Comments on: SGA: ABC, Definitely Not as Easy as 1, 2, 3

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:39:24 +0000

Actually, Shutterstock gives us access for free. It’s probably a marketing gimmick.

By: The Basic Rundown

The Basic Rundown — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 04:56:50 +0000

Columbia’s GSP, known as the Responsible Community Action Policy, covers illegal use of alcohol, illegal possession of alcohol at the scene should medical help be necessary, and use of illegal drugs in the event that someone is in medical danger. It protects the student being called in for, the caller, anyone else at the party, and any organization affiliated with the party. GSPs rarely go beyond alcohol use, and rarely protect students beyond the person being called in for and the person calling in.

By: The Basic Rundown

The Basic Rundown — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 03:38:13 +0000

http://housingservices.columbia.edu/content/alcohol-and-other-drug-policy#Community

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 02:45:44 +0000

at least those 2 spoke up because it just seems like SGA has no opinion. SGB taking the world by storm

By: anon

anon — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 02:38:22 +0000

btw this is excellent reporting

By: was at the meeting

was at the meeting — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 02:22:52 +0000

SGA isn’t upset with SGB or ABC, they also don’t like the policy, which makes things harder for ALL student groups on campus. They just aren’t doing a non-compliance thing because they prefer to try to get it changed. However, the added pressure being brought to bear on Student Life by the non-compliance votes will probably help SGA move things along faster, to the benefit of us all.

2 individual SGA members were upset about little nitpicky things in the statements, and they kind of took over the conversation, but those 2 didn’t represent the whole of SGA.

By: Posted by The Spec

Posted by The Spec — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 02:12:12 +0000

“Don’t Be A Pussy, join the Blue and White!”

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 02:00:56 +0000

I have no idea what kind of policy they would create but I guess it should be one that results in a repercussion for the club if the flyer was reported to be a problem after the fact – definitely not before it’s hung up.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 01:12:35 +0000

How would any “replacement policy” be a good idea?

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 01:11:33 +0000

I don’t think SGA is upset that SGB and ABC aren’t complying with the policy – rather that SGA is already in the process of coming up with a replacement policy – just based off of what I saw from the meeting last night. It seemed SGA was/is working on it and SGB was working based on its’ mission but then ABC just decided to tag along when they really dont know what is going on.

By: BC'13

BC'13 — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:43:39 +0000

Why is SGA upset that ABC and SGB are not going to comply with the policy? This is really something SGA should do themselves, that would send a message to the College that the policy is awful.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:24:58 +0000

“Barnard to formally adopt the Good Samaritan policy approved by Columbia’s governing boards last year. This policy, by the way, is apparently the best in the country, so get it while it’s hot.”

What does this mean? Could the author explain what the policy actually is?

By: Wait

Wait — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 23:42:04 +0000

Bwog pays for stock images? (or perhaps just looks it up on shutterstock, then uses google image search to find a non-watermarked copy)

By: SGA

SGA — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 23:30:25 +0000

Damn it, SGB and ABC! You know as well as we do that student government is impotent!You guys were supposed to help us save face when we’d inevitably fail to get the Dean to change her mind! Why did you have to be on the right side of common sense and student freedom by taking such a hard-line position? Now we either lose what little credibility we have left with the students, or we never get invited to the Dean’s soirees!