Janiece Stewart Submits Resignation Search Begins for a New Director of Security
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Vol. LXXXIV, Issue 14. February 3,19871 TRINITY COLLEGE • HARTFORD • CONNECTICUT JRIN1TV COUFT-F i'"'•"•% RECEIVED" Janiece Stewart Submits Resignation Search Begins For a New Director of Security by Sean Dougherty and Chip leave Trinity comes on the heels of dent body's confidence in the These events have angered, not t<> the search committep. Rhodes a spate of burglaries that have Security staff and for the first time only students, but some school of- "The student government will Special to the Tripod prompted reactions from both the focused public attention on Stew- ficials as well. Last week, one of- continue its efforts to keep the student body and the administra- art's office. ficial who wished to remain pressure on the school to do some- tion. The much publicized Cave fight anonymous said that the Security thing about security," Vartenigian Amid student outcry and contro- Last week, two students circu- of September 28 raised more ques- problem has reached crisis propor- said. versy concerning the competence lated a petition calling for a com- tions pertaining to Security's abil- tions. of the Security force, Director of plete review of the role of Security ity to handle crisis situations and "I don't expert Security to pre- A member of the board of trust- ees has volunteered to hire a se- Security Janiece Stewart has sub- in protecting the campus and Vice sparked debate over the extent of vent burglaries, but many of the mitted her resignation to the President Thomas A. Smith sent Security's duties at campus events. curity consultant to assess break-ins could have been detected Trinity's security operations. A administration in order to attend an open letter to all undergradu- by observant guards," the source law school full-time, according to ates, outlining the steps the school Questions of Stewart's visibility similar review was conducted four explained. "But you can't blame years ago. several high-ranking administra- is taking to stem the crime trend on campus and her rapport with the guards, they are untrained. It's tors. and offering students a list of sug- the student body were asked as a "[Studies such as this one] are the job the of the director to tell useful to us periodically. It's good Stewart will retain her position gestions to help further protect consequence of such incidents. them what to do." their property. (See accompanying to see the trustees so concerned through February 28 to allow the Many students contended that she "Something must be done," the college sufficient time to find a re- article) was virtually nonexistent on cam- about the problems we've been source said. having," Smith said. placement. pus and that her handling of these The search for a new Director of "We are looking for someone "Ms. Stewart originally felt that Stewart's tenure at Trinity has incidents was poor. Security has already begun. Vice she could attend law school part- been a tumultuous one. Several in- The Northarn robbery of Novem- who knows either police work or President Thomas A. Smith has college security. We have just time and still act as Director of cidents this fall spurred criticism ber 27, in which thousands of dol- placed ads in The Hartford Cour- Security," explained one Trinity of Security in general, and Stew- lars worth of property was stolen, hired a new assistant security di- ant, as well as papers in New Lon- rector, and we will get another so administrator. "But she has since art in particular. was marked by mare student com- don, New Haven, and Springfield. decided that the time committ- On September 4, a Security plaints of Security's inadequacy. we can have one for the evening He has named Dean of Students and maybe one for the night," said ments for law school are just too guard was fired for allegedly using Stewart and her staff were again David Winer and SGA president great to do both." the office occupied by ConnPIRG the object of criticism in the after- Winer. "As we have gone more Tyler Vartenigian to the search and more into the camera busi- Reached at her home in Spring- and AEISEC for activites unre- math of the vacation burglaries, committee. field, Massachusetts, Stewart de- lated to any security business. which have heightened the contro- ness, one of the responsibilities of clined comment. Many observers feel that the inci-* versy surrounding the issue of se- Vartenigian has named (Jinny assistant director is to train people to monitor efficiently." Stewart's sudden decision to dent adversely affected the stu- curity on campus. Rowan, '87, and Otis Bryant, '90 5JH Petition Calls For Security Changes by Judy Sandford * how much lias gone wrong/' Ex- sor asked