This year's Board of Trustees (BOT) report will focus on student alcohol use and abuse, the Student Senate learned Wednesday night.

"The trustees recommended this issue and this year we have a free flowing discussion format," said Mike Hines, co-chair of the BOT report.

"There's a lot of confusion about all the rules. We want to address concerns brought from students about inconsistency between male and female dorms, what constitutes a serious offense where the student is sent to ResLife," Hines said.

The report will also discuss [the resident assistant's] role as an enforcer or a resource for students.

Hines said the three goals of the student representatives are to have consistency in the rules, to increase the amount of education each year and to increase the amount of on-campus entertainment.

"I talked to Father Poorman [Tuesday] and he said this is his number one concern," said chief of staff Jay Smith. "I don't want to put words in his mouth, but basically he said he is not looking to make major changes. The campus will not be dry any time in the near future."

Smith explained that Poorman wants to address the issue because it is a national phenomenon and Poorman wants to make sure Notre Dame is on the right track.

"We want to make sure the students have a voice on this issue," Smith said.

"We want to make sure you know we will be representing the student body once we get in there."

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