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FEBRUARY 11, 2004

Half-Time Blitz Staggers
Prominent Res Council Member

By William Hull

Carolina unsuccessfully tosses their second-last

down away, forcing them to give up any hope of

tying up the game before half-time, forcing them
to settle for a field goal that would keep them four
points behind. As the players took up their for-
mation, there was a knock on the door And, just
like that, the career of one of the most influential
council members in residence history began to
crumble, bit by bit.

Colin Park, who has led residence council to
one of their most successful years, and one of his
roommates had been found with a keg of alcohol
in their possession for a Superbowl party. Now,
normally this would amount to little more than a
verbal warning, but the scene quickly escalated.
Despite the fact that there was no physical dam-
age reported within the building~~no noise com-
plaints, no aggressive behaviour, nothing against
the rules whatsoever this initial problem ended
up snowballing into the potential eviction of both
of the party's hosting parties.

Perhaps the largest factor that led towards the
severity of the matter was the party’s guests’
refusal to cooperate with the residence assistants
or UNBC security. While accounts differ, and
with all representatives of UNBC security and
UNBC housing being unable to divulge infonna-

tion for the sake of the accused students’ privacy,

stories about the specifics of the incident are

in matters pertaining to
housing, one has no higher
power to turn to. No depart-
ment heads, no NUGSS.
intervention, no student soci-
eties; the privately owned
housing complex is run by a
landlord who has his tenants
sign waivers releasing him of
all obligations of the land-
lord-tenant agreement,
under the guise of university-
governance.

- widely varied. It is understood, however, that the
meeting with the head of housing the following
day went over more like a stoning than a trial.
Perhaps simply angry with the reports of the inci-

‘dents the preceding day, the head of housing
allegedly attacked not only the characters of the

students in question but also the social merit of
their friendsa matter that was, quite obviously,
of little logical concern to the issue at-hand.

All other members of the Housing department
could do nothing to defuse the situation. In mat-
ters pertaining to housing, one has no higher
power to turn to. No department heads, no
NUGSS intervention, no siudent socicties; the
privately owned housing complex is run by a
landlord who has his tenants sign waivers releas-
ing hin of all obligations of the landlord-tenant
agreement, under the guise of university-gover-
nance. And, for this reason, the only thing that
these students can do is write a letter of appeal
and hope that they are pardoned for some of the
more outrageous charges that they faced. Colin
was also asked to resign from his position in
Residence Council, to which he replied in a pub-
lic meeting, “T feel that this matter is not yet
resolved” afier declaring his intentions to remain
as a keystone in the fragile structure of the coun-
cil.

There has been, however, an outpouring of
support that has surprised the accused ‘Res Pres’,
from not only friends and acquaintances, but also
from certain members of the housing committee
and certain members of residence council
council members who, in light of these allega-
tions, have ollered to go so far as to forfeit their

Photo by Dana Schwehr

Kyle Guy (left) and Colin Park (right) narrowly escaped eviction from residence. The debacle began when the pair decided to acquire some kegs of beer for a. Superbowl party they were hosting in their
res room. After the party was shut down for violating res rules that specifically prohibit kegs in res, Guy and Park faced eviction, but were able to successfully appeal their eviction notices. However; Park is
also the president of res council, and the event raised concerns about his ability to fulfill his terms of office. There will be a vote Wednesday night to decide if he is allowed to continue his duties.

own positions in protest should Colin be forcibly
removed from his.

There has been, however,
an outpouring of support that
has surprised the accused
‘Res Pres’, from not only
friends and acquaintances,
but also from certain mem-
bers of the housing commit-
tee and certain members of
residence council

(Editor’s Note: On Wednesday, February 4th
Over the Edge learned that both Colin Park and
Kyle Guy had successfully appealed their evic-
tions, and will be allowed to stay in Residence for
the rest of the school year. It is not yet known if
Colin Park will continue his term as Res Council
Presidenit. Res Council will be making the deci-
sion by voting, during their meeting, which will
be held Wednesday, February 11, 2004, at 9:30
pam.)