrongful or hurtful behavior was being tolerated. Riots, drug use, promiscuity was accepted as representing enlightenment. This many years later we see the result of this relaxing of attitudes and it isn't much to feel good about.
You obviously care about your campus, your community and your fellow man...I think if Grandma knew this she'd be proud. Keep speaking out, yours is a valuable voice and peer pressure cuts both ways.
Posted by: Tina at July 6, 2006 09:22 PM