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By Araceli Garcia
THE BATTALION
I If an underage student is caught
dunking in a campus residence hall,
their parents will be some of the first to
Know.
I Dean of Student Life Dr. Dave
Parrott said that’s for a reason: parents
make good partners when dealing with
aleohol-related problems.
I The University enforced parental
notification when the 1974 Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act
v. as amended with the Higher
Education Reauthorization Act in
■998. This act granted universities
across the nation the right to notify
parents if their underage child was
caught violating university alcohol or
drug policies. While it is not required
that universities notify the parents,
Texas A&M chooses to do so.
Jennifer Ford, student development
specialist for student life, said when an
alcohol violation is received on campus
a letter is sent to the student’s parents or
guardian alerting them that their child
was found in violation of the alcohol or
drug policies on campus.
The on-campus alcohol policy also
applies for students aged 21 and older
who are caught drinking in a residence
hall room with minors.
Once the allegation of the student
violating the alcohol or drug policies is
proven true, the student is sent to.
Student Conflict Resolution Services
for a three hour workshop dealing with
alcohol-related issues. Ford said.
The Corps of Cadets, in addition to
following University Student Rules,
must adhere to the Corps’ own added
penalties and policies for underage
drinking. As a unit, all cadets are warned
when they enter as freshmen of the
underage alcohol policy on campus and
are reminded of it each year that they
return.
While 12 out of the 28 units are
alcohol-free, not all units converted
voluntarily.
Joseph Mills, media relations coordi
nator for the office of the commandant,
said that some units have been convert
ed unwillingly as a result of underage
drinking problems within the unit.
These alcohol-free units are not
allowed to have alcohol in the donns
nor sponsor or attend any functions as
a unit where alcohol will be served.
“We [ the Corps of Cadets] have
additional awareness programs and
alcohol free units [and] we have fairly
good results,” Mills said.
As a result of the new alcohol and
drug policies, some students are torn
between whether parental notification
in college is a good rule or not. Hoyt
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ed before booking a flight on the
imniversary of the terrorist attacks.
■About the only thing that crossed this
frequent flier’s mind was to travel early
In the day.
”1 think it’s going to be a little
crazy,” said Siegel, a Washington-
|nased political activist who booked a
:45 a.m. flight to Providence, R.I. to
linimize delays related to extra-tight
ecurity. commemorative activities
nd reporters staking out the nation’s
irports.
Sure, Siegel had a momentary flash-
ack to Sept. 11 after selecting his
leparture date. But he never considered
escheduling out of fear.
Stephanie Cebulski of Berkeley,
?alif., on the other hand, postponed a
|trip to Boston for that very reason.
‘‘I know it’s not logical. If any day
ou’d be safe it would be 9-11,” said
’ebulski, who recently became a moth-
r and is not entirely comfortable on
planes to begin with. “It just felt too
weird, too odd to be in a plane that day
thinking about what happened.”
Just how many would-be travelers
■plan to stay home on Wednesday is
Shard to tell. Airlines are not disclos-
jiing precise figures on advance book
ings, saying only that passenger traf
fic will be down several percentage
points. A few major airlines said they
would scale back service as if it were
the Friday after Thanksgiving or the
night of Christmas Eve, when demand
usually drops by a few percentage
points but can shrink by as much as
10 percent.
Those reconsidering their flying
plans tend to be leisure travelers. Many
corporate travelers say they basically
have no choice in the matter.
Still, Sept. 11 will hardly be busi-
ness-as-usual for the nation's travel
industry.
A few airlines have encouraged
pilots to commemorate the anniver
sary by making brief preflight
announcements to passengers. At
American and United, whose planes
were hijacked in the attacks, employ
ees will wear commemorative ribbons
and both airlines will sponsor special
events around the country, including
moments of silence, dedications and
memorial plantings.
Spirit Airlines will fly 13.4(X) passen
gers for free.
Demand for intercity and charter bus
service remains down about 5 percent
from a year ago, but no significant changes
in passenger traffic are expected on
Wednesday, said Gale Ellsworth, chief
executive of Trailways Transportation
System of Fairfax, Va.
The American Bus Association said
several companies are donating more
than 40 charter vehicles to carry pas
sengers to a memorial service in
Shanksville, Pa., the rural area about 80
miles east of Pittsburgh where one of
the hijacked planes crashed.
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I know it’s not logical. If
any day you d be safe it
would be 9-11. It just felt too
weird, too odd to be in a
plane that day thinking
about what happened.
— Stephanie Cebulski
Berkeley, Calif, resident
Transit officials said they expect
normal levels of commuter traffic
around the country. City buses in
Atlanta, Louisville, Ky., and Spokane,
Wash., will operate throughout the day
with their headlights on as a tribute,
according to the American Public
Transportation Association.
In Boston, commuter trains and street
cars will mark the occasion by temporarily
halting service.
Amtrak will offer regular service
and conductors nationwide will ask
passengers to observe a moment of
silence at 8:46 a.m. EDT, the moment
American Airlines Flight 1 1 crashed
into the north tower of the World
Trade Center.
No matter where travelers go, they
are likely to be reminded of the
anniversary.
Semi-retired vacationers Janet and
Roy Smith of England recently were
confronted with a sculpture inside
New York’s Pennsylvania Station
commemorating the tragedy. The
sculpture includes fragments from the
World Trade Center, office debris
found near ground zero and photo
graphs taken on Sept. 1 1.
“It brings you back to earth,” Roy
Smith said. “It shouldn't fade from
people’s minds.”
Phillip Karber, chairman of
Terminal 4 at Kennedy Airport in New
York, intends to spend a quiet moment
alone at the airport Wednesday morn
ing, gazing out a window with a view
of the reshaped Manhattan skyline.
A year ago, from that same spot,
Karber watched through a telescope as
the trade center’s north tower collapsed.
“I'll have a cup of coffee, look out
there and think about it,” he said.
McMillan, a senior computer engineer
ing major, said she supports the
parental notification policy.
“It is a good rule because the stu
dent is still a minor. It keeps both the
University and the parents safe,” Mills
said. “It also helps to keep the
University’s reputation high. Texas
A&M has high standards and this
upholds them.”
Jackie Gillenwater, a senior history
major, said she disagrees with the idea
of parental notification.
“Parents send us to college feeling
like we are old enough to handle our
own problems,” Gillenwater said. “[It]
should be at the student’s discretion as
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Spring of 2002 would be aware.”
Vision 2020 was named as one
of the initiatives for the tuition
increase, Krumm said, and it was
decided that part of the funding
for this would be provided by
additional student fees and pri
vate donations, as well as money
from the state of Texas.
Part of the money will also be
used for unforseen expenses and
shortfalls down the road.
Cynthia Lawson, Director of
University Relations said that it
is always good to be prepared for
economic problems, such as the
slow down after September 11.
National trends right now are
showing an economic slowdown,
rising costs of utilities and
increasing insurance premiums.
“September 11 changed a lot
of thinking,” Lawson said.
Krumm said the increase in
fees will benefit both undergrad
uate and graduate students, as
well as help Texas A&M achieve
the goals of Vision 2020.
Justin Lewis, a transfer stu
dent and junior civil engineering
major, said he didn’t mind pay
ing more to come to A&M.
“I can see how the fees seem
unfair, but I also understand that
it wouldn’t be fair to suddenly
increase old students’ tuition,”
Lewis said. “At least we were
aware of the increase.”
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