Volume LXXIII Issue 3 Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut Tuesday, September 24, 1974 Car Thefts Plague College By Brian Crockett Ten car thefts and a dormitory burglary some of the thefts were done by the same it came from the bathroom, I checked there through yards on Vernon Street, but ap- have struck Trinity students in the first group that stole cars near the campus last first, then tried the door to Mitch (San- prehended the other," Lumas recalled. three weeks of school. spring. bom's) room, which was iammed. Bv the The youth was questioned, but said he had Alfred Garafolo, director of security, said Surveillance of Summit Street resulted in time I got the door open, they were gone, and met the other two "a few seconds ago," and most of the stolen cars were entered with the the apprehension of one juvenile. The the stereo was on the floor. They left behind didn't know their names, Lumas recounted. use of a coat hanger or through the vent security man involved in the stake-out a hat and an Afro comb." Garafolo urges students to aid security by window. Seven were parked on Summit detained a 15 year old juvenile until the Taken from Bob Greenawalt's adjoining locking doors and windows end par- Street, two in the oarkine lot behind the St. Hartford police arrived. The youth had been room was his wallet with $20 and the ticipating in the security programs of Anthony Hall, and one from High Rise. seen looking at "about'25 cars" and entered bayonet. The wallet was found the next day identification of personal effects and car Residents of Allen East reported a one before being detained. Later, four or near the Alpha Delta Phi fratenity house. registration. Registration aidt in the burglary last Thursday night. A camera, a five youths "came over the hill and got into recovery of stolen items. Furthermore, an separate cars," according to Garafolo. "Our The intruders apparently had tried unregistered car on campus for an extended calculator, $20, and a World War II bayonet several of the first floor windows before were taken in the theft. man called police, but they got away. The period of time raises the suspicion of oldest appeared to be 14." finding Sanborn's unlocked. Numerous ' security, he said. Seven of the ten cars have been found, screens on the first floor were found slit. While the security man saw the license Garafolo also advises students to have any most stripped of wheels, radio, battery, Dick Lumas, a member of the security person knocking on their door to identify engine parts, and other accessories. plate number of the getaway car, it turned force, detained a juvenile last Friday night out that the car was stolen as well. themselves. He cited an incident not far Garafolo said he "got a call from the Hart- on a charge of criminal trespassing. from Trinity in which two men forced their ford police department. They wanted to Most of the residents of the first floor of "I saw three youths on Allen Place, and way into an apartment and stole money and know why a car with a Trinity sticker was Allen East were hving a party on their back radioed the assistant director of security personal effects in a strong-arm robbery. sitting in a cemetery with the wheels gone. lawn last Thursday night when goods valued "It makes it a hell of a lot easier. I'm not The student didn't even know his car was at almost $400 were stolen. (Earl Moffitt), who was in his own car on gone." Summit Street. Two of the suspects entered trying to scare anyone, but that's the way it Ed Carpenter, who was in the next room the side yard of Allen West, while one is. Until the crime rate in Hartford subsides, No pattern in the thefts has developed, at the time of the burglary, said he "heard a remained behind a pole across the street. there's not a hell of a lot we can do," said according to Garafolo, although he suspects noise coming from the next room. Thinking We lost track of the two, as they ran east Garafolo. Library Needs $2.5 Million to Expand By» MelissaTV/To 1iOD/I Everett17.ti/i>>/ift ™ A proposal to expand the Library was also be located there. the fund drive before this proposal was needed by students. Emerick called the approved in principle at the Trustees' spring "All we need now is $2 1/2 million", approved, he said, but "Money that was system "inconvenient but not unheard-of" meeting, Ralph Emerick, Librarian, Emerick added. marked 'endowment' will now be turned into He said "it will hold us another five years." disclosed. The addition will house study and The search for library expansion funds is bricks and mortar." lounge space, audiovisual facilities," and part of a new capital funds campaign being Emerick estimated that the project would The role of the Library as a center for computer terminals. The Watkinson launched by the College, Emerick ex- take "at least 3 years" after enough money social life as well as academics further Library and other special