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Residents for the 2010-2011 school year might be surprised tond out the strike system and status systems that were once in place for student conduct have been abolished.

But don’t be too quick to crank up the bass and move that pong tournament to the Vil- lage lawn. With no strike or status system in place, it means possibly stricter punishment for student conduct violations.

Ultimately, however, the system hasn’t been changed so much as tweaked, and will end up being more benecial for the majority of students living on campus.

“What we’ve done is gotten rid of strikes and statuses completely and we are making our practice match what our policy is,” said Michelle Huston, Assistant Director of Stu- dent Conduct.

confusing policy because students thought the two were one in the same. “Students had the impression they could only be removed from campus if they had 3 strikes when the reality was if somebody punched 20 people in the face and posed a threat to the university, we aren’t going to let them stay on campus,” Huston joked.

Now, without the strike system in place, a student can be removed from campus after just one offense if it is severe enough. However, punishment for offenses can be catered to each student individually.

“Everything is more case by case and individualized. If you can show you’re com- mitted to doing good you won’t necessarily be removed from campus,” Huston said.

When making the decision to suspend a student for an offense, three factors are considered: the severity of the situation, the conversation the student has with their con- duct of cer, and the conduct history of that particular student.

Because of this, in many cases students will bene t in the long run. In years past a student was limited to a “3 strikes, you’re out” policy no matter how minor the situation was. “A student could technically be suspended for having one beer can [on his or her person] on three different occasions when in reality the situation could be much more severe,” said Huston.

Besides affecting punishment for conduct offenses, the abolishment of the status system will change the opportunity students get to obtain housing for the following school year, and in most cases for the better.

With the status system in place, a student who was at a status two was allowed to request housing only after the students who were status one, this often meant they were out of luck when housinglled up before it was their time to even show up.

However a student will now know right away whether they will be allowed to select housing, as opposed to having to guess whether or not they would make it to room

Now, instead of being based on status, room selection will be solely based on student conduct. This means when a student has their meeting with their student conduct ofcer after committing an offense, they will know on the spot whether they are allowed to participate in room selection.

In the event that a student is barred from the housing selection day, they are allowed to appeal the decision, or can select housing anytime after May 1.

All in all the tailored system was created in order to aid students while still enforcing the rules. “There’s a lot more exibility to work together and to try and keep students here, removing a student from housing is the last thing we want to do,” said Huston.

Sophomores who had a bit of a rough rst year aren’t on the verge of striking out yet, but don’t try to overdo it because penalization could always be lurking around the corner.

Look no further for a little enter- tainment in your life, because this year Hawk’s Nest is revamping it’s reputation by holding nightly performances and events, as well as evaluating the option to start serving alcohol.

It’s been ten years since the Hawk’s Nest has served alcohol to students on campus, which was unfortunately ended because of the difculty controlling underage drinking and the pricing of the beverages.

However, after seeing the success of last year’s “21 Clubs,” the option to regularly serve alcohol in Hawk’s Nest is looking like an increasingly good idea. “We’d like to provide opportunities for students to socially and responsibly drink here instead of always having to leave campus,” said Lee Peters, Vice President of student affairs.

Keep in mind this possibility is still being evaluated. In order to further the plans Hawk’s Nest would

“Before we can get a liquor li- cense something needs to be done to partition the 21-year-olds from the younger students,” said Peters.

With so many factors involved, it is important that the proposal is tested before actually being carried out. The idea as of right now is to hold a “club 21,” similar to the two events held last year, but in Hawk’s

Nest. If students seem to positively respond to this trial run, more action will be taken.

According to Peters, in that case they “would have to build a half wall so 21-year-olds can be easily identi able without having to shut down Hawk’s Nest to the rest of the students.”

Price point will also prove to be an obstacle in this new of-age attempt to quench thirst. Because the drinks (which will most likely be limited to beer and wine) need to be served through ARAMARK, they need to

Unlike the “21 Club”, which was paid for by the university so students could enjoy free drinks, this will need to act as an actual business would. “We need to nd a price so that ARAMARK can at least break even,” said Peters.

