If the situation puts other people lives in jeopardy, the student can be suspended or expelled, especially on issues such as drugs, alcohol, and sexual assault. Speier said he has many ideas for GSU, such as creating other computer labs around campus and involving students in some decision making processes. He said that it was a privilege to come to GSU to apply for the VPSA position. The forum ended with questions from the public. Back to Index Page.
Colleges examine false alarm consequences after deadly fire.
The fire alarm that warned of thick, black smoke billowing throughout his Seton Hall University dormitory failed to rouse freshman Pete Tornatore from bed. That Tornatore and many of his neighbors didn't immediately spring from bed was of little surprise to several students milling around the burning building, where 18 false alarms had sounded since September - seven of them during December's final exams alone. The Jan. 19 fire that broke out killed three students and injured 58. Ah, the old false alarm. In some dorms the alarms are so frequent many students, much like those at Seton Hall, lock their doors with hopes that no one will discover they didn't leave the building along with everyone else.