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THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1,2006
Ostdiek updates Alcohol Policy;
Party approval process goes online
by Risa Gordon
THRKSHKK KDITORIAI. STAFF
In the annual revisions to the
Alcohol Policy, Assistant Dean of Stu-
dent Judicial Programs Don Ostdiek
—after consulting with students and
staff — centralized party approval
to his office and altered the Alcohol
Policy Advisory Committee.
Ostdiek said college presidents
and chief justices wanted the public
party approval process to be less
bureaucratic. Beginning next week,
a Web site will allow party planners
to submit an event plan online. In
the past, students had to use a paper
form to obtain approval from the
assistant dean, the Rice University
Police Department and the Wellness
Center. Planners also had to consult
with the Environmental Health and
Safety Department. Organizations
had to get a signature from the Stu-
dent Activities director.
Now, students will submit the
online form to Student Judicial
Programs, and Ostdiek will decide
whether other approvals are required.
A master's approval is still required
for events at a college or sponsored
by a college.
On the Web site, party planners
will provide the names of certified
alcohol servers, caregivers and hosts,
as well as a security plan and a descrip-
tion of how alcohol will be purchased.
The planners must also include how
IDs will be checked and what types
of alcohol will be served.
As in the past, Rice funds — with
the exception of the per capita funds
provided to each college annually
— are not allowed to be used for
alcohol. In an addition to the Alcohol
Policy this year, a statement explicitly
prohibits misrepresenting how funds
are used. The policy states that the
assistant dean can require informa-
tion after an event to show plans and
the policy were followed. The online
form states that alcohol receipts will
be required.
Ostdiek said the more extensive
form will require college and orga-
nization leadership to plan events
more carefully. For planning large
parties, college leadership, the mas-
ters, the chief justice and college
RUPD officers should be involved,
Ostdiek said.
"It was [previously] viewed as a
bureaucratic exercise instead of a
way to plan a safe and sensible party,"
Ostdiek said. "Now there's more
focus on the college deciding and
knowing what it's going to do other
than running the form around. That's
a big change."
Ostdiek said he consulted stu-
dents, Rice Counseling Center Direc-
tor Lindley Doran, RUPD officers
and Wellness Center staff about the
general concepts in the changes, but
did not consult them about the exact
language of the changes.
"None of them had input on the
specific language, but they all had tre-
mendous input on what they wanted
to have happen," Ostdiek said.
Hie policy also changes the Al-
cohol Policy Advisory Committee's
role. In the past, the policy required
DINNER
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Agrawal said although he likes
leaving campus on Saturday nights,
the on-campus meal allow students
without transportation to find food
more easily.
"Not everyone has a car, and
it's kind of inconvenient some-
times when you don't know when
or where you're going to eat,"
Agrawal said.
Agrawal also said he thinks an
on-campus weekend dinnerwill allow
students to attend on-campus events
more easily.
APAC — which was composed of
three masters, several student leaders
and staff members—to meet annually
to review the Alcohol Policy. The cur-
rent policy states that the document
should be reviewed annually but does
not specify by whom. The list of people
who make up APAC has now been
eliminated, and instead, the Dean of
Undergraduates has the authority to
convene APAC to give input on policy
implementation and revisions.
Other changes to the Alcohol
Policy include expanding Ostdiek's
discretion about the fines that can
be assessed if colleges try to get
around public party approvals by
holding many large private parties.
The fines were changed from a mini-
mum of $250 to "significant fines."
Changes also allow Ostdiek to use his
discretion in assessing required dry
periods to colleges due to a second
violation.
Another change is that Ostdiek will
consult with Rl IPD to determine the
number of RUPD officers required
for an event. The Alcohol Policy used
to require that RUPD determine
whether at least two uniformed of-
ficers were required for any party
expected to exceed 200 attendees.
Ostdiek said the change resulted
in part from a discussion with presi-
dents and chief justices about requir-
ing officers at Pub nights. Ostdiek said
he would assess whether an officer
needs to be stationed outside Willy's
Pub during college pub nights rather
than always requiring an officer to
be present.
Ostdiek also added language to
the Alcohol Policy that points to the
role students have in enforcing the
policy.
"In addition, the Rice community
supports the concepts of shared re-
sponsibility and shared governance
with students," the policy states.
"Therefore students will have an
important role in the execution and
enforcement of this Policy. The role
of college leadership ... is vital for
this policy to succeed."
The policy also newly emphasizes
that Rice does not condone underage
drinking.
"The Rice Alcohol Policy does not
and has not allowed students under
the legal drinking age to consume
alcohol ... Thus it is the university's
policy to prohibit consumption of
alcohol by those under 21," the policy
now states.
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Brown, David. The Rice Thresher, Vol. 94, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, September 1, 2006, newspaper, September 1, 2006; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth443027/m1/5/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.