The Ithacan, 1993-01-21

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Sports ............................... The ITHACAN The Newspaper For The Ithaca College Community Vol. 60, No.15 Thursday, January 21, 1993 28 pages Free Celebrating the dream Holiday burglars strike College, student residents By Tom Arundel keys and the computer thefts in how many of these residences were Area burglars made their holi Ford Hall are related. lived in by IC students. However, day wishes come true, going on an "This is the first rash of com the average number of burglaries illegal shopping spree on and around puter thefts that we've had in a for a month is about 20 or 22, Ithaca College's campus. long, long time," Norm Wall, assis Harrington said Not long before the holiday va tantdirectorofCampus Safety, said. "Normally, this time of the year, cation began, nearly $10,000 in Wall said that the nights the thefts our burglary rate does go up con computer and musical equipment took place, officers were patrolling siderably," Harrington said. He did was stolen from the Campus Center campus buildings as they routinely not say whether or not it was be and Ford Hall, according to Dave do. cause so many off-campus students Maley, manager of public informa "We had our patrols on like we leave town this time of year. tion at Ithaca College. nonnally do and ·nothing was de At least three off-campus stu In addition, one residence hall tected out of the ordimry," Wall dent residences were burglarized room was burglarized and another said. during this holiday break. ransacked while at least three off Students and faculty should be David Rosen, '93, who lives with campus students reported burglar alerted that thefts do occur on cam two other students on Charles Street, ies in their houses during the holi- pus, Maley said. said police found his apartment day break. ' "There's no foolproof way to burglarized on Dec. 24. Burglars After a ring of Ford Hall build prevent this kind of thing from hap kicked down their back door and ing keys were left unattended in a pening," Maley said. "There's no took nearly everything, he said. door lock and stolen, about $7,450 way you can make any facility to They picked the locks on the worth of equipment, including a tally secure from theft." doors of each individual bedroom Yamaha trumpet and case, a guitar Incidents continued as students and took at least $9,700 in stereos, amplifier and two Macintosh com went away on holiday break. A TVs, computers, telephones, an puters, was stolen from four Ford police scanner, worth $180, was swering machines, tapes, CDs,jew Hall faculty offices, Maley said. stolen from a residence hall room in elry and even food and spices out of campus Safety is investigating the West Tower, Maley said. An the cabinet. Most of the property the theft of a Macintosh computer, otherstudentreported that his room was insured. monitor;andkeyboard, worth about had been ransacked when he re _ "They were selective," Cami $2000 from the Graphics Arts Cen turned to it, Maley said. Rothenberg, '94, another resident ter on the third floor of the Campus The Ithacan/Rena DiFilippc, Off-Campus Thefts in the apartment, said. "They left Center, sometime between Dec. 11 BetweenDec.18, 1992andJan. some things and they took some Robert Merrick '94 looks over lltaratura about Martin Luther and Dec. 14, Maley said. 18, 1993, a period during which things." King, Jr. at a table In the Egbert Hall on Monday, Jan.18. There are no suspects and none most IC students were home for Rothenberg said the police pa Monday was tha national holiday honoring tha slain civil of the offices in either Ford Hall or break, 43 residences were reported trolled that area every two days at rights leader. Saa story on the Ithaca College celebration on Campus Center showed signs of page 2. burglarized to the Ithaca Police the request of the landlord. forced entry, Maley said. Maley Department, according to Sgt. Two weeks into his vacation, said it is not known if the theft of the David Harrington. It is not known See "Burglaries," next page Special Report: THE HOUSING HEADACHE Learning the By calling time-out for a little education, tenants and landlords could avoid some of the housing headaches that drive them to an empty aspirin bottle • Communication casualty: Women cry foul play over privacy, renting ropes subletting, but it's fair territory to landlord -- page 4 • Cat and mouse: Court decision leaves landlord trapped in Whether renting an apartment or house, a game of catch for the money he is owed -- page 4 • Costly court quarrel: IC housemates claim injustice, refuse education can avert costly trial and error to pay judgment; landlord irked -- page 5 By Chris Lewis example of what can go wrong Ithaca Common Council liason for places to turn to for help. Besides said housing is the most common When he pulled into his rented between property owners and rent the Rental Housing Commission and the landlord and a local consumer area for discriminallon complaints. duplex at 217 Center St in July ers. But it also demonstrates the the Commission's former chainnan, help line, he listed the Community Zimrot said 341 allegallons of dis 1991, Mike Simonoff '92, did not need for students to be better in said the formula for student tenants Dispute Resolution Center, where a crimination were made in 1991, expect to find two other men living fonned about their rights and re wishing to protect their rights begins professional, non-binding arbitra with 4 7 out of 53 complaints made there. Then again, the two men did sponsibilities as tenants. with understanding them. tor helps the parties work out a by students. mostly over racial and not expect to see Mike Simonoff. If taken advantage of, educa "Most students don't know their compromise. ethnic disputes. "I said 'Who are you?' and they tional resources can ensure smooth rights," he said. "They should know "They have a pretty good track Efroymson also said the Ithaca said, 'Who are you?'" Simonoff driving on the two-way street of what they are so they can take advan record," he said. Building Department would he said. landlord/teneant relations. If ig tage [of them]. Please educate your The Cornell Cooperative Exten helpful in learning about trash rc No, this was not a blind date. nored, the result can be a rocky - selves," said Efroymson, who is also sion of Tompkins County is an qurrements and maximum occu and costly -- road. an instructor in Ithaca College's tele other valuable service, which pancy. Simonoff is one of a host of Poor communication appears vision/radio department. Efroymson said assists in translat However, one of the highest Ithaca College graduates or current to be a major fault line in the ing the legal jargon of consumer brick walls between landlords and students who have complaints about relationship between the two par A host of available resources options. tenants 1s the sccunty deposit. landlords in recent years. And the ties. Although this situation may Also of value is the Tenanl/Land A city law passed by the Ithaca landlords are not always happy always be on potentially shaky Although Efroymson said that ten lord Resource Guide, available at Common Council on Oct. 7. 1992 campers either. ground, both sides can keep steady ants do possess an ample amount of over 40 downtown locations, he stiffened the penalty on landlords 'Tis the season when college stu with a little knowledge of where rights, he noted that most rental guide said. who do not return depos1 L~ "a~ soon dents venture out into the real world everybody stands on the issues of lines are drawn up by the property The Human Rights Commission as is reasonably possible" or with to start house-hunting. The rights and responsibilities. owners. is another option of resolve. After an explanation. Simonoff case may be an extreme Alderman John Efroymson, the Efroymson cited several key employment, director Teddy Zimrot See "Housing" page 4 2 THE ITHACAN January 21 1993 t 1 Professor einphasizes continuing Dealing with Counselor's importance of King's message parental Corner conflict By Lauren Semmel cance of celebrating his birthday. believes that people are becoming MttM Martin Luther King Jr. had a She noted that King's ultimate goal more aware. They now have a con By Dr. Rosemary Clarke dream of racial equality and Rachel was integration. His vision was text on which to place their celebra Parents are often ambivalent Many of our parental conflicts about their children growing up Muhammed responded to it with a epitomized by non-violence and the tion of Martin Luther King Day.

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