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The Daily OrangeSUNY-ESF | Drug bust 'distresses' president
Seven ounces of marijuana seized at party
By Al Ortiz
Posted: 11/5/07, 1:25 AM EST Section: News
"The incident occurred at an off-campus house. Although we're aware that this is a commuter school, students that are associated with this institution are responsible for their actions," said an anonymous source close to the situation.
"It's not about tightening up the security around the campus and neighborhoods, it's about having zero tolerance and a faster response to situations such as out-of-hand parties and drug use," the anonymous source said.
Along with the university's "zero tolerance" position, there will be more patrol cars and harsher punishments doled out to students who decide to ignore the demands of the president and other university officials.
"I think that's a good thing. I think that the rules they enforce could help out the university and the way we are looked at," said ESF senior Donald Harris.
Harris, though, was not sure what type of potential affect the new measures of security would have on parties and illegal activities.
"I don't know if it would change anything," Harris said. "I mean, there's always other ways a person could hide what they are doing; there are other things that a student could do if they really wanted to hold something."
Other students in the ESF community agreed with the feelings of disappointment from Murphy.
"I think it's totally understandable that he is disappointed," said Rohan Akhouri, a senior ESF student. "If you are the leader of an academic institution, there has to be a feeling of disappointment when an issue like this happens. It makes the university look bad and it makes the students look bad, so he's totally justified
Though Murphy stated in the e-mail that perception of the university is not nearly as important as the safety of the students, concern of the school's image was still at stake.
However, some ESF students believe the image of their school is still intact despite the recent episodes.
"Some people live in the residential areas, and some people live in the dormitories of SU, Akhouri said. "If there was a major problem with the way the students live, we wouldn't be living there."
"It's not about tightening up the security around the campus and neighborhoods, it's about having zero tolerance and a faster response to situations such as out-of-hand parties and drug use," the anonymous source said.
Along with the university's "zero tolerance" position, there will be more patrol cars and harsher punishments doled out to students who decide to ignore the demands of the president and other university officials.
"I think that's a good thing. I think that the rules they enforce could help out the university and the way we are looked at," said ESF senior Donald Harris.
Harris, though, was not sure what type of potential affect the new measures of security would have on parties and illegal activities.
"I don't know if it would change anything," Harris said. "I mean, there's always other ways a person could hide what they are doing; there are other things that a student could do if they really wanted to hold something."
Other students in the ESF community agreed with the feelings of disappointment from Murphy.
"I think it's totally understandable that he is disappointed," said Rohan Akhouri, a senior ESF student. "If you are the leader of an academic institution, there has to be a feeling of disappointment when an issue like this happens. It makes the university look bad and it makes the students look bad, so he's totally justified
Though Murphy stated in the e-mail that perception of the university is not nearly as important as the safety of the students, concern of the school's image was still at stake.
However, some ESF students believe the image of their school is still intact despite the recent episodes.
"Some people live in the residential areas, and some people live in the dormitories of SU, Akhouri said. "If there was a major problem with the way the students live, we wouldn't be living there."
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Retrovirus
posted 11/05/07 @ 10:24 AM EST
Um, a word of advice: If you're going to hoard large amounts of illegal drugs in your domicile, it's best to avoid attracting the attention of police. (Continued…)
Drug addiction treatment
posted 6/04/08 @ 3:27 PM EST
Wow, this is a big drug amount of drugs, I don't understand where from that much controversy... These students where aware of the risks of having drugs. (Continued…)
Sandy
posted 10/31/08 @ 2:25 AM EST
All jurisdictions with a rule of law and a right to privacy put constraints on the powers of police investigators, and typically require search warrants, or an equivalent procedure, for searches within a criminal enquiry. (Continued…)
johnglen
johnglen
posted 11/04/08 @ 1:23 AM EST
GO ESF!
lsd practically comes out of the water fountains there
its great =]
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