to sign the petition was, Nfws Editor amples of students who had prob- "isn't there some important thing lems with security include: male that students could be petitioning students denied security escorts; about?" A group of three Trinity stu- student employees falling asleep in Rowan felt that this issue is very dents has circulated a petition for front of the security camera mon- important because it affects us di- students who insist on "a reeval- itors; and RA briefings which Se- rectly and is an issue we can ac- uation and reconstruction of the curity Director Janiece Stewart tually do something about. There security department and system." failed to attend. is not as much we can do about To date, approximately 1,100 stu- Ironically, one student noted that world issues. dents have signed the petition. "the only thing that security seems The petition was presented to The demands for a new system to do well is to ticket our cars." the Student Government Associa- stress the values of "efficiency, de- Rowan decided to make the ef- tion last Tuesday and was given a pendability, and effectiveness." fort because "students just can't lot of support. The three students Ginny Rowan '87, along with afford to be apathetic." Rowan plan to present the petition again Kim Heck '88 and Ann Coleman herself was a victim of an assualt at tonight's SGA meeting along '87, started collecting the signa- on-campus in her sophomore year. with a cover letter which contains tures on Monday, January 20. In This petition follows her two let- broad demands for the reconstruc- the first day alone, 000 signatures ters to the Editor. Rowan felt it tion of the security system. The were obtained. was necessary to make the letters petition and letter will then be But more suprising, -Rowan felt, biting in order to get the attention given to President English. was that "each student we talked of readers. Rowan feels that the next step to had a story which just shows One response given by a profes- Continued on Page 5 Julie Belaga, the 1986 Republican candidate for Governor of Connect! Religion Dept. Nears 10 Year Goal cut, spoke Tuesday night in the Boyer Auditorium, ptioio by Maryi Levin by Sean Dougherty Professor Mauch, the final position The first candidate, R. Scott Ap- Newa Editor can be filled. The position requires pleby spoke on "Reimagining Julie Belaga Discusses a person who, according to Dr. American Catholicism: The Bish- Gettier, "can teach the history of op's Pastoral Letter" on January The Trinity Religion Depart- Roman Catholicism since the elev- 22. Appleby has a BA from Notre Bid for Governorship ment, currently in the last stages enth century. The person should Dame and a PhD. in the history of of a ten year plan to upgrade their be able to .show Roman Catholi- Christianity from the University of by Gina Letellier John F. Kennedy in 1964 [sic] made faculty, has narrowed the possible cism as a world-wide phenomenon, Chicago. Since aquiring his docto- and be able to describe the tur- Assistant News Editor me decide to change....! was struck candidates for a Professorship in rate four years ago, he has been dumb, it was a real moving force Roman Catholicism down to five moils of the modern Roman Cath- teaching at St. Xavter's College in in my life." finalists. olic Church. Chicago. Julie D. Belaga, former Connect- Belaga was overseas at the time "Ten years ago we were teach- The candidates have been visit- Keith D. Lewis spoke January icut state representative and un- of the assassination and upon re- ing religion primarily as a western ing Trinity to give guest lectures 27 on "The Growth and Eclipse of successful 1986 Republican turning to the United States she Protestant Christain phenomenon. in order to judge the reaction of Catholic Reform in the Early Mod- gubernatorial candidate, spoke to joined the League of Women Vot- Obviously, we had to broaden our the Trinity student body to them. ern Era". Lewis received his un- a small audience last Tuesday eve- ers, later becoming president of offerings." said Dr. John Gettier, All the lectures are being held at 4 dergraduate degree from the ning in Boycr Auditorium about the organization. the Chairman of the Religion De- p.m. in 70 Vernon street, (the Re- University of Hawaii, and his PhD. her campaign and her political ca- Belaga resigned from her posi- partment. ligion and Philosophy Dept.) Continued on Page 4 reer. tion with the national organization In the last ten years the Religion Belaga spoke candidly about her to fill a local position in Conneticut Department has hired three pro- gubernatorial campaign and (where her family had moved) and, fessors in the interest of diversi- Inside: shared some of her political expe- "be a decision maker." It was this fying the subjects that it teaches.