~ Still truckin' Hatred uncovered .Index First ACC win comes· Nazi infiltrator A&E 85-7 Deacon Notes 82 at Varon SvQray Briefly A2 Editorials A8-9 Calendar 86 Scoreboard 83 recounts Classifieds 88 Sports 81-3 experiences Comics 87 WorldWide A4 News/A3 Visit our web site at http://ogb. wfu.edu Late-night fife alarms pester students . ' . By Heather Seely midnight Sept. 20 to midnight Sept. 27. of "someone targeting the Greeks." The . cially since we get enough actual frre drills dent honor code. News Editor Of the 10, five were the results of unat­ policethinkitmightbeonefraternitytrying as it is. Another big problem I have with Lawson said if anyone has information tended food. "Most have been the result of tosetupanotheroronefratemityingeneral there being so many disturbances is that I about the pulled fire alarms, they should At 3 a.m. most students would like to b~ cooking," Lawson said. responsible, but it is "merely a theory." At know students who have started just steep­ call the University Crime Stoppers hotline. sleeping, but for many last week this was That is not the case with all of the situa­ this point, they have are no true suspects. ing through the alarms when they go off, She said rewards would be paid. not the case. A rash of fire alarms kept tions, though. Early in the morning Sept. 25 "I've only heard rumors that some of the which seems pretty dangerous," said sopho­ In a couple instances, steam from show­ students awake, especially those on the within 25 minutes of each _other, pull sta­ alarms were set offby one of the fratemi- moreSarahGreensfelder,aresidentofTay­ ers has also caused the alarm system to go Quad. tions in all of the Quad residence halls were ties, but I can defmitely say that it is very lor House. off. , According to Regina Lawson, the Uni­ pulled. annoying to be awakened at two in the In addition to being a potential safety Although responding to the alarms cost versity Police chief, the University Police Lawson said that although they have no morning. It's a very irresponsible and im- hazard, pulling a fire alarm is a misde­ had I0 reports within the last week-from leads, the University Police are suspicious mature thing for anyone to do though, espe- meanor offense and a violation of the stu- See Alarms, Page A4 Five ThinkPads stolen University Police have no leads in theft from faculty offices By Heather Seely Of all the computers stolen this News Editor year, one has been .recovered, a "We think it is someone who is student's ThinkPad that was sto­ A string ofrecent computer thefts very familiar with the buildings len then abandoned on campus the has left the UniverSity Police with whether it be students, first week the university opened in few leads and no recovered com­ employees or a friend of a August. puters. Lawson said the police have no Five computers have been stolen student or an employee." leads but have enlisted the help of from faculty and staff members' Regina Lawson the Winston-Salem Crime Stop­ offices over the past week. The University Police Chief pers. computers were taken from both Lawson said she does not think locked and unlocked offices. the campus has been targeted, but According to Regina Lawson, the ployee," Lawson said. "It is some­ she did mention that the small size University Police chief, most ofthe one who is very comfortable with of the ThinkPads makes them easier incidents occurred either at night or the buildings." to carry and conceal. over the weekend. Lawson said there is no evidence Several of the stolen computers "We think it is someone who is to indicate whether a single person have been from members of the very. familiar with the. buildings or someone working in conjunction politics department. Kathy Smith, whether it be students, employees with another person has committed or a friend of a student or an em- the thefts. See Computers, Page A7 Playboyfeatures Deacs in "Women of theACC" issue By Laura O'Connor magazine. "The money definitely helped, but it was Old Gold and Black Reporter something that I wanted to do." Emily Woodall and another student, going by the Much to the anticipation ofmany males, the Playboy name Brianna Lorenz, were the other two girls who photo spread "Women of the ACC" arrived on the posed. shelves of stores Sept. 30 and is now available_ for Sophomore Joe Yancey feels that the photo shoot is purchase. degrading towards women. "It makes me sad to know Each year the magazine features a different college that there are women on this campus who would conference. The Atlantic Coast Conference was last degrade themselves by posing for Playboy," Yancey featured in 1989. said. Last spring Playboy photographer David Mecey · Sophomore Hannah Ann strong