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i^GLE April 21,1989 CRIME CAN PAY The Philadelphia area in gen­ Student eral, and West Philadelphia in particular, has an auto theft arrested rate that is among the highest in the country. Not only cars, of any age and quality, but in false the valuables inside them can be easy prey to professional alarm thieves. See page 2. By Brian Goodman Of The Triangle An eighth-floor resident of the M EDIA BLITZ Kelly Hall dormitory was arrest­ ed early last Friday for a viola­ Not only was the return of tion of Pennsylvania Crimes alumnus James Bagian a Code Section 4905, causing boost for the University false alarms to agencies of pub­ internally, the attention of lic safety when he activated the area news gathering organi­ dorm’s 9th floor fire alarm, sum­ zations helped fuel the moning a response by the Philadelphia Fire and Police school’s drive for expanding departments and causing a com­ Drexel’s horizons on the last plete evacuation of the building. frontier: Public relations. The resident, a 19-year-old See page 4. DON*T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ: Spring term is the time to be in the freshman, pulled the alarm at Quadf whether playing hackey-sack, tossing a frisbee, or just taking care of some study­ 2:54 a.m. “without reason,” according to Vince DeCherchio, ing in the sun, like these two students. Apparently, it*s also an excellent time to paint director of security and parking. benches, just ask Physical Plant.. Photo by Pete Tocci. SCANDAL, TOO The suspect was apprehended by Wells Fargo security guards When a group of parents nearly an hour later when he departments of safety and park­ exploded when the student devices were installed by the toured the campus recently, attempted to re-enter the build­ ing and residential living, the pulled the alarm. Fire Department, she said, in they missed the exhibit in ing with other Kelly residents student was identified by large, The devices, said RLO response to an excessive number Nesbitt’s Gallery of Design during a “hand check” by resi­ purple dye stains on his arms Director Diana Dale, have been of false alarms issued from Arts. Why? Someone felt the dent assistant Shawn Rabin. and hands caused by a dye in place in all dorm fire alarms Drexel dorms over the past two delicte sensibilities of the According to officials in the device inside the alarm box that for about three weeks. The See FRESHMAN on Page 5 group might be offended by the sculpture in the exhibit. See page 10. Salary hikes proposed fo r U. employees By Joe Saunders Under the proposal, disputed by none of tion. Of The Triangle the trustees while the committee was in open Also at the meeting, the board continued session, faculty members and administrators the ongoing process of hammering out a mis­ PROTEST? University employees could be getting a will each receive a 5 percent increase in the sion to encompass the University’s role in bigger paycheck next year, thought not much their current salaries. Wages for classified higher education, within its “niche” as the Abbie Hoffman tried to pro­ bigger, under salary increases proposed by employees will go up 8 percent. nation’s “premier cooperative technological tect it through speeches and President Richard D. Breslin Wednesday to The classified employees’ increase is university.” “It’s high time we had a mission state­ demonstrations, the Internal the executive committee of the board of based on the 5 percent increase for the other two branches of University workers, plus a 3 ment,” said trustee J. Lee Everett. However, Revenue Service makes you trustees if the increases are passed into the general University budget the full board percent “market adjustment” increase to “it’s very difficult to write a brief statement” pay a price for it every meeting in May. bring salaries more in line with area competi­ See MISSION on Page 4 April, and some try to abuse it and take it away from oth­ ers. What is it? See pages 8 & 9 B agian urges D rexel to shoot for stars the scenes photographed by the by Paul Bobnak Bagian joined such distinguished mind." Triangle Staff Writer company as past recipients Lee Bagian credits Drexel with shuttle astronauts were smog lacocca, C. Everett Koop, and giving him a good foundation, above Mexico City and the large HARDBALL silt deposits off Bangladesh After traveling 2.08 million Linus Pauling, all serving as a and especially his professors caused by deforestation. th e Lady i)ragons softball miles in 79 orbits around the role model for future engineers who "nurtured his inquisitive­ Bagian also returned a Drexel team took on Lafayette this planet Earth, astronaut James P. and scientists. ness." Founder's