Student senator works to reform medical amnesty

By: Andrew Koch ~Campus News Editor~ Student senator Andrew Redd is leading an initiative that will change how the university handles issues of medical amnesty. Medical amnesty is the softening of legal punishments in medical emergencies. In this context, the term refers to what punishments (if any) are leveled against underage students who call for medical help when another underage student has been consuming unsafe amounts of alcohol. The initiative, which has the slogan “Make the call that counts,” plans to change university policy regarding how students who call for medical attention for another underage, intoxicated student will be punished. … Continue reading Student senator works to reform medical amnesty