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FEATURes OP/ED A&E SPORTS Julia Robinson gives Ryan Day asks who is "Pillowman" debuts Basketball sweeps for four pieces of advice leading the GOP this week third time in four years >> page 4 >> page 7 >> page 8 >> page 10 FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2009 VOL. CXXTHEVI, NO. 17 LAWRENLAWRENCE UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1884 TIANWWW.LAWRENTIAN.COM String of thefts leaves campus on alert Caitlin Williamson weekend, petty cash and personal kind to attempt to break the door concerned about the thieves getting Steve Armstrong, the ITS help desk Staff Writer items were taken from an office in [at Student Academic Services] and into student records, but we don’t was broken into after the door to Student Academic Services on the none of the windows were broken, have any reason to think that these the workplace was forced open. A In the past couple of weeks, first floor of Briggs Hall. A large so it remains a mystery as to how the people are trying to get information student laptop being worked on was multiple academic and administra- metal cabinet in the office was pried perpetrators entered the room,” said on students.” taken, as were two laptops in the tive buildings on campus were tar- open, but nothing went missing. Acting Dean of Student Academic According to Director of process of being recycled. The stu- geted by robbers. A classroom in “There is no evidence of any Services Geoffrey Gajewski. “We are Information Technology Services dent’s laptop was found the next day Science Hall, the Student Academic in Main Hall, however. According to Services offices in Briggs Hall, a Armstrong, the ITS break-in occurred workspace and office in the Wriston the Saturday of reading period dur- Art Center, the box office in the ing open hours. Security found evi- Music and Drama Center and offices Men’s basketball qualifies dence of a break-in around 11 p.m. in Information Technology Services “I’ve been here 12 years and I’ve all were burglarized. never seen any theft where they’ve Many of the thefts focused on for the DIII NCAA tourney forced open the door,” Armstrong computer equipment. A laptop from said. “Now we’re double-checking Science Hall, several laptops from classrooms to make sure equipment ITS and a desktop computer from is securely locked.” the Wriston Art Center were stolen. Lawrence has not had thefts like Additionally, the entire safe from the these in a number of years. Truesdell box office in the Music and Drama said there have never been so many Center went missing. The most incidences in different buildings. recent theft was reported Tuesday, “It’s pretty coincidental if the March 3 at 12:30 p.m., when a stu- thefts on campus [are not linked],” dent worker noticed that the desk- Truesdell said. top computer in a workspace was Whether or not these crimes are a missing from Wriston. series of isolated incidents, students The Appleton Police Department should be aware of their surround- is currently investigating the crimes. ings and alert security of anything They fingerprinted at the sites when that looks suspicious, said Truesdell. possible, but have not yet deter- She advises students and faculty to mined any suspects. Coincidentally, keep their rooms and offices locked, Lawrence was notified before the and to protect valuables, specifically first break-in that a computer-relat- computer equipment. ed theft had occurred at Marian “Members of this campus have a University in Fond du Lac, Wisc., said responsibility to keep our eyes and Vice President for Student Affairs and ears open,” Truesdell said. “Be very Dean of Students Nancy Truesdell. attentive to your room and office There is no evidence the robberies at and workspace. If you find that the two schools are linked. Photo courtesy of Joe Vandenacker something is missing, don’t touch One laptop in a classroom in The Men's Basketball team will make its second straight NCAA tournament appearance and fifth in the anything, but call security so they Science Hall was stolen from a cabi- past six years after winning the Midwest Conference tournament title last Saturday. can alert the Appleton police.” net, which was forced open. Last LUCC turns 40 and still parties like a freshman Carolyn Schultz more transparent, more public and other students taking advantage of professor emeritus of history. The Staff Writer more involved in the daily lives of larger discounts. motion was enacted a year later Lawrence students. Since its inception in 1968, LUCC when Harold Jordan ‘72 became the Lawrence University Community Student bands that played on has been the university’s governing first African American vice president Council, founded in 1968, recently Friday night included Fatbook and body, making decisions on every- of LUCC. celebrated its 40th birthday with a Love Constellation and the Stars. thing