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Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper Newspapers 10-11-1985 The Grizzly, October 11, 1985 Joseph F. Pirro Ursinus College Elliot Tannenbaum Ursinus College Dale Lent Ursinus College Cheryl A. Lawrence Ursinus College Jill Theurer Ursinus College See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews Part of the Cultural History Commons, Higher Education Commons, Liberal Studies Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Click here to let us know how access to this document benefits oy u. Recommended Citation Pirro, Joseph F.; Tannenbaum, Elliot; Lent, Dale; Lawrence, Cheryl A.; Theurer, Jill; Brewster, Roger; Salas, Angela M.; Kiss, Jean M.; Novarina, John; Richter, Richard P.; Young, Liz; Deskins, Mariellen; and Johnson, Scott, "The Grizzly, October 11, 1985" (1985). Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper. 147. https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/147 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. It has been accepted for inclusion in Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Authors Joseph F. Pirro, Elliot Tannenbaum, Dale Lent, Cheryl A. Lawrence, Jill Theurer, Roger Brewster, Angela M. Salas, Jean M. Kiss, John Novarina, Richard P. Richter, Liz Young, Mariellen Deskins, and Scott oJ hnson This book is available at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/147 Enjoy Monday! It's the funny one VOL 8. NO.5 Colieseville, Po. October 11, 1985 Student assaulted on Main Street By JOSEPH F. PIRRO Limerick. The Ursin us student writing, the student is reported to constantly. However, a large part said, "In this modern world, This past Wednesday morning struggled to a Main Street be in guarded condition, although of the responsibility must fallon doors must be kept locked, in­ at approximately 3 a.m. tragedy residence hall for assistance. Her she is still being closely the students to take the necessary dividuals must never walk alone struck our small, liberal arts screams awoke the residents, as monitored. precautions for safety. The at night, and suspicious persons college. A 20-year-old female in she fell in the front door. Ob­ The entire campus was aware number one rule is not to walk or unusual activities must be her sophomore year at Ursin us viously the victim was covered of this tragic event by lunch time alone at night. Perhaps in the reported immediately to was severely injured by an with blood. The girls of the hall on Wednesday. General reactions near future a system can be security." unidentified assailant on Main called an ambulance and help on campus, of course, were of worked out where fraternity The Collegeville Police are Street in the vicinity of Trinity arrived by 3:34 a.m. shock and .fear. Everyone's members are available for late­ investigating the incident and Church. The response by the resident general opinions about safety is night protection. urge anyone to get in touch with She was reported to be assistant, other stugents, Ursinus that, "It. could never happen to Ursinus people are perhaps too them or administration on returning from the 7-11 alone, medical and security staffs must me." Although it may seem that nice and friendly. If someone campus if any evidence regar­ when a passing car suddenly be commended. If the victim had Ursinus is a small secluded part stops a student on the street, we ding the identity of the assailant stopped. A white male reported to gone another 10 minutes without of the world, immune to all don't ask questions or just keep is known. be in his mid 20's with dark hair proper aid, there could have been danger and crime, the case may walking. We stop and try to offer A few numbers to commit to and a moustache, wearing a a fatality. Dr. Williams from the not be so true. This is exemplified assistance. Another point which memory: flannel shirt and blue jeans infirmary called the parents of by this one incid~nt, which is tht' must be expressed is the fact that URSINUS SECURITY jumped out of his car and asked the attacked student. A Trappe most serious act of violence since 7-11 and soon WAWA will draw a . 489-2737 the girl to join him. When the girl ambulance rushed the student to a raping a few years ago. As the crowd 24 hours a day, and thus COLLEGEVILLE POllCE refused to enter the vehicle, the Montgomery Hospital in Collegeville Police Department potentially dangerous intruders. .. 489-9332 assailant proceeded toward the Norristown for treatment and expressed, students and ad­ The irony of the whole situation surgery. Her condition on en­ ministration must realize that the that took place on Wednesday URSINUS HEALTH CENTER screaming student, stabbing her .. 489-2412 in the left side of her chest with a trance was listed as critical and college has a major road passing morning is that this week and knife. life threatening. through it (namely old Route 422) next week have been devoted to AMBULANCE The intruder quickly fled the She underwent surgery shortly which serves as a pathway to safety as part of the Wellness .. 489-0911 after and doctors reported that Program. So much for good scene in what was reported to be Philadelphia and Norristown. FJRE a dark station wagon. He headed she was responding well to Ursinus security and the timing. west on Route 422 toward treatment. At the time of this borough police are on patrol As Dean Houghton Kane has .. 48!Hl911 Well on the track Time can be an back to wellness enetny or ally By A.M. SALAS the Health and Physical By MARIELLEN DESKINS vantage to go to dinner later or College students don't like to be Education Department; Tom Talking, eating, sleeping, and leave early for aerobics. Close lectured. They consider them­ Glick, of Food Services; Judy thinking are essential functions your mouth and open it again selves adults, capable of making Claycomb, of the Health Office; of being human. However, taken only for another helping. their own decisions. Still, even Debra Kamens, of the Com­ to extreme they can be major Eating can take up far too though they might smoke, or eat munications Office, and Beverly time wasters. A day could be much time. Instead of reading a lots of greasy foods, they are not Oehler, program coordinator. filled minute to minute ac­ text or writing an essay, a bag of necessarily self-destructive. They put together the concept of complishing a number of tasks. If pretzels may be consumed. It is Many times, they are just the Wellness Program and one took charge of all the time too easy to come in from class, ignorant of how their daily submitted it in May with a wasted or at least tried to turn on the television, plop down decisions can effect their health. proposed budget to the Council manage it more effectively, more on the bed, and start nibbling. Go Given proper data, the average for Higher Education of the might get done. to the gym and get some exer­ person is willing to think and United Church of Christ. By the Beverly Oehlert. "People's life For instance, examine the cise. Why waste time adding make adult decisions regarding beginning of July the College had expectancy has gone up, but amount of time spent talking. extra calories? his health. $10,000 with which to implement diseases are more chronic and Who has not missed a class only The next big time waster after Ursinus' Counselor, Beverly the program. long-term than before." Heart to realize that the whole period eating is sleeping. Lose the lazy Oehlert, found this out two years The premise of the proposal attacks, strokes, cancer· and was spent chatting with friends? habit and get off your seat. Ef­ ago when the college im­ and of the Wellness Program alcohol-related diseases, such as Those 50 minutes probably could fective time managers do not sit plemented its Alcohol Awareness itself is that "weIIness ... a con­ cirrosis of the liver are mainly have been more productively down. If you plan your time hour Program. The approach the scious and deliberate approach the result of unhealthy lifestyles used in class. It is not that by hour and keep busy you will program took was not gloom-and­ toward an optimal state of over a long period of time. strenuous. not need to sit around all day. In doom, but rather by indirectly health." The aim of the program A problem Oehlert sees in The telephone seems to be fact, the more active you are, the appealing to the typical student's is not to cram good health down American society today is the another time consumer. Say what more energy you w1ll tend to common sense and desire to feel unwilling throats, but rather to abdication of the public's you have to say and get off the generate. and look healthy. The program give people the data with which to responsibility for it's own health phone; enough is enough. As for A great time-saver is setting generated a lot of interest and make informed decisions about to the medical profeSSion. Of the your poor neighbors trying to get goals. Try to get 8 specific task awareness on campus, and is all facets of their well-being: $350 billion in health care ex­ some work done - leave them done and reward yourself.

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