As of right now, serving alcohol is still up in the air, but would probably be available on Friday and Saturday nights, if and when it becomes a reality. However, events for Tuesday through Thursday are set in stone.

For a little laughter along side your less than amusing buffalo chicken wrap, come down Tuesday nights where comedians will be featured. “Starting at nine there will be two comedians, each performing for 90 minutes,” said Kristy Severino, Student Center Director.

groups. For some soothing
background noise as a change
of pace from the bumping beats
usually being blasted through
the stereos, Hawkapella, L’shir,
and Uharmonys will rotate each
week. If one can’t make it to a
formal concert, be sure to pop in
on a Wednesday night to check
them out.

Thursday nights, which may turn out to be most popular, will transform the Hawk’s Nest into a true concert venue. Each week a live band will be performing, starting Sept. 9 with Bronze Radio Return. The weeks following will

Events for Friday through Mon- day are still in the works, however there are tentative plans. Monday will possibly be karaoke night, for which a student host will be needed (contact Kristy Severino if inter- ested). Friday and Saturday will be Club 21 nights if the arrangements can be carried out, and Sunday may have more of a sports bar feel while being centered around football games.

Next time while standing im- patiently in the unavoidable line, there will be a little entertainment to ease the hunger pains, and stu- dents will maybe even start saying “I’ll take it to go” a little bit less.

The annual “Day of Choices” has been opened this year to up- perclassmen instead of being the usual freshman exclusive events.

Since the environmental initia- tive “Our Campus, Our Planet” successfully lled the last day of the freshman-only Liftoff program, the Day of Choices was moved to this coming Saturday Sept. 4. Conveniently falling on a three-day weekend, the events of the day are now open to any other student who wishes to purchase tickets.

This opportunity coincides with the transformation of what was once the Freshman Success Center to what is now the Student Success Center.

For the rst year programs and bene ts that were once open only to freshman accommodate all students of the university.

Currently, there are still tick- ets available for two Broadway shows: American Idiot and Avenue Q. American Idiot will be $75 dollars including transportation. Other events open to all students include a trip to Boston for a Red Sox game and shopping in Quincy Market at a cost of $76, tubing on the Farmington River for $35, and zip-lining in Massachusetts for $116.

If anyone is interested in attend- ing these events see Andrea in the Student Success center, or e-mail amiller@hartford.edu.

While attending the University of Hartford, students have the op- tion to receive alerts and updates to their cell phones via text message. Participation in this mass notica- tion system, UHTXT, is completely voluntary and will not result in any type of advertisements or non- emergency text message alerts.

Since the service is completely voluntary students may choose to opt-in or opt-out to receive messages at anytime over the course of the year. While the service is completely free, students who participate are responsible for any standard text

messaging rates that are applied by the individual wireless service providers.

Benets to subscribing to UHTXT include being informed of any threats that may being taking place on campus, information that the general community should know about, such as a water quality alert, and being alerted of school closings due to inclement weather.

Students must register for this service every year, meaning that if students registered at the beginning of their junior year and are now starting their senior year they must re-register.

This summer the Village Market, located inside the Konover Campus Center, underwent a massive over- haul transforming it into a market rivaling the atmosphere of a “Whole Foods,” albeit signi cantly smaller.

The changes were vast and make the market remarkably more inviting with the new entrance way made out of brick. Also, the name has been changed to “Provisions On Demand”.

They brought in new shelving units and beautifully re-designed the checkout areas, although the lines have been anything but short since

the arrival of students on campus. The idea behind the re-vamp was to highlight the fresh produce, fresh meats, and hot meals.

A new and convenient aspect to the market is that they brought the personal care items out from behind the counter. Now instead of announc- ing a late night need for condoms, just discreetly pick them up and go.

Inside of the dining area they have made a few minor changes as well, they have removed the booths and replaced them with regular tables and chairs.

So stop by and maybe this time around the real provisions on demand will be there waiting.