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a~k S erving UNC-Wilmington S i nce I 948 Inside A day in the life of a UNCW police officer HEATHER GRADY This The UNCW police de ASS'T NEWS EDITOR partment recently pur Issue. For many ,tudents, not ever seeing chased several new the inside of a police car is a good sign Chevrolet patrol ve that they are doing something right. hicles to add to their However, most students then also stable of miss the opportunity to gaze inside the car and glimpse at a slice of life of the equipment. officer inside. University Police Sgt. Gunnar Matthews, an Ohio native. often spends his day riding throughout the NAoster in the news campus, watchful of the students spill The department em ing out on the lawn. His police car ploys the latest technol swells with the wall of the radar ev California courts attempt to ogy in their vehicles, in- put an end to Napster/ 4 ery few seconds as other vehicles pass by. -.,..___ ,. eluding laptop comput Mathews, like the other campus of ers, front-and-back ra ficers, has grown so familiar with the dar guns and video re pitch of the wailing radar that he can corders estimate the car's speed by the sound. Being able to distinguish the pitches of various speeds enables hun to con tinue watching the road while decid Jations for Topsail island were ex ing whether to lock the speed of the the Topsail Island Police Department tremely seasonal. In a summer shift. passing car into the system and fol for eight years. 15 cars could easily be ticketed. How low-up with a ticket. "[Working on campu ] is a unique ever, during the winter, three weeks 11'1, , Store Ooe1i"q Before and after each shift, the of experience. It's different from work could pass without a radio call. At ficers are responsible for using a tun ing in a municipality. It's a different Underground style store, Hot UNCW approximately three cars are mg fork to calibrate the radar system. style of community. The biggest thing stopped during each officer's shift. Topic, is opening soon/ 9 They must also calibrate the radar af is that you get to know the people in with variation dunng the individual ter each ticket is written. the community nght here on campus," Before coming to campus just over Matthews said. day and season. Baseball gets 1st homerun two years ago, Matthews worked with According to Matthews, traffic vio- SEE POLICE, PAGE 5 Professional Writing Certificate offered this fall soc1ate professor of En C LI NT BULLOCK glish . .. l am getting a lot of S TAFF W RITER enthusiasm from my students and they are Students will have a new option excited about 1t," said Baseball team sweeps available to them under the current Ashe, assistant profes through weekend series / 14 English major next fall. The pro sor of English "The fessional writing certificate will be English faculty 1s very available after more than a year of excited too." planning. Last year the cre With this new addition, students ative and professional now have a fifth option under the writing option split and English degree. making it one of the the creauve writing de most versatile majors on campus. partment was formed. Interested students graduating De Smee the plit, the En cember 200 l or later, may qualify glish department felt for the certificate. there was a need to es Any previous techmcal or busi tablish a professional ness writing English classes taken professional writing certificate, ac writing option. cording to Dr. Elizabeth Ervine, as- previously will carry over to the S E E WRITI NG, PAGE 5 2 THE SEAHAWK/FEBRUARY 1 5, 200 1 Crime Blotter for the Week of Feb 2-12 February 12 Buckingham. 21, of Wilmington. UNCW student, reported larceny Wilmington, and Loretta Lynn was charged with an unauthorized of a bicycle from Dobo Hall. White, 30, of LaGrange were 2:33 a.m.-Kry tal Sills, 18, display of a blue light on a motor involved in a traffic accident that UNCW student, reported larceny vehicle. 7:59 a.m.-Brandi Garrido. 21, of resulted in $700 damage to of stereo from her vehicle 10 the Wilmington, charged with posses Banda's vehicle and $200 in Overflow parking lot. February 10 sion of marijuana. damage to state-property. February 11 7:02 a.m .-Resident student was 7 .59 a.m.-Christopher Gimlin, 4: 18 p.m.-Graffiti was reported referred to the Dean of Students 25, of Wilmington, charged with in Kenan Hall. 12 a.m.-A non-university member office for disorderly conduct in possession of marijuana. was trespassed for disorderly Galloway Hall. February 3 conduct in "J" lot. 3:04 a.m.