By Staff Writer, Narek Papukyan
As lunch begins, students walk aimlessly around campus wondering where they are going to hang out. Much to their surprise, their area has been quarantined with yellow caution tape. This has been the reality of lunch since the beginning of school.

ASB adviser Nareg Keshishian, who is the founder of this idea, has had ambassadors, such as Joe and Casey Welsh (’07), tape off specific locations consistently littered by irresponsible students.
He said that these are “territorial areas” that are a prominent source of being trashed. This lost privilege “creates a positive reinforcement [so students will] put trash in the trash can.”
Casey said that this “is one of the assignments we do as ambassadors.”
These areas have been repeatedly seen closed off to students, with Keshishian sitting in the middle. Tired of all the mess that irresponsible students cause, he sits there, ensuring it is off limits.
This action has started since the beginning of the year to discipline students who trash their “second home.” The students responsible for the trashing are seen wandering around without any place to hang out. Many regret their actions, and most of them make a better habit of keeping the area clean after the caution tape has been removed.
Keshishian pondered about “how can we make the school feel like theirs,” and has been working with many of the faculty to try and resolve the issue of littering.
He believes that “this is an uncivilized habit” that needs to be taken care of, and if students do their part in keeping the campus clean, they will prove to themselves that they have self-respect and maturity.
Artem Khachatryan (’07) is one of the many students who was affected by this initiative.
“Even though I can’t hang out there when it’s closed off, it sets a disciplinary example to others who litter.”
Khachatryan accepted the fact that if these areas are closed off, students would make a better habit of keeping them clean.