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Show tiXSEBBtocattsS5 y i thevoiceof dixieTPr state university 1 ' ST3.-- - VOLUME XLIV NW, www.DixieSunNews.corr WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2015 D SPORTS PAGE 7 FEATURES PAGE 8 Red Storm golf swings through PacW est finals i n MZBEE serves salad, life advice at Red Rock Cafe New academic integrity policy on back burner L k I 5 " 73 ; gt- n'r- iXi U A fc. J5 1 ....J MMd W. :d JWX -- is at a stand-sti- ll because the student senate is BY CODY SMITH casweekly awaiting instruction from r Campus personnel share safety tips BY EMILY HAVENS emilyhavensDSN In light of recent arrests in housing, Dixie State University personnel share insight on how students can stay safe. A recent assault arrest occurred April 5 when a verbal altercation allegedly turned physical at Nisson Towers. The student suspect had a record prior to the incident and was still permitted to live in housing. Seth Gubler, director of housing and residential life, said students who have been com ted of a felony or who are sex offenders do not housiget their ng applications processed. When an assault happens in housing, Gubler said its not uncommon for a student to be evicted. With an assault situation, chances are good they will be evicted on a e physical assault, he said. However, Gubler said each situation is different, and his office recognizes varying degrees of severity. He said oftentimes the assault is a : first-tim- simple misunderstanding, eviction is not necessary. Don Reid, director of and eampus security and police, said he was out of town when the incident occurred, but because the student who called him had his cell phone number, he was able to make sure she was safe and instructed her to stay inside until the police arrived. I knew she was safe and felt better knowing she has someone she could actually call even though it wasnt happening to her in her room, he said. That was a situation where people had been partying, and it was group of people who knew each other, and things went bad. The key for students to stay safe is for them to remove themselves from potentially unsafe environments, he said. Reid said at the majority of parties campus security responds to, most of the people who arent drinking said they dont drink because theyre trying to stay safe. The truth is, if you enter a room where a majority of the people are drinking, and if any of them have gotten anywhere close to .08 blood alcohol, that means their judgment has been impaired, their inhibitions have been released, and you just inserted yourself into an unsafe environment, Reid said. In a similar situation, a student was arrested for allegedly possessing and smoking spice in his dorm room. The student claimed he was wrongfully arrested, and the charges have since been dismissed. Gubler said typically when a student in housing violates his or her contract by using alcohol or marijuana in the dorms, the first offense yields a three- month probation. In addition, the student must take a drug and alcohol education course from the Heath and Wellness Center and perform community service. Dean of Students Del Beatty said he rarely gets involved because most incidents are sorted out through the housing office. However, he said the Crisis Assessment and Risk Evaluation team is notified when an incident occurs in housing, and the CARE team determines whether or not additional action needs to be taken to further protect the students. The students have a lot of protection, Beatty said. There is a lot of due process and a lot of rights in our student code. Beatty said the students have the right to appeal decisions made by him, the housing office and the student conduct committee. Although police can arrive at the scene quickly, the first people there will always be the victim and the perpetrator, Reid said. The most important thing you can do to stay safe is to always be aware of your surroundings, who youre with and your circumstances. Theres no such thing as 100 percent prevention, Reid said. V r.TT Thr-- X 1 .a S C' 2 I Christian Gastelum, a freshman communication major from Glenns Ferry, Idaho: Most of the arrests or problems that seem to arise (in the dorms) stem from students drinking and then V r 'Yt u II 1 f The prospective campusacademic integrity policy has made little progress since the ideas conception at the beginning of the semester. Samantha Tommer, Dixie State University Student Association vice president of academics and a senior integrated studies major from La Habra, California, has been working with Traci Kent, a senior communication major from Mercer, Pennsylvania, to develop DSUs first campuswide academic integrity policy. However, Tommer said other than compiling information from a survey of 349 students, the policys development -wide Students View r the faculty senate on how to proceed. . The policy Tommer and Kent proposed was to be an academic hon- ors contract that students would have to sign. Doing this, Tommer said, would educate students on the various different ways of cheating and force them to read and understand their role in academic integrity. We didnt know what exactly we needed to do, who to talk to or where to get the information we needed, Tommer said. So, my adviser, Jordan Sharp, said, We need to get some data together ... And we need to be able see POLICY page 3 : 'I r I t Kaitlynn Lawson, a sophomore science major from Las Vegas: I have one less thing to D Weeks race GieadUmes sDae ' f wony about with campus police around. r K - 'V .V n A r - 1, 1. a f, '"t 1 T" Ida. 1.V wn '"A. f 1 jr i I'A- - c; r ; .. jJS 'r T . A. f J Logan Sanborn, a freshman business administration major from Kaneohe, Hawaii: Its nice having campus police around for security purposes, but sometimes Im hesitant to bring people over in fear theyll be harassed by campus cv J Students, faculty and community members gather to participate in the Great Race Friday. The Great Race is a g relay race traditionally held during Go to page 10 for more photos. 10-le- ek security. ! JT |