from a Student Bill of Rights Serving beer in the Viking Room huge bash last Friday. The party was Additionally, the LU Swing Dancers to party regulations in dorms. It’s would not have been possible with- kicked off with a performance by the and Melee performed. A dance party thanks to LUCC legislation passed out the November 1968 proposal and Sambistas and included a raffle, free broke out in the coffeehouse later, in 1968 that on Sunday mornings legislation passed by LUCC which drinks, and a bounty of party favors featuring the DJs David Frempong, students don’t have to wear their allowed such activities. In addition, from horns to birthday hats. Jake Hartmann, Robert Rashid and Sunday best. when the drinking age was 18, LUCC “It was the crowning glory of Maureen Darras. Monumental in LUCC history is voted to allow dorm beer parties and Photo by Susanna Valleau Discounts at the Viking Room — the 1969 decision to represent the legalized drinking in common areas Andrew LaCombe, Danielle Simandl and our publicity initiative,” said for- Anais Mendes enjoy the festivities. mer LUCC President James Duncan- $1 off all drinks and other specials African American population of LU as long as students were not selling Welke. During his term as President, — had juniors and seniors flocking in the leadership of LUCC, originally alcohol. Duncan-Welke worked to make LUCC to the bar. The grill was packed with motioned by William Chaney, now In 1970, the students on LUCC See LUCC on page 2 Harvey was with family in Phoenix when he a 14-year-old boy was pretending to be an WASHINGTON — Ingmar Guandique, 27, the In Other News... died, though the cause of death has not yet officer. The boy impersonated a police officer Salvadoran immigrant suspected in the killing been released. for five hours, drove a patrol car and pulled a of Washington intern Chandra Levy, has alleg- CHICAGO — Paul Harvey, a public radio per- —www.chicagotribune.com suspect’s arm behind his back so the officers edly told two others he killed her in 2001. sonality who was on the air for more than 57 could handcuff him. Guandique is currently serving two 10-year years, passed away Saturday at the age of 90. CHICAGO — Seven police officers in Chicago —www.newyorktimes.com sentences for other attacks in 2001. An ABC Radio Networks spokesman said that will be disciplined after failing to notice that —www.cnn.com T SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUesDAY WEDNESDAY S A Hi: 38°F Hi: 41°F C Lo: 33°F Lo: 23°F 5-DAY 5-DAY Source: weatherbug.com Cloudy Rain WEATHER FORE Partly Cloudy Chance of Rain Partly Cloudy THE LAWRENTIAN 2 NEWS FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2009 Panel discussion raises awareness about eating disorders Cuong D. Nguyen The panel members described body weight fluctuated wildly with only affecting females who want to activities. Staff Writer their struggles with various types that diet. control their weight, but the truth Fortunately, there have been pos- of eating disorders. They provided After Lawrence, she used alcohol is, they can affect anyone with no itive changes at Lawrence. According Lawrence University students, details on how their illnesses start- as a means to stay skinny. When she regard to gender or age. to one participant, there were more faculty and staff joined together ed, the process of recovering and finally realized that she needed help, The participants also mentioned than fifty people in the last discus- Wednesday, Feb. 25 for a discussion how the eating disorders changed she received the necessary treat- the factors at Lawrence that may sion occurring two years ago com- of an increasingly common health their lives. ment, although it took her a long cause eating disorders. One of the pared to about a dozen this time, issue: eating disorders. The event, One of the memorable personal time to recover. After recovery, her factors is the concept of the “fresh- possibly indicating that fewer people part of the Wellness Committee's stories came from a staff member life changed forever in a positive man fifteen,” which causes some are facing problems with eating dis- Love Your Body Week, featured two who is also a Lawrence alumna. She way, and she no longer worries about students to alter their diets. The orders. One valuable lesson from the students, one faculty member and described her illness, which started her daily diet. prominent reason, however, is the panel was that starting to seek help one staff member who shared their in middle school when she tried to As the panel members discussed, culture at Lawrence, in which stu- is difficult. However, after getting personal experiences and the experi- keep a lean body. While she was eating disorders are underrepresent- dents suffer stress due to overload- help, “life is awesome,” said one ences of friends with eating disor- attending college, she lived off the ed health problems.