John Carroll University Carroll Collected The aC rroll News Student 9-28-1983 The aC rroll News- Vol. 69, No. 5 John Carroll University Follow this and additional works at: http://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews Recommended Citation John Carroll University, "The aC rroll News- Vol. 69, No. 5" (1983). The Carroll News. 698. http://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews/698 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student at Carroll Collected. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aC rroll News by an authorized administrator of Carroll Collected. For more information, please contact [email protected]. VoL 69, No.5 September 28, 1983 John Carroll University University Heights, Ohio 44118 Library security closes door on losses by Mary Pat O'Reilly it become desensitized. If a books as they are taken out of books to be finished but once use our facility." Grasselli Library no longer book which has not been de­ the library. Considering these this has occurred, the system As a result of the new stands as an easy target for sensitized is attempted to be figures, the system will have can be com idered foolproof. security system, the library the Bonnies and Clydes of the removed from the library a paid for itself within one year. When askea about the need personnel hopes to continue literature world. A new red light flashes, a warning for the system, Piety stated to expand the library's $10,000 security system went sound is emitted, and the exit According to Piety, it will "I am not inferring that resources and keep them into effect in Grasselli Library gate is locked thus preventing take one ful1 year for the our students are thieves, but available whenever they are on Tuesday, September 13th. the person from leaving. complete processing of all there are other people who needed. The system, manufactured The system, which is one of by the 3M Company; is de- the first in the Cleveland signed to prevent unauthor- area, was installed to help ized books from being re- prevent the great financial moved from the library. Ac- losses suffered each year as cording to Mr. John Piety, the a result of the removal of library director, "the purpose books from the library. Since of the system is to assure that the average cost of books to­ all books are available for day is $24.50, the library suf­ those who need them." fers approximately $4,000 The system is ' simple in loss per year as well as the that each book is specially added expense of $14,000 to treated and when checked out pay someone to inspect the SU cards sell well by Meg Flaherty the increase was brought The sale of discount cards, about by students who com­ plained that there was a lack ~=~the Student Union's b ot1'8Vetlue, campus." In a small school an overwhelming success, like Carroll it is expensive to reports Donna Otremsky, have good entertainment." coordinator of the sale. She added, "we didn't feel the According to Otremsky, increase was unfair because there were 1,18 7 discount it was the first time the price cards sold this year as op- was raised since 1969." posed to 1,220 sold last year. The money brought in by Despite the decrease in the the discount card sale has put number of cards purchased, the Student Union in a sound JUST A MINUTE - Senior Anna Manglano ves the library, but not until the security system there was a $4,000 increase financial position. Because of makes sure she hasn't pilfered any materi:als. The new system was installed last week and ~ revepue due to a $5 price the success of this sale it is operates similarly to units in airports andl bus terminals. Photo by Jim Mahoney mcrease. projected that the price of the The increase dates back to card will remain the same for last spring when a bill was next year. put before the union to raise The Student Union discount Carroll enjoys h~ealthy adntissions the price of the discount from card entitles the beholder to by Laura Carey classes the! applicant has applications. The most impor­ $15 to $20. This issue brought all movies free of charge, as The Class of 1987 has taken is examined. A high tant of these gains was in the about much controversy as well as a discount on any stampeded in with a surge of school G.P.~~. of at least 3.1 Greater Cleveland Area. many students felt this was event sponsored by the Union. 665 students which bodes which is based on academic After a ten year decline, the too drastic of an increase. This includes mixers, prom, well for the future of John courses is sought. For ap­ Cleveland market finally Many people felt that a $2.00 and Homecoming and in the Carroll. plicants with a G.P.A. belo:w turned the corner. Mr. Milroy or $3.00 increase was much past few years has also in­ 3.0, ACT and SAT testing was enthusiastic about this more reasonable. The Union eluded the Valentine's dance. This year Carroll received becomes more of a factor in change, commenting that if felt it was more economical to Discount cards may still be more freshmen applications consideration. Borderline Carroll could "stock" the than it has in the last' 10 raise the price by $5.00. obtained at the Student Union cases are ~lso strongly in­ school from its own area, then years, enabling the Admis­ According to Otremsky, office. fluenced by personal inter­ applicants from its other sions office to welcome a views with Admissions' per­ major markets could be "sup­ larger freshman class while sonnel. plemf}nts," adding to the bet­ being more selective in its ad­ terment of the school. mitting process. Eighty ercent of the freshmen a:re ranked in the The 1,621 applications Reporting on the other received this year positively top half of their high school classes. Among them are four major out-of-town markets, compares with last year's Milroy described Pittsburgh 1,598. Admissions were up by National Me1rit finalists. ACT scores are alll significantly up as a "consistently improving three percent while denials market." Gains were also ex­ for admission increased 41%. from last y ~ar. Their SAT's reflect a five point drop in perienced in the Erie and In describing the criteria Verbal scores and a one point Youngstown areas. Applica­ used for acceptance, Director decrease in Math scores. tions from the Chicago, Cin­ of Admissions Mark Milroy cinnati, Akron and Canton said, "It is a prediction of how In terms o: recruitment for areas were down. Detroit, well a person has prepared the class en ering in Septem­ Rochester, St. Louis, Dayton, for what one is going to run ber, 1983, ~lany major mar­ Columbus and Toledo re­ into at Carroll." The type of kets gained in the number of mained stable. Page 2 FORU~~ The Carroll News, September 28, 1983 THE CARROLL NEWS li4LL Sf.GtHS TOMORRow, AHil• ~~~ James P. Mahoney, Editor-In-Chief IT HASN'T EVEtl Lou McMahon, News Editor Charles E. Toutounji, Forum Editor S'"mRTEOTO Michelle Valvoda, Features Editor Dan Krane, Sports Editor G£TCOOL YET.~~~-> Bryan Loos, Entertainment Editor Joe McCrank, Layout Coordinator Maria Dombro~ski, Photo Coordinator Ut there be light In this age of technological wonders, our scientific com­ munity repeatedly amazes us with new toys it has fashioned to make life easier. Not only do we expect these innovations to continue to grace us, we also have come to depend on the new technology more and more. So great is our dependence on the luxuries, or rather, the necessities of life, when we are deprived of them our little O<>~AI'J > OR world collapses. Such has been the case during the past few weeks as electrical failures in Dolan and Pacelli Hall have H A V E' W E:' ;:r t..JS I struck the innocent dwellers of those two dorms. "r'Hc ) Most recently, three main fuses in Dolan Hall were blown and became inoperative. No electrical power was available. and occupants used flashlights and candles to navigate the hallways. Resident assistants made rounds to inform students as to the status of the repair of the fuses, and hinted that the building might be evacuated for the night if power could not be restored. The blackout lasted from 10:30 p.m. until12:30 a.m., when the fuses were replaced. But habitants of the building were not pleased with the possibility that they would have to make "other arrangements" for sleeping that night. Such a change in routine is often an inconvenience for many people, and this of e housing s , it must rea evacuation of a powerless building at night is necessary because of many dangers to the safety of the occupants and the building itself. None of the electrical systems (including Utter~~ fire alarms} are operative, so sleeping students would not be to the Editor made aware of a fire in the dorm. decorative stage for a possi­ determine if the performance State the fa~l.!ts ble concert. They are a care­ will go. Thus electrical blackouts are a fact of life. We depend on fully organized and responsi­ technology and criticize those responsible when it breaks The September 14 ·ssue of the Carroll News inc udes an ble cabinet. The members are If and when a concert down, but now must congratulate those who repair it.