University to monitor alcohol incidents as new dorm opens
Taylor Muller
Issue date: 8/12/08 Section: Guide to UNO
It might come as a surprise to those students living on campus that despite being of legal age to consume alcohol, they are prohibited by the code of conduct and university policy from possessing alcohol while on university property.
A helpful reminder from university alcohol educator Nate Bock: There is no alcohol allowed on campus unless approved by Chancellor John Christensen.
With the addition of 384 more beds in the university's new housing unit, Maverick Village, Campus Security is expecting an increase in reported alcohol violations, and will gauge the increase when deciding whether or not to add more patrolling officers.
Bock said that as a member of the university's alcohol coalition, it was important to him that UNO's policies were well-known and that the dangers of drinking and bad choices were openly discussed by students.
"There's different dangers at different phases and different environments," Bock said. "College perception is that it's time to party and time to drink heavy. That kind of environment could lead to alcohol overdose."
Bock said that there would be several changes on and near campus relating to alcohol.
"There's going to be some places that have alcohol licenses in Aksarben Village. We're going to keep an eye on what's going over there, want to form relationships with folks there," Bock said.
Maverick Village will also affect alcohol issues, with nearly 400 more students living on campus.
"More things are probably going to get reported to us because these are our employees," said Paul Kosel, assistant manager of campus security. "I've heard so far they're both interested in getting us involved as much as we can. That's our property, those are our buildings."
While there are no immediate plans to increase the number of patrolling officers, Kosel said his department and the university were going to be watching closely this semester.
"We know to a certain extent it may be a bit of a strain on us staffing-wise," Kosel said."In the next couple months we'll have an idea what's going on. Now just seeing if it'll really be bad or not a problem. It might just go unnoticed, we might be that lucky."
The UNO Counseling Center offers chemical dependency evaluations free of charge and confidential alcohol and drug counseling. Alcoholics Anonymous also holds two meetings a week, Monday and Friday, noon to 1 p.m. in Eppley Administration Building Room 115.
A helpful reminder from university alcohol educator Nate Bock: There is no alcohol allowed on campus unless approved by Chancellor John Christensen.
With the addition of 384 more beds in the university's new housing unit, Maverick Village, Campus Security is expecting an increase in reported alcohol violations, and will gauge the increase when deciding whether or not to add more patrolling officers.
Bock said that as a member of the university's alcohol coalition, it was important to him that UNO's policies were well-known and that the dangers of drinking and bad choices were openly discussed by students.
"There's different dangers at different phases and different environments," Bock said. "College perception is that it's time to party and time to drink heavy. That kind of environment could lead to alcohol overdose."
Bock said that there would be several changes on and near campus relating to alcohol.
"There's going to be some places that have alcohol licenses in Aksarben Village. We're going to keep an eye on what's going over there, want to form relationships with folks there," Bock said.
Maverick Village will also affect alcohol issues, with nearly 400 more students living on campus.
"More things are probably going to get reported to us because these are our employees," said Paul Kosel, assistant manager of campus security. "I've heard so far they're both interested in getting us involved as much as we can. That's our property, those are our buildings."
While there are no immediate plans to increase the number of patrolling officers, Kosel said his department and the university were going to be watching closely this semester.
"We know to a certain extent it may be a bit of a strain on us staffing-wise," Kosel said."In the next couple months we'll have an idea what's going on. Now just seeing if it'll really be bad or not a problem. It might just go unnoticed, we might be that lucky."
The UNO Counseling Center offers chemical dependency evaluations free of charge and confidential alcohol and drug counseling. Alcoholics Anonymous also holds two meetings a week, Monday and Friday, noon to 1 p.m. in Eppley Administration Building Room 115.
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