{"178081":{"#nid":"178081","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Revisions Made to Alcohol and Drug Policy","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAt November\u2019s meeting of the General Faculty and Academic Senate, the Senate passed an updated version of the Student Alcohol Policy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new policy reflects minor changes in lexicon of campus departments, with the most substantial change being made in the section regarding controlled access to alcohol at events.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe policy previously stated that during events on Institute property, alcoholic beverages could be accessible by either a central point of distribution, where IDs could be checked, or using another method of designating those of legal drinking age, such as wristbands. Now, the use of wristbands has been replaced with the concept of a \u201cbeer garden,\u201d a designated area at an event where alcohol consumption may take place. Only those who have shown proper proof of age may enter such an area.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe policy, which is distributed to students each year, also outlines possible sanctions for those students who are found misusing alcohol or in possession or use of illegal drugs. The Technique \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/nique.net\/news\/2012\/09\/21\/blame-it-on-the-alcohol\/\u0022\u003Ereported\u003C\/a\u003E on proposed changes to the policy in September.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe updated policy can be read in its entirety \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/osi.gatech.edu\/plugins\/content\/index.php?id=42\u0022\u003Eon the Office of Student Integrity\u2019s website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe new policy reflects minor changes in lexicon of campus departments, with the most substantial change being made in the section regarding controlled access to alcohol at events.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Policy reflects minor changes in lexicon of campus departments and access to alcohol at events."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2012-12-17 17:45:34","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:22","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-12-17T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-12-17T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/deanofstudents.gatech.edu\/","title":"Dean of Students"},{"url":"http:\/\/osi.gatech.edu\/plugins\/content\/index.php?id=42","title":"Alcohol and Drug Policy"}],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1457","name":"Alcohol"},{"id":"22071","name":"office of student integrity"},{"id":"167069","name":"student affairs"},{"id":"171071","name":"student alcohol policy"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:peter.paquette@vpss.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EPeter Paquette\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOffice of Student Integrity\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}