ND STUDENTS' VIEWS DIFFER ON PLAYER'S SUSPENSION

Mcalarney Punishment Hot Topic on Campus

SOUTH BEND -- Kyle McAlarney's suspension is what everyone is
talking about at the University of Notre Dame.

Students think the university acted consistently by suspending the
starting point guard on the school's basketball team but are divided
over whether the punishment fits the crime.

The university's student affairs committee on Monday suspended the
sophomore point guard for the spring semester for his late-December
arrest and subsequent misdemeanor marijuana possession charge.

During a routine traffic stop, McAlarney was arrested and charged
with reckless possession. He entered a pretrial diversion program,
and the charges will be dropped if he meets the conditions of the program.

According to duLac, the Notre Dame student handbook, use of
marijuana or other controlled substances by students is considered a
serious offense, punishable by suspension or dismissal from
school.With McAlarney's high-profile position on the basketball
squad, the suspension has become the main topic of conversation
in most circles on campus, students said.