VOYEUR PLEADS GUILTY Former Student Accepts Plea Bargain; Child Pornography Charges Dropped INSIDE Jennifer Hanson Computer by Secret Service Agents
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Every Walk of Life Campus diversity an issue worthy of a closer look, page 10. Tonight: Gotcha, 34° complete weather on pg. 2 VOYEUR PLEADS GUILTY Former student accepts plea bargain; child pornography charges dropped INSIDE Jennifer Hanson computer by Secret Service agents. The digi After the TORCH WRITER tized images depicted sexual activity by chil News charges were dren under age 16, officials charged. filed, Hayen A Harder Task Former Valparaiso University student According to police, Hayen had two withdrew from Christopher Hayen pleaded guilty to tapes in his Wehrenberg Hall dorm room VU. He is cur voyeurism after putting a wireless video cam made in August 2002 by the recording device. rently attending era inside a locker room used by the school's Brian Gensel, chief deputy prosecuting Ball ' State women's volleyball and basketball teams last attorney for Porter County, said they have University. August. never prosecuted a video voyeurism case, so During his In exchange for his plea last week, pros they do not have a particular track record days at VU, ecutors agreed to drop child pornography regarding plea agreement terms. Hayen played on Professor appointed to charges against Hayen. "What was of utmost importance to the the Crusader's Christopher Hayen World Interfaith When sentenced on Jan. 5, Hayen could prosecutor's office is that Hayen have a felony football squad. Committee receive up to three years in prison and a conviction, which the plea agreement requires. Junior defensive lineman, Ted Soller said page 3 $10,000 fine for the charges. He faces up to three years incarceration, but the Hayen story is an embarrassment to the The child pornography charges were the actual amount will be up to the judge," 3 Opinion related to information recovered from Hayen's Gensel said. see •VOYEUR P*& Friends with salad Nothing but the truth Pretend to be a vegetarian for a week to conserve BMET major Earth's resources page 7 Features eliminated L-D Love Criteria no longer meets AMS standards Becca Klusman . , TORCH WRITER The Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast meteorology underwent final scrutiny by the cur A guide for students on riculum committee and was canceled this week. how to keep a long "This was indeed one of the very few remain distance flame burning ing B.A. programs in this field left in this country," page 9 said Jon Kilpinen, chair and professor of geography and meteorology. A & E The American Meteorological Association Dinner belles recently revised their criteria for the AMS Seal of Approval Program for Radio and Television. This seal is the industry standard in broadcast meteorology, and VU's B.A. program no longer met the new requirements, which led to the deci sion to cancel the program. "To be a TV meteorologist you now have to be a whiz in math, science and communications," A look at the 2003 said Chris MacDonald, a junior in his fourth year of Freshman Production college and one of the eight current majors on track page 13 to still receive the B.A. degree. "I stand by VU's decision, however, because Sports we want every VU meteorology grad to be Sporty Slushies equipped to succeed in the field, and it is tough without the AMS seal," said MacDonald. The new requirements for the seal are laden with upper-level meteorology and mathematics, classes which are only offered to current bachelor of science meteorology students. "They need what basically amounts to a B.S. program," Kilpinen said. "Calculus III, physics, more science - our B.A. track students would be at Attorney Victor J. Garo spoke about the importance of ethics in law, worked pro-bono on the a professional disadvantage to compete for a career case of Joseph Salvati for more than 30 years. Salvati was wrongfully imprisoned for more against this program." than three decades in a government conspiracy. B.S. meteorology students will still have the Kim Bel I ware client, who originally was sentenced to option of taking a B.A. minor in television and Varsity locker rooms get ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR death in the electric chair. "The FBI acted radio through the communication department to frozen treat machines like God in this case. They determined who prepare professionally for an on-camera career. page 18 Truth is often stranger than fiction. In was going to live and who was going to The statistics show that this may indeed be the the case of attorney Victor Garo, the axiom die," said Garo. safer route for those students not willing to gamble INDEX could not be more true. In 1965, Salvati, who at the time was on having a job upon graduation. Garo recounted his story,. 