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From: matt@srs.UUCP (Matt Goheen)
Newsgroups: net.college
Subject: Re: RA's and drug use
Message-ID: <170@srs.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 18-Feb-86 11:23:03 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 18 11:23:03 1986
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>In article <1353@wucec2.UUCP> mas3619@wucec2.UUCP writes:
>
>>Recently, office of Housing and Residential Life announce that it now 
>>expects RA's to report ALL incidents of drug use. 
>...
>>My question to you people out in net-land is this:  Have other universities
>>tried a policy like this?  Have they been successful, or have policies like
>>this one fallen by the wayside?  Let's here your opinion.
>>
>>Marc Sarrel
>
>MIT does not ask hall tutors to report drug use.
...
>The only thing the tutors are
>expected to act upon is "people who are having problems with school
>and how this relates to drug use".  So if you keep a good GPA
>you're OK.

RIT has a similar policy.  RA's are not encouraged to "police" their
floors (really shoots the RA/floor member relationship if you act as
a policeman rather than a floor member).  However, we were supposed
to watch for substance "abuse" where drugs may be inhibiting the
productivity of individuals.  However, since the NY drinking age has
just risen to 21 (as of this past Dec.), things may be a little different
in the future.  RSA's (Residential Safety Aids) are under fire at
RIT for "policing", but that is another story...(which I may elaborate
upon in the future if time permits).

					Matt Goheen
					S.R. Systems
				  (RIT part-time, former RA)
			      {seismo,allegra}!rochester!srs!matt