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THE STATESMAN Volume 52, Issue 10 Monday, October 6, 2008 sbstatesman.org ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT: 7 SPORTS: 12 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT: 7 SPORTS: 12 Another Season for "it's Always Cross Country Continues Run Poet's Corner: Half Chips and Back To Work Sunny In Philadelphia" To NCAA Championships Half Rice FEATURES Still No LLY QUAD Suspects In OWATER Facebook and Myspace Fair Game Campus For College Robbery p' . Admissions Offi- BY SHIREEN JAYAM cers Contributing Writer According to the recent article, Two robberies and one at- "Poster Beware: M[ore bosses tempted robbery that occurred watch applicants' social spaces;'," during September are all still un- published on the website Ar- der investigation, said university I*11 sTechnica.com, an d a related police. article titled "Social- Networking Campus awareness and se- 4" Sites Viewed By Admnissions Of- curity has been heightened after ficers,' published by The Chicago the two attempted and one actual Tribune, the numbe r of schools robberies that occurred on and off and corporations Googling ap- campus during the first month of plicants is on the rise. classes, according to Douglas Little, interim chief of police. fY PA G E 3 The first attempted robbery happened at Wagner College in APD Classic A Hit Roosevelt Quad on Sept. 6, when three men threatened a male stu- Hole in the wall of Baruch College in Kelly Quad. On Saturday, Alph a Phi Delta dent and then fled in the direction fraternity hosted its tirst annual of Kelly Cafe. Campus-wide awareness may of students to take unpleasantly cold toilet overflowed, our shower drain APD Fall Classic, a charity soft- Less than two weeks later, three have attributed to the decrease in showers for two days. backed up and we had to put towels ball tournament for the Starlight men wearing dark clothing and robberies from six in 2006 to three The water shut off's on Tuesday at the door to make sure it wouldn't Children's Foundation. skeleton masks approached a male in 2007, according to the Stony can be attributed to a project replac- seep through into our common room," PAGE 3 resident between the Computing Brook University Annual Security ing hot water pipes on Campus. The said Vipluv Singh, a sophomore living PAGE Center and Circle Road at 11:50 Report, available online for free at initiative isto replace high temperature in Kelly Quad. p.m. and took his backpack. the university web site. water pipes that are more than 30 Many students living on campus, O N Forty minutes later, two female years old. not just in the aforementioned quads, OPINI residents were walking adjacent to Campus Residences officials have complaints relating to things Route 25-A when a male in a black Lack Of Water would not comment on details of the other than the occasional droughts. Obama and McCain hooded sweatshirt approached project or the inconveniences faced by The residence halls spark many dif- Face Off them, attempting to steal one stu- Continues To students in the residence halls. ferent opinions among the students dents purse then running towards Plague Flyers posted inside dorm build- living in them. Some appear to be The first presiden tial debate Cosmo's Cafe and entering a black ings alerted students to the dates and happy and comfortable where they of 2008 had all th e hype and sedan, which sped off in an un- Students times the water would be shut off, but are, while others are more than ready drama one could hope for. known direction. without an explanation as to why to complain about the magnitude of After it was confirmed that Little hopes that in situations By AMANDA LAIKIN AND The flyers also stated when resi- things that have gone wrong in their all parties involved Swould be involving crime in the campus RICHARD STEIN dents could expect to have running dorms or suites, such as electrical issues physically present the floor community, anyone with knowl- Contributing Writers water restored. However, in many or utilities constantly breaking. was set for an eve ning of in- edge of the crime or who witnessed buildings water started flowing hours Students can fill out a work order tense discourse between sena- it, notifypolice. "There are not a lot Showers and sinks in Kelly Quad, after the expected time. -an electronic form alerting the uni- tors Barack Obam a and John of solvability factors here;'," he said. Roosevelt Quad, West Apartments, Students in Kelly Quad received versity to a maintenance problem in McCain. He also urged students to utilize and Schomburg Apartments ran dry flyers telling them the water would be their dorm room-- for items ranging services that are provided by the for over 12 hours on Tuesday after the off on Sept. 30, between 7:00a.m.-7- from a lock repair to a light bulb out- PAGE 11 university such as the ride program water was shut off-- forcing students p.m. -the water did not come back on age but for situations such as bursting (dial 632-RIDE) and the Residential in 20 buildings to trek to the sports until just past 9pm. pipes and water outages this is not an (dial 632-WALK). complex or Student Activities Center Sophomore Rupal Patel is a resi- option. The $700B Bi ISafetyProdgram"'" Little also encouraged anyone who for their hygiene needs. dent of Baruch College in Kelly Quad, Still other students feel the Don't forget to tip has information about a crime to Freshman Brittany Swiderski, a an area that has been affected by the maintenance staff is on top of most Congress call Suffolk County Crime Stop- resident of Wagner College in Roo- pipe work twice this semester. "WVe problems. pers, at 1-800- 220-TIPS or by sevelt Quad, understood that pipe had cold water for three days and no "The maintenance managercame The recent economiicunsteadi- calling 2-TIPS on campus. maintenance needed to be done, but waterforone, andwe'veonlybeenhere in 15 minutes to help us out, as soon as ncss has sparked a public out- "By communicating to the still felt inconvenienced by the lack of for a month. I think it's ridiculous' he finished the other rooms and when cry for governmen t interven- community in a timely fashion, we water. "Walking a mile to the SAC to Some students are wonderingwhythis he cleaned up, he put disinfectant tion. Main Street' sdesire for put the many good people on no- take a leak was not exactly my idea of particular construction is taking place sprays and made sure it was as dclean someone "in cha rge" to fix tice...thattherearethugsoutthere:' fun' she said. now, as opposed to during a holiday as possible' said Singh. the economy has forced the said Little. He stressed the details This is the not first time this break, or over the summer, so that it The construction occurring at government to try, and fill a of the cases, making sure that the semester water in residence halls was would not affect so many students. manyofthedorms, like the entire Roo- large order. campus community is aware of the turned off Several weeks ago, the hot When the water was turned back sevelt quad and some select dorms in fact that one crime involved three water in three buildings within Kelly on, some students experienced flood- Kelly has led to the students nicknam- PA GE 11 men in skeleton masks. Quad was shut off forcing hundreds ing. "Our bathroom flooded, our ing these places "The projects' (631) 471-8000/1-800-HOLIDAY www.stonybrookny.hiexpress.com "A"- Cab Service, Inc. Ride in Style! 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