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by Anna Gorra
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MBC makes rule changes
Students may no longer watch movies on campus. This is a change to the previous social down-time many students enjoyed on weekends.
Dean Bob Bailey said, "We've tried every avenue we could to allow us to show movies."
According to the Copyright Act of 1976, a video may not be shown in public settings such as churches, schools, clubs and camps. Fines may be up to $20,000 per infringement.
Dean Denys Fessenden said, "Those [colleges and universities] that are showing movies on campus are doing so through commercial film rental agencies."
Another handbook change states that students will not be required to attend more than 16 hours of the Missions Conference. In previous years, each student's required attendance depended on the total number of credit hours enrolled. However, students said that this caused conflicts with employment schedules and other responsibilities such as family.
The rule concerning public affection on campus has also been revised. In the past, kissing or public shows of affection were not permitted "beyond holding hands, linking arms or a brief greeting hug," according to the handbook. The handbook now asks "all students to limit public affection so that it does not cause offense to others or distraction to an event in progress" such as chapel.
The new policy does not name married students because the rule applies to the general Multnomah community. Previously, married students were asked to refrain from causing those around them to stumble and to "use discretion so that a campus atmosphere conductive to spiritual growth can be maintained."
This philosophy, Dean Bailey said, is the general idea behind this year's alteration, which incorporates community regard and common sense into public affection rules.
"We're hoping that people won't be standing in a corner making out. That is offensive and distracting to others," he said.
Kissing on campus was previously not mentioned in the handbook but is now an unwritten allowance.
"The idea is to try to give people the opportunity to use discretion," Dean Bailey said.
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