Vol. 125, Issue 10 Serving the Allegheny College Thursday community Dec. 6, 2001 THE CAMPUS since 1876 I do not agree with a word you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. - Voltaire Theft Dumbs Down Smart Lab DONATION TO LIBERTY By ERICA ERWIN open or whether it is locked doesn't moved completely from the lab, Editor-in-Chief give anyone the license to take prop- without any apparent trouble. The erty. Everyone suffers because of only telltale sign of the theft is the he largest theft in recent this. Tuition goes up, fees go up, wires, once connected to the projec- Allegheny College history when you have to compensate for tor, that now dangle from the ceiling. T occurred sometime over the something of this magnitude." Signs are now posted on the weekend when an unknown person doors of the lab inform students that stole equipment valued at over "Everyone suffers be the equipment has been stolen. $11,000 from the Smart Classroom The theft will undoubtedly on the second floor of Quigley Hall. cause of this. Tuition goes prompt a review of security proce- An overhead projector, two flat- up, fees go up, when you dures in the computer labs. "We screen computers, a desktop com- shouldn't beat ourselves up about puter and a flat-bed scanner were have to compensate for it," the Quigley employee said, "but taken from the room. something of this magni- there should have been tighter secu- The Office of Security, working rity. With equipment that expensive, in conjunction with the Meadville tude." as soon as something is disconnect- City Police Department, has no sus- ed, an alarm should go off at pects, and no witnesses have come Quigley Hall, home to the politi- Security." forth, said Director of Security Hal cal science and economics depart- "That's certainly something Tubbs, former chief of police of ments, and all other academic build- we're going to be discussing in the Meadville. "We have no leads yet," ings are left open until midnight on near future," Tubbs said of increased he said. "We're still looking for in- weekends. The lab, however, is sup- security. formation." posed to be locked after classes end A student reported the theft to on Friday afternoons. Some stu- The Quigley lab, in room 220, Security Sunday morning. Security dents, particularly economics stu- was renovated in the summer and believes the theft happened some- dents who use programs on the lab made into a Smart Classroom with time between 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 computers, as well as some campus the addition of the state of the art a.m. Sunday, Tubbs said. The stu- organizations, have keys to the lab, equipment. It is one of three Smart dent who reported the theft was or use Quigley as a meeting place. Classrooms throughout campus. working in Quigley Saturday night, Events are also often scheduled The College intends to replace the HELPING HAND Those dining surveys students recently filled out were and said the missing equipment was in the Quigley auditorium on missing equipment, but no timetable worth more to Sodexho than finding out what food students did and did not in the- lab when she left at 6 p.m; Saturday nights. on the replacement has been set. want. Sodexho donated, in care of the Alleghey student body, two dollars from when she returned at 10 a.m. Sunday It is not clear whether the lab was Persons with any information are every survey to the American Red Cross Liberty Fund, which benefits the fam- morning. it was gone. indeed locked on Friday night, or if asked to contact the Office of ilies of victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Allegheny Student Government "This is a violation of the honor someone entered using a key or by Security at 332-3257. President John Hreha and Vice President Tamara Pavasovich recently pre- code," said one employee who other means. sented Don Ganda, director of finance for the Greater Erie County American works in Quigley, who asked not to From the looks of the lab, the Red Cross with a donation check for 5500. be identified. "This is a violation of thief knew what he or she was doing. Assistant News Editor Emily Macel —photo by Erica Erwin. Editor-in-Chief human decency. Whether a room is The equipment was taken intact, re- contributed to this article. $5 Million Campus Center Renovation Planned By ERICA ERWIN Pittsburgh-based firm of DiChristina said. of six students to ensure Celli and schools, our campus center is way Editor-in-Chief CelliFlynnBrennan has been corn- Cochran Hall, where the English the administration has student input behind," said first year Erin missioned to examine the layout of department and the