-A resident student was February 9 referred to the DOS for underage 11 :08 p.m.-Harris Muhlstem, 18, 8:33 a.m.-Carwell Lamm, 19, drinking and being visibly over- UNCW student, reported larceny UNCW student, reported larceny 4:57 p.m.-A resident student was come by alcohol at Galloway Hall. of a skateboard from the bike rack of a radar detector and stereo from referred to the DOS office and two at Graham Hall. vehicle in the Overflow parking non-university members were I :34 a.m.-A resident student was lot. trespassed for possessing mari referred to the DOS for underage 3:46 p.rn.-Shari Marie Turney, juana in "EE" parking lot. possession of alcohol and being 32, of Wilmington, charged with 10:50 a m.-John Justus, 48, of disruptive. expired registration and expired Winston Salem, reported damage 1:29 p.m.- fire was reported in inspection. to bis vehicle in the Grass lot ne:1r "EE" lot. February 8 Trask Coliseum. 4:56 p.rn.-Kathleen Cruse 11 :06 a.m. - Neil Sanscrainte, 19, 8:50 p.m. - Jeffery Marlow of McDonagh, 18, UNCW student, Wilmington was the victim of a hit reported larceny of a bicycle from SC\Ve and run traffic accident m "J" lot. the apartments. 0\\ i--l'\e Cl,\t, 12: IO p.m.-Richard Kooman of 12:30 p.m.-Elisa Hollingsworth, <5pllAv-fje Wilmington was the victim of a hit 33, UNCW student, reported and run traffic accident 10 "D" Jot. larceny of a book bag from O\\ +-li\e Randall Library. ~O'.i-e. February 7 1:14 a.m.-Non-university mem 3: 13 a.m.-Duncan Taylor, 38, of ber was trespassed for possessing Cary charged with possessing drug marijuana in "EE" lot. paraphernalia. February 2 February 5 5:36 - William Shipman. 18, 10:38 p.m.-Resident student UNCW reported larceny of com reported receiving har?.ssing calls. pact discs from Graham Hall. 3:38 Adam Gilmore, 22, UNCW 1:22 a.m .-A commuter student student reported larceny of a was referred to the DOS for bicycle from Cameron Hall. providing false information to an officer. February 4 I I 3802 A Oleander Dr. I 794-9995 2 a.m.-Jamie Banda, 28, of I I 471 9 I New Centre Dr I 799-4771 I • I ; TIRED OF' THE SAME OLD BORING 1j WEBSITES? CHECK OUT OUR NEW I J SUPERCUTs· I f\5 ~10 OS \',>,• \Hl! I '0 be I AND IMPROVED SITE@: I B t Corc:o,""4onfr-•~-- tuw,i,,,J ....,.~,.. IW,j-- 10 www.supercus.com """ - ··· ---- ..-....-... · - -t,,;,~ ,m,10, WWW.THESEAHAWK.CJRG L------------------ --- ---- ---- ---------- -~ THE SEAHAWK/FEBRUARY 1 S, 200 1 3 BrieflJ.~·· Sophomore class project set for early spring SARAH BUSICK T'wo possible dates for the "Trash-a-thon" city," Packard said. "I would also love to see are March 31 and April 7. The clean up will the Trash-a-thon become a UNCW tradi STAFF" WRITER Operation Street probably last from about 10am. until4p.m t10n." The sophomore representatives from The students will gather at a central location Carolyn Farley, University Uruon direc sweep Saturday SGA are organizing a sophomore class and huttles will take students to the desig tor, liked the idea of the project. project for early spring. Crisp MacDonald, nated areas in Wtlmington. Any matenals "It's a good project for the sophomore This Saturday, Wilmington Show sophomore president, and Kristin Packard, that can be recycled will be and recyclable class to bond together," Farley srud. 'The Girls are hosting Operation Street sophomore representative, are planning a day cans will be redeemed for cash. cleanup itself benefits the Wtlmington com Sweep. The event will start at noon, in of clean up in Wtlmington and Wrightsville "We' re hoping to have free T-shirts and muruty." the K-Mart parking lot. Lunch will be beach. food for everyone who helps," MacDonald The project is still in the planmng provided by Pizza Hut. They hope local businesses will donate said. stagesand the organizers are open to ugges Following lunch, Keep America money or pledge a certain amount based on He would like to see the project raise be tions from their sophomore classmates. Be Beautiful will distribute trash bags and the number of trash bags filled. The money tween $3,000 and $5,000, and hopes to have ginning February 28, there will be a weekly gloves for participants to return to their will then be giv .!n to a local hospice or home about 75 volunteers. meeting on Wednesday evenings at 7:30. For own neighborhoods to pick up Jitter. less shelter. 'The main goal of the sophomore class more information, contact the SGAoffice at They will then return with the bags and "We're really hoping to get a lot of sup project is to unite the sophomore class of 962-3553.