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The Tower, 26(7) ii versityCr Volume XXV1 Issue Text Messaging Keeps Arcadia Safe By NEIL HUNIUNS and Terry Ryan the Assistant to Associate Editor Arcadias President Jerry Greiner On brisk afternoon in Though the system is an Glenside truck delivering liq exciting and critical addition to uid chlorine to nearby swim Arcadias safety measures ming pool is traveling north Bonner was careful to put its bound on Route 309 As it pass importance in perspective es Arcadias campus the tn E2C is just an added tool encounters debris on the road an Bonner stated emphasizing that the driver swerves the truck to Public Safety still maintains mul avoid the obstacles bit too tiple approaches to maximize hard of swerve it would seem as safety on campus This is just the truck topples over spilling the one of the tools we use to notify deadly liquid on to the highway students and faculty on campus breeze to allowing northerly this notification tion of the Emergency Bonner attended last winter Still new the toxic chlorine fumes sweep is addition for Notification System As the sce Six months later the lives of system powerful toward Arcadias campus Arcadia The is located nario above indicates this system 27 students and faculty mem system Moments later cell phones off and is on monopolizes on text messaging bers at Virginia Tech were taken campus separate across Arcadias buzz campus network from Arcadias Internet to alert students and faculty of by lone shooter in matter of Get inside and simultaneously service In the confu immediate threats to life per hours and the necessity for provider to the highest floor possible the sion of the VA Tech shooting sonal safety and potential major more expedient system to notify read Close all text messages their schools IT over damage to property according students and faculty of important system windows Do not come outside flowed it to shut down to one of ERTs key members safety information kicked into leading until told to do so the e2C off Jim Bonner Arcadias Director of high gear By keeping system Though ical sit this problem is avoided Public Safety Not long after Arcadias campus uation it is may meaning students can still receive Bonner explained that the ERT selected e2Campus as its as texts of incidents on even systems launch last December company of choice to implement campus if the Internet is down came after months of deliberation the notification system The amongst campus officials and decision came from the collection ever repare Lr contract negotiations with poten of campus officials that comprise suc vendors The idea for the ERT to include Lori tail text team Please see TEXT MESSAGES asure in the alert Bauer in messaging system spawned University Relations page ERT safety plan is the introduc in out of professional conference Jan Walbert Student Affairs Your Mom Goes to College Heath Ledger Life Lost The Non-TraditionalArcadia Student Too Soon By JENNIFER PACHECO 2005 issue of Black Issues in Higher By GINA MERL1NO Associate Editor Education written by Earl Thomas The Staff Writer 2002 National Center for Education Every Tuesday and Thursday On Statistics Report estimated that more Stacey Edmonds settles into her chair in jan 21 than 47 percent of enrollees in U.S Brubaker Hall says hello to classmates lost one higher education institutions could be as she gets out her books and gets ready t1 classified as adult learners Though the to take notes The only thing out of the present number of adult learners at ordinary that sets Edmonds apart is that Arcadia doesnt mimic the statistic she is non-traditional student at there is still fairly large non-tradition At 40 years old she is used to al population registered here the oldest student in all of her According to the Bill Elnick of the has Arcadia Registrars Office out of the the movie Napoleon 1867 fulltime undergraduate students debuted in 2004 the come ing career cu registered for the fall 2007 semester 3.5 goes to college percent are over the age of 24 Of the an of choice for many found his 167 part-time undergraduate stu adults Lots of moms- who carried out 68.3 percent are over the age and and other adults grandparents by paparazzi and Arcadia once had flourishing night in fact to to are going college looking is to say about the actors college and weekend college said education get an sudden death reply saddened and shocked Elnick but the numbers have been Traditional college students are by this accident This is an extremely difficult time for dropping there is usually large enroll under the considered those who are age his loved ones and we are asking the media to please ment of older students when people are of 23 ir to school full time They the familys privacy and avoid speculation until laid off respect in movies seen going to the