post office are into the project. Williams, who is on the committee. If the preliminary architectural the Campus Center and draft the pro- now housed, would be turned into an "There is major need of renova- "We do not have many of the things sketches come to fruition, future posed renovations. alumni center. It has not been deter- tion mostly because, compared to Allegheny students will no longer Celli, who has redesigned the mined, DiChristina said, where the other campus centers at other —see RENOVATIONS, page 8— travel through Cochran Hall to get student union at Robert Morris English department would relocate. their mail, nor will they buy their College in Moon Township, has ex- Although details are still being textbooks from the adjacent book- tensive experience working on col- hammered out and money for the INSIDE THIS WEEK... store. A $5 million renovation pro- lege campuses, DiChristina said. project is still being raised. ject, finally in its conceptual plan- "By the time current first year DiChristina recently met with ning stages after years of discussion, students enter into their junior year, Allegheny Student Government Brides-to-Be Plan for Life After College 3 will instead centralize dining, postal it'll.be completed," DiChristina said. (ASG) to pitch the idea and gather Professor Jim Sheridan dies 4 services, the bookstore, and student "In the spring of 2003 we'll be mov- student feedback. organization and meeting space in ing into the construction." "We wanted to get the process of Up 'Ill Dawn Raises Money for St. Jude's 9 what is now the Campus Center. Included in Celli's preliminary gathering student input started," he Swimmers Meet with Sucess at Meet 14 The renovations, funded through blueprints of the refurbished campus said. "We're trying to get a sense of the College's capital campaign, center is a bookstore, a coffeehouse, what students want and what they —Merry Christmas! The Campus is on hiatus until January.-- could begin as early as the spring of a post office, expanded dining space need." The feedback he received 2003, said Dean of Students Joe and a game room. By the time all of from ASG was "overwhelmingly Contact The Campus at Box 12 or DiChristina, who is among those the proposed renovations are com- positive," DiChristina added. campus @ jou malist.com spearheading the project. pleted, the campus center will have Director of Student Affairs Ellen Architect Thomas Celli e,l the been expanded by 25 percent, Kauffman has formed a committee Page 2 News December 6, 2001 THE CAMPUS Asks... CRIME BLOTTER •On Nov. 16 at 2:25 a.m. a mischief water baloon broke a window. pairs, be aware of your surroundings "What are your Christmas traditions?" incident occurred in Brooks Hall. Security has no suspects. and avoid suspicious people and cir- —compiled by Nory Sams, Assistant Photography Editor Two students sprayed shaving cream cumstances. Please report all such onto the walls and other objects. •Sometime between Nov. 18 and incidents to Security. Remember, One of the students is known and Nov. 19 a ciminal mischief incident the Security office does offer escorts " On Christmas was referred to Residence Life. occurred in the parking lot for on campus, be sure to allow time for morning my dad Ravine Hall. The hood of a student's Security to respond if requesting an wakes us up by •On Nov. 16 at 11:41 p.m. an inci- automobile was pried on with a escort." dent involving public drunkenness crowbar causing $200 worth of dam- playing Swedish and underage drinking occurred in age. Security has no suspects. 'Sometime between Nov. 21 and polka music...and the vicinity of Park Ave. and Nov. 28 a theft occurred at the Hillel he sings, too." Allegheny St. The Meadville City •Sometime between Nov. 18 and house. A RCA combination Police arrested a student who will Nov. 20 an incident involving crimi- TV/VCR has been reported missing. —Chelsea Benson, also be referred to Residence Life. nal mischief and violation of college Security has no suspects and re- `04 policy occurred. A banner, improp- quests that any person with informa- •On Nov. 17 at 1:35 a.m. an under- erly wieghted and reading "Please tion contact Security. age drinking incident occurred in the do not throw babies off of build- vicinity of Beers Ave. Pennsylvania ings", was hung from the roof of the •On Nov. 30 at 10:30 p.m. a viola- " We go to a tree Liquor Control Board agents arrest- Campus Center and was promptly tion of college alcohol policy oc- farm every year to ed a student who will also be re- removed upon discovery. Security curred in Parking Lot #16 off of Park pick out a tree and ferred to Residence Life.