33 years in a truck driver providing for his wife and Only one of 14 B.A. broadcast meteorology News 1 the making, before an audience in the their four children, took out a $400 loan students since 1997 have gained employment in the Weather /Beat 2 Union Great Hall Monday night. In his ani from a local loanshark, who had ties to the field, while about 20 meteorology majors who Announcements 2 mated lecture, Garo spoke of his client, Joe criminal Joe Barboza, to help pay the bills. completed the TV/radio minor now work in broad Salvati's journey through a simple $400 Barboza was facing life in prison and was Opinion 7 cast meteorology. loan in the 1960s, an FBI setup that framed eager to make a deal with authorities. In MacDonald knows what he is facing when he Features 9 him for murder and the subsequent three exchange for testimony against high-level graduates next year with the B.A. degree. ValPoll 12 decades of his life spent as an innocent organized crime figures, the FBI guaran "Now [with the seal requirement changes] I A&E 13 man behind bars. teed Barboza that he would be able to must rely on my internship, a dazzling demo tape, "[The government] stole his life for Clips & Classified: 16 a e 5 33 years," Garo said in reference to his •GARO v % see Sports 17 see METEOROLOGY page 3 page 2, The Torch NEW: November 14, 2003 pacje kVUPD and Valparaiso Fire Department responded to November 7 Wehrenberg Hall in refer ence to a fire alarm. The • VUPD responded to building was evacuated. University Park Apartments The cause of the alarm was Students walk by the Schnabel Hall expansion construction site. The new addition will house the in reference to a fire alarm. friendly cooking smoke. Department of Geography and Meteorology, currently housed in the basement of Mueller Hall. The building was evacuat ed. The cause of the alarm November 9 was friendly cooking campus smoke. ^VUPD responded to the main entrance of Alumni November 8 Hall in reference to an •VUPD conducted a traffic intoxicated subject. The Campus food drive Education open house stop on a vehicle that was intoxicated subject was not The Valparaiso University Colony of the VU will celebrate International Education speeding. A routine comput cooperative with officers. Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity needs your Week with an OPEN HOUSE in the VUCA er check was made on the He was handcuffed and help in our inaugural food drive! Please help Lobby on Tuesday, Nov. 18, from 6 p.m. to operator. The operator was transported to Porter us to raise more than 3 million pounds of 9 p.m. There will be displays featuring VU's driving with a suspended County Jail for booking. He food over the North American Continent in study-abroad programs, the foreign lan license. A citation was was charged with minor the largest single day Greek philanthropy guage clubs, INTERLINK, VISA, Amnesty issued. consumption of alcohol. event. All food donations will go to local International, and others. Entertainment will Prior to the arrest, a window food banks in the Porter/Lake County area be at 7 p.m. International snacks and •VUPD responded to Brandt had been broken out of the to help those families in need to have food refreshments will also be served. Everyone Hall in reference to a dis student's room. The student for Thanksgiving. Please give non-perish is invited. able food items only. Please deposit these in charged fire extinguisher. became belligerent when the boxes located in the lobbies of the resi At the time of the report questioned about the inci dence halls and major academic buildings Oatmeal and artmries there were no suspects. dent. around campus. These boxes will be in the "Existential Entrees: Exploring the Potential lobbies until Friday, Nov. 14. If you have of Oatmeal" will be the next Table Topic 10-43 any questions please feel free to e-mail us at sponsored by the Student Health Center. Seat belt crackdown to target most at risk drivers - [email protected] Stop in on Tuesday morning, Nov. 18 for a teens and young adults free bowl of oatmeal served with a variety of choice toppings. You may also sign up to As the national safety belt use rate jumped to 79 percent, it is clear that Find your V.O.I.C.E. participate in the 30-day Oatmeal Challenge more and more Americans are aware of the dangers of driving without a safe How will you leave your mark? V.O.I.C.E. to lower your cholesterol. Please call the ty belt. Unfortunately, teens and young adults are many of the 59 million (Volunteer Opportunities in Community Health Center ext. 5060 for more info. Americans still tempting fate and driving unbuckled.