Medal to the week in a hard-fought dou- Bagian, M.D., returned to "I never anticipated being an Bagian described the activi­ ties of his mission in a narration University that he carried with bleheader that left the opposi­ Drexel ,his alma mater, last astronaut," Bagian admitted in his opening remarks. "In fact, it of a 16mm film and slides shot him on his mission aboard tion gasping for breath. To Friday to receive the was the furthest thing from my on his five-day flight. Among See STAR on Page 4 touch base with some swing­ University’s Engineering and Science Day Award in a ceremo­ ing Ladies. Turn to the back ny before a near-capacity audi­ page. ence of students, faculty, and A personal view of the Eastern strike staff members at Mandell David’s labor law class on Theater. By Joe Saunders for International Air Machinist Bagian's day-long visit was Of The Triangle local 1776, the union’s Tuesday to give students a per­ INDEX his first trip back to the Philadelphia branch. sonal glimpse into one of the Philadelphia area since going The strike at Eastern Airlines “This strike has nothing to do biggest national air transporta­ April 21,1989 tion strikes in history. Sporting into space aboard the space shut­ may have faded from the front with the labor movement. It’s an international slash sign with tle Discovery last month. page, but it’s still going on and, about the existence of Editorial .................................8 A native of Philadelphia's as a University labor law class middle-class America ... if the word “Lorenzo” inside, Features..................................10 OIney section and a 1973 Drexel found this week, it’s as much a Lorenzo can get away with what Harris, predictably blamed the Classifieds.............................12 graduate in M echanical product of personal interaction he wants to gel away with, owner of Eastern for the current phase of a long history of labor Entertainment.......................14 Engineering, Bagian was the as an economic struggle. there’ll be no middle class.” Harris, an Eastern employee management struggles in the ail­ Comics..................................17 36th recipient of the University's “Lorenzo worked havoc on with long experience in the ing corporation. Sports......................................20 Engineering and Science Day the people at Eastern,” said Award. In accepting the honor. Philip Harris, strike coordinator 1AM, addressed Allison B. See IMA LEADER on Page 3 The TViangle April 21,1989 Prevent yourself from becoming the next victim by Tbny WIrtel those who have items of value, you have a car on campus, there Dodge Valiant (worth about good alternative. Special to The Triangle whether a stereo, a car or even a are several $200). Most cars are easily bro­ - Any one of several types of bag of gym clothes. Nobody Cars hold a tremendous value ken into: The fact is that profes­ steering column “locking bars” Living in a large city can pre­ likes thinking about being ripped for thieves. Even if you’ve got sional thieves can break into, are a good investment. These sent a real challenge to those off, but it happens. Maybe the clunker from home that you start and drive off with a car in are designed to keep the steering who, like many of Drexel’s stu­ you’ve never been such a victim, think no one else would drive, it less than a minute. wheel locked even if the ignition dents, grew up in the relative but how many people that you could still disappear. There’s a With so many students having lock is forced. There are two peace and security of the sub­ know have been? Simple steps true story about a person who cars on campus, this area has common types: A two piece set urbs. The city lacks a feeling of can be taken in order to avoid it found someone was trying to naturally become the target of that wraps around and connects such security, especially for happening in the first place. If steal his roommate’s 1968 car thieves from all over the city. the steering wheel to the brake If you have a car on campus, pedal and the other is a large bar there are steps you can take to (about the size of a baseball bat) avoid being a victim: that grabs into the steering wheel Exploring humanities* role in science - Never leave valuables in and prevents it firom turning by your car in plain sight. Lock hitting the windshield or the Triangle News Desk tant professor of philosophy. Alan Friedman, director of the them in the trunk or take them seats. Either can be found at Manuel, who developed and New York Hall of Science, who with you. most auto stores for less than Did Isaac Newton, the giant headed an innovative graduate spoke on Albert Einstein.

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