Pubdate: Thu, 25 Jan 2007
Source: South Bend Tribune (IN)
Copyright: 2007 South Bend Tribune
Contact:  http://www.southbendtribune.com/
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ND STUDENTS' VIEWS DIFFER ON PLAYER'S  SUSPENSION

Mcalarney Punishment Hot Topic on Campus

SOUTH BEND -- Kyle McAlarney's suspension is what  everyone is 
talking about at the University of Notre  Dame.

Students think the university acted consistently by  suspending the 
starting point guard on the school's  basketball team but are divided 
over whether the  punishment fits the crime.

The university's student affairs committee on Monday  suspended the 
sophomore point guard for the spring  semester for his late-December 
arrest and subsequent  misdemeanor marijuana possession charge.

During a routine traffic stop, McAlarney was arrested  and charged 
with reckless possession. He entered a  pretrial diversion program, 
and the charges will be  dropped if he meets the conditions of the program.

According to duLac, the Notre Dame student handbook,  use of 
marijuana or other controlled substances by  students is considered a 
serious offense, punishable by  suspension or dismissal from 
school.With McAlarney's  high-profile position on the basketball 
squad, the suspension has become the main topic of conversation 
in  most circles on campus, students said.
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