agreed. "It's degrad­ interviewed 14 university girls who were interested in ing to the school image and it is personally degrading posing for the magazine. His presence was met with a to me as a woman. After all the equality that women lot of controversy from the university and the students. want, they continue to allow themselves to be treated Among the three girls chosen from the university like a sex object. I think it's a double standard." Bubble wonder was junior Emily Wade. "It was something different to As a women studies minor, Wade felt that her deci­ do," Wade said. sion was a personal choice. "This is a personal issue Frank Morgan demonstrates mathematical principles to his audience Sept. 23 in Brendle Recital Hall by During the week of April 20, Wade attended an and it's a women's own opinion to do this if she wants. blowing bubbles. See story on page A2. interview with Mecey and was chosen right away. "We I don't feel that it's degrading," Wade said. did all the photo shoots during that week," she said. For the photo shoot, Wade was paid $750 by the See Playboy, Page A7 Athletic department will Hearn addresses issues of diversity no longer pay for notes State of the University attracts small audience By Dan Durand The student attendance was low, with Old Gold and Black Reporter two undergraduates present. By Suzanne Dubose notes," Westervelt said. While touching on a diverse spectrum Perspectives Edit(!;· Students who are confirmed to be learn­ Presiding in his I 5th year as president of of issues presently affecting the univer­ ing disabled by the LAC are allowed to the university, Thomas K. Hearn Jr. opened sity, Hearn focused on his philosophical The athletic department has decided to have another student take notes for them the administrative year with his annual State concerns with respect to consumerism stop paying students who take notes for in class. of the University address. In his speech, and its hold on the American education athletes. Last year, 57 students from across the Hearn focused on the need to uphold the system. "Presently, the athletic department has student body were permitted by the LAC culture oft earning and honor ofthe univer­ The battle against school rankings and asked that we take care of all the note to have note takers. sity against the tide of uniformity emerging the growing popular perception of educa­ taking," said Van Westervelt, the director Athletes who needed note takers made globally in education. tion as a product to be purchased has been of the Learning Assistance Center. arrangements through the athletic depart­ Hearn began by hinting at the low student lost, Hearn said. Worse, this defeat is Starting last week, the responsibility of ment which then acquired and paid note and faculty attendance, by remarking that steadily giving way to the emergence of transferring notes, ·assigning note takers takers after being permitted to by the the audience consisted mostly of adminis­ universally accepted, elitist standards of and paying note takers transferred from LAC. trators. In fact, there were approximately excellence. the athletic department to the LAC. There is no specific rule in theN CAA or 85 people on hand to watch the 45-minute Governing bodies that maintain the stan­ "They've asked for us to handle the at the uni~ersity outlining whether this address. dards of the educational system within the I whole process .... We will be paying the "Perhaps this (address) is an idea whose President Hearn delivers the State of students as tutors, only they will be taking See Notes, Page A7 time has passed," Hearn said. See Address, Page A6 the University address in Wait Chapel. • A2Thursday, October 1,1998 ·Old Gold and Black News ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.! .._t -' I Volunteers prepare for Project Pumpkin events •'' i~ By Jay Cridlin supplied with more than 71,000 pieces of candy d<;~­ Benson food court and the Pit. Contributing Reporter "It's just a great way for us to give something nated by Food Lion. Project Pumpkin proved to be not only one of the back to the community and to get involved in the Other popular events scheduled this year include most popular charil)\ events on campus, but also one Of With Halloween creeping up on the calendar, stu­ carnival booths, face painting, step sho>ys, haunted the most gratifying. , dents are beginning to get ready for the popular annual lives of people around here." · houses and various other entertainment. "It's incredible," said Warren, who has volunteered campus event known as Project Pumpkin, scheduled Michael Warren Students have always played an important role in for the Project since his freshman year. this year for Oct. 29.