facts are known In an article from Time Magazines and frat parties and the His death is not considered suicide but rather 5th Annual Special The Making of on college campus horrible accident Ledger was born in Australia in 1979 America from July 2006 titled Grandpa lents are usually the He was an award-winning actor who was excellent at Goes to College Dan Kadlec reported classes night playing emotionally real authentic characters He acted that in 10 undergrads .. are over the jobs or other in high school drama productions where he was bitten age of 40 Kadlec also reported that by the acting bug From there Ledger broke into universities across the United States are Australian independent films The crime thriller Two developing elaborate university-linked ymaybehardi Hands eamed him an audition for the teen 10 retirement villages comedy of the in important part college Things Hate About You The movie made Ledger heartthrob Please see NON-TRADITIONAL Please see LEDGER page According to the article The Adult STUDENTS page Learner Here to Stay from the May Thesdav February 2008 The Arcadia University NEWS OP/ED Tower Arcadia Student Robbed Outside of Kistler Hall Ledger Continuedfrom page By TYLER PECKHAM He was cast opposite Mel Gibson in News Editor The Patriot and was the leading man in Knights Tale GLENSIDE PA Around a.m on January Rather than cashing in on big-money female Arcadia University student was assaulted parts he chose his roles carefully Ledger unidentified males outside of Kistler Hall According to fly showed darker side playing the suicidal released by the Universitys Public Safety department the ste son of Billy Bob Thornton in Monsters dent was ambushed from behind and pushed to the ground Ball she was then robbed of her purse by the suspects The two then His controversial role in Brokeback fled in the direction of the Castle and then left the scene in their Mountain would earn him an Oscar nom vehicle Fortunately the purse contained cash only ination Ledger played gay cowboy oppo this the At point attacked student remains anonymous but it site Jake Gyllenhaal He also became has been indicated that she has not suffered any serious physical romantic with his on-screen co-star injuries from the altercation only 294 murders Although Michelle Williams and the two had After hearing about the robbery Public Safety notified the comparatively minor incident at daughter They were engaged at the time of Chelteitham police about the incident can be dangerous place to the Oscars but since have separated We have increased staff patrol and have kept an eye out for His latest film role in the Currently the case am is high antic the suspectsl car Head of Public Safety James Bonner says Dark Batman police department The tic of ipated Knight sequel to The car is identified as having very bright halogen head lights in which he the Joker Others Arcadia and the surrounding Begins plays and neon purple under-chassis Students are encouraged to will have to do for the movie He reports of similar robberies add to publicity keep sharp lookout for the vehicle also of the incarnations of Bob the case As of press date there have not been any arrests played one At this point see no reason to change policy Bonner know the and offices are focused and will Dylan in Im Not There added safety security continues to mourn his add patrol attention around our buildings says Arcadia Hollywood Bonner encourages students to take advantage of the escort University president Jerry Greiner about the incident The loss and he was acknowledged at the services offered by public safety and to remain alert at all times Screen Guild well Cheltenham police have also pledged increased patrols of the Actors Awards as as the when walking through campus especially at night think campus Sundance Film Festival Daniel-Day Lewis sometimes students forget where they live says Bonner talked about Students are advised to keep an eye out for the suspects Ledger on Oprah Winfrey say Arcadia Universty sits just outside the edge of Philadelphias vehicle as well as following the other security precautions If ing he had marveled at Ledgers work city limits In recent years Philadelphia has gained an infamous serious incident occurs students can call the public safety office Indeed the shocking and tragic death reputation for its high homicide rates Last year there were of Heath has left directly at 215-572-2999 or reach emergency services at the clas Ledger Hollywood almost 400 homicides in Philadelphia averaging over one mur- sic 911 In addition call boxes are located throughout Arcadias stunned and grieving talented actor with der day As comparison New York City which has popula- campus what looked to be an amazing career gone tion far greater than Philadelphias 1.7 million
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