UW Gazette, September 3, 1997


                              


    Daily Bulletin, August 25
    
    A new drug training session will be offered to
residence life staff at UW this week - not because illicit
drugs pose a growing problem on campus, but because fewer
dons have had personal experience with them.
    "Ten years ago, everyone was fairly well-educated about
soft drugs," explained Chris Read, residence life coor
dinator for Village I. "Dons today may not recognize
marijuana when they smell it".
    To enlighten the dons, the Waterloo Regional Police
drug squad will pay a visit during Residence Life Staff
Training Week. It's just part of a comprehensive program
that includes sessions on fire safety, conflict mediation,
communication, "diversity appreciation" and an orientation
to student services across campus.
    Twenty returning dons will be joined by 30 new staff
this year, including 26 dons in Village One, 20 in Ron Eydt
Village, and four Columbia Lake Townhouse stewards (CoLTS)
at the training camp which runs from August 23 to 29.
    "One of the main goals of the week is team building,"
Read added, and a number of social events have been included
to encourage staff to develop peer support relationships. On
the fun agenda is an open-mike coffee house at Fed Hall, a
campfire at Columbia Lake and an evening of bowling.