UA Judicial Process Affects Students On, Off Campus College students may think they can do whatever they want in the privacy of their dorm rooms, but those caught with drugs on campus can be arrested, like they would at any off-campus location. The UA Police Department arrested 10 students in 2004 for drug law violations, up from two in 2003, according to the recently released UAPD Campus Security Report. The security report lists statistics for the previous year. The Student Code of Conduct include rules against alcohol, controlled substances and drugs such as marijuana. So if you were to get with drugs in your dorm room, what would happen? [continues 650 words]
The state's prison system has been struggling with overcrowding for the past few years, but the release of thousands of inmates as suggested by Gov. Bob Riley may not be the solution some state officials were looking for. Riley recommended the move in foresight of a possible defeat against his $1.2 billion tax and accountability plan. Now, with the legislature in a special session to determine budget cuts, many officials are afraid of the direction the cuts are heading. [continues 621 words]