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Harrington Hall still lacks respect: House president

Looking back, house president Caitlin Doiron says the alcohol ban at Harrington Hall was about more than drinking. “It wasn’t about liquor, it was about respect.” When the alcohol ban ended at Harrington two weeks ago, it came with conditions. This included no glass bottles, no drinking in lounges and no guests after moderate quiet [...]

Harrington Hall alcohol ban lifted

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You can count on a celebration this weekend at Harrington Hall. After six weeks, the residence is no longer dry. A meeting was held Friday afternoon to discuss the future of the alcohol ban. The house committee submitted a proposal to dean of students, Larry Batt, suggesting alternatives to the prohibition. A compromise was reached [...]

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Changing the culture of Harrington Hall

Caitlin Doiron wants people to walk through the halls of Harrington and be able to say “hi” to everyone they pass. She envisions a place that’s a home and a community more than just a place to live – a home where people feel comfortable with those around them. That’s why the house president and [...]

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The complications of enforcing an alcohol ban

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The complications of enforcing an alcohol ban

David Townsend says history shows that prohibitions don’t really work. “They’re just about impossible to enforce,” he said. A professor of law and technical advisor to the student disciplinary process at the University of New Brunswick, Townsend has seen it all. But the alcohol ban at St. Thomas University’s Harrington Hall residence is a different [...]

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Some say party, others say spirit. But one thing Harrington Hall doesn’t lack is reputation. And it didn’t take long for the house’s reputation to be called into question this year, after a fight broke out in a second floor lounge on Oct. 15. It was Harrington’s first house party of the year. Former house [...]

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Harrington Hall’s first house party finished with a bang. The office-themed party on Oct. 15 was shut down at 10:30 p.m. because of a fist fight in the second floor lounge. Harrington’s president Caitlin Doiron could not explain the events from the night and was hesitant about giving an interview. “We as a house committee [...]

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The end of wet/dry events?

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If you attended the Vanier Hall Casino Royale event last Friday, you may have noticed no liquor was served. A Facebook event originally advertised it as a wet/dry. But from now on there won’t be any residence hosted wet/drys, according to St. Thomas University residence manager Clayton Beaton. The change follows a meeting on Oct. [...]

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