Although many students did not notice, it was a shock to some when all of the posters in the McCaffrey Center were taken down for no apparent reason about two weeks ago. Yes, all posters must receive an approval stamp from housing prior to being displayed around campus, but had all of these posters violated the rules? No.

Considering the changes and upgrades Pacific takes to maintain an attractive and professional setting, could it have been another attempt to de-clutter campus? Again, no.

ASUOP President Adam Ellison and ASUOP Senator-at-Large Frankie Griffin were able to point The Pacifican in the right direction to solve this mystery.

The truth is the removal of these posters did not violate the rights of the clubs and/or student organizations that put them there. Pacific’s policy about posting on “brick surfaces,” is a “one-day policy.” More specifically, posters are not to be on the brick walls of the McCaffrey Center for more than one day, “generally the day of the event or when the organization is hosting an information table.”

These and other posting policies can be found online by choosing the “Activities and Leadership” link, and then “The Office of Student Leadership & Involvement” subdivision of Pacific’s website or in the Tiger Lore under Pacific Student Honor Code’s General University Policies, number 25.

The reason this issue was brought to the attention of the Pacifican was because it was seemingly a new policy. The removal of posters from the McCaffrey Center does not always happen on a daily basis. Usually, posters will remain a longer duration than the one-day policy declares. Thus, when all posters were removed about two weeks ago, a violation of rights was in question when in fact no violation occurred.

A few other important and useful tips to know about posting flyers, banners, or other promotional material on campus are recorded below, but a full list of rules can be found in the Tiger Lore, number 25.

• Banners must beaffixed with masking tape only.
• Flyers are permitted on Kiosks and should not cover existing, timely material.
• Chalking of surfaces may be permitted for 48 hours prior to the event being promoted, with approval from the Director of Student Leadership and Involvement and the McCaffery Center.
• Chalking will only be approved for concrete floor areas.
• No postings are permitted which advertise student events where alcohol will be served.
• Clearing Postings – It is the responsibility of the sponsoring organization/ person to remove publicity that is outdates or unattractive.
  

Comments (1)

	1. 07:44PM 02-08-2007
	I believe there is a sign in the McCaffrey center that says signs on brick will be removed every 1st and last Monday of the month. Or something like that. but every day? Thats just ridiculous and will create more wasted paper, which means more students must put up more posters to get their events noticed, which means more markers will be used, which means more pollution, which means more global warming, which then leads to death and destruction.    I think Pacific Admins should reconsider, unless they want death and destruction by means of contributing to global warming. Guest

Ben

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