collections would plained. The Library had been included in has been raised. He noted that the cost of strains existing facilities, Emerick ob- building "goes up at least 12% a year." served. He said attempts to find substitute The shortage of space in the library has social centers, such as the TX house had necessitated the storage of some 10,000 failed for lack of student response. volumes in the Lite Sciences Center basement, most of which are back issues of Peter KiiapjJ, Reference Libratisn-.said Student Elections periodicals. Library personnel make daily library use had increased tremendously this trips to retrive books in storage as they are year. It is just packed," he said. The Student Government Association (SGA) will be conducting elections on October 3 for ten freshman positions and six vacancy positions. The positions to be filled are as follows: STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION (SGA): Trinity Lacks Facilities For six (6) freshmen positions (only fresmen may vote for these). The Student Government Association consists of eighteen upperclassmen elected at large, six freshmen elected from the freshmen class, one student liaison from each of the The Handicapped Student ten faculty-student committees, and one student liason from each Trustee committee with student members. Formed last year to replace the Student Executive Committee, By Marh Henrickson floors of such difficult buildings as Seabury the SGA is responsible for conducting student elections and concerns itself with all areas and the Austin Arts Center. He feels that the of student life on campus. "All in all Trinity College is not the best administration, however, hasn't made any MATHER HALL BOARD OF GOVERNORS (MHBOG) t campus for wheelchairs; but then again, attempt to schedule his classes on the first four (4) freshmen positions (only freshmen may vote for these), and two (2) non- * there are not too many campuses around", floor. He recalled a time last semester when freshmen positions (freshmen may not run for these two places, but voting is open to any noted David Hobbs, '76 Trinity's resident he had two broken legs, which resulted in his full-time undergraduate). student on wheels. being forced to miss all his classes, simply MHBOG is comprised of fjfteen undergraduate students, elected by the student body, In view of the upcoming legislative because he "couldn't get to them". In ad- each having one vote, and the Associate Dean for Student Services, an ex officio member hearing on handicapped access and ar- dition to this handicap, Hobbs has found who serves in an advisory capacity. It is the responsibility of MHBOG to provide a chitectual design, Sept. 30, the Tripod himself restricted to classes which were balanced schedule of diverse social and cultural activities to appeal to the varied in- decided to investigate the accessibility of scheduled for accessible buildings such as terests of the Trinity College community. the Trinity Campus. the basement of McCook, the Library, or MATHER POLICY BOARD (MPB): (once the dangerous process of carrying three (3) positions open to any full-time undergraduate. "We'll handle the situation as it comes him up the entrance steps is accomplished) up," seems to sum up the predominant Life Sciences Center. The Mather Policy Board consists of five elected students and two members of the philosophy concerning wheelchair access to Office of Student Services. It monitors the use of Mather Campus Center and other the Trinity campus as expressed by Hobbs has also been" discouraged in his facilities with regard to co-curricular activities and formulates policy pertaining to such members of its administration. professional ambitions because of his use subject to the approval of the SAC. The final responsibility for accepting or rejecting Thomas A. Smith, vice president of the physical handicap. After being counselled these proposals rests with me Director ot Mather Campus Center. by a professor to drop out of pre-med, Hobbs ATHLETIC ADVISORY COUNCIL (AAC): College, remarked that the college "has not undertaken any major reconstruction of noted that it is "impractical for someone in one (l) two-year position open only to a member of trie junior class (voting is open to a wheel chair to be in pre-med at Trinity." any full-time undergraduate). buildings, classroom or residential, but so far seems to have been able to meet the Hobbs feels that the administration hasn't needs of individuals." In response to an gone "overboard in trying to help him out." The Athletic Advisory Council is comprised of the Oollge President, the College observation that many parts of the campus He cited one particular instance this year Treasurer, the Director of Athletics, three faculty members, three alumni members, the are inaccessible to the totally wheelchair where he bought a car involving on-campus Student Government President, and two students elected by student body.