Speeders Beware of SMART
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-f ; "Let Each Become Aware" Founded 1957, Incorporated 1975 Volume XXXIX, Number 41: Monday, February 26, 1996 - First Copy Ifree Commuter Student Affairs Office Opens Its Doo]rs BY ENEIL RYAN DE LA PENA "In giving attention to this them, what we're working on to In addition to the newsletter, advice in terms of what direction Statesman Editor -: constituency that has never had get here for them, asking them commuter students can give their of who to speak with about an The Commuter Student their specific needs attended to, what they need, and hoping that input by placing letters in a issue, nut more importantly have Affairs office will officially open we're hoping to start special we can build interest in the suggestion box that will be an actual resource center of its doors today in the Student programming in terms of institutional processor located in the office. information'of what is here on Union, with an. aim of providing presentational information," commuters to better themselves." Paschkes added that a campus for them." new services for commuter The Commuter Student- students. Affairs office in the Union is only "We are here for commuter a temporary space for the needs," said -Ronnie Paschkes, department, until the .new Student. coordinator of Commuter Activities; Center opens, Student Affairs and associate' scheduled to open this fall. The dean of students. "That runs from new building will-have a bi-level service, programming, outreach,' specifically designed' for and advocacy. In other words, commuter -students, where their [we are here] to try to serve as a office will transfer, too. place for commuters that have Another development needs in any area. [They can] commuter affairs. has done is the come to us and hopefully we can development of a new bus loop, see them through those needs." that-drops students in front of the. Paschkes indicated that in a Student ' Activities Center. campus attended by thousands of Paschkes -said, "When the new commuters, "there's never been Student Activities Center opens a single place where they -can this fall., [students will] be right come and get answers to their on the right place-. It's an ideal particular questions and needs." location. When they get off the - The new department is a bus, we're right there. They don't result of the University have to go all over the world to President's initiative for find'us.: There will be lounges, undergraduates and the 'Student Marilyn: Goodman, advisor of Commuter Student Affairs and Ronnie raschkes, coordinator of an electronic post office for them, Affairs division. Commuter Student Affairs. - - and. computers for their One of the problems the Paschkes said. The newsletter will be resource center will be another operation. It will be attending to Commuter Student Affairs will Communication to supervises under the guidance of service that Commuter Student their social needs but much more be tackling is commuter parking. commuters is difficult on this -both Paschkes and Marilyn Affairs will be offering. "We're so it will -be attending to their Paschkes said, "We are making campus, Paschkes pointed out. Goodman, advisor forcommuter building a resource center for practical academic needs." headway in a number of This spring, the commuter student affairs. commuters. A lot of commuters Workshops, lectures, and directions by addressing parking student affairs office will be-- "We're going to be doing on this campus don't take part'in social functions that will interest issues and transportation issues, sending out a newsletter directly some research and assessment of very much activity here and all ages are being planned for which is the first and foremost to commuters, mailed to their commuters'for commuters so that they're not informed to what is commuter students. problem for commuters." By home. "In that newsletter, we we can see what really is out there here for them. We feel that if we "We are acting as their addressing these issues, parking -hope to be able to achieve a good and how we as an institution can have a place for them where we advocates as we speak," on South P-Lot and lighting on sense of communication making best address those concerns," said can have a resource center, and Pas'chkes said. "Our goal is campus is expected to improve. commuters aware what is here for Paschkes. be able to give them not only obviously to get 'commuter students more involved in Stony Brook life and to improve it. for Speeders Beware of SMART them.' BY LAURA Lo The radar machine is an can be transported easily to agent for Allstate, - one INDEX Statesman Editor __ educational machine, different locations all around speeding violation of up to 15 From up to one hundred according to Doug Little, campus . "Driving is a m.p.h. and over adds three NE WS...................... .. 1-5 yards away, a twelve-inch assistant director of privilege," Little said. "Our points. For assigned risk- Campus Calendar ...... 2 EDITORIAL .................... 6 digital display demands University Police for goal- is to ensure safety and holders, this translates into LETT'ERS ...... ...... attention. A radar unit, which Community Affairs. "If we have people follow the rules." about $100 per pint, Norris FEATURES ................ 8-10 'clocks and displays the speed can get a machine like this, University Police wants said. SPORTS ................. 11-12 of passing motorists, is it's a softer approach, a softer drivers- -to be aware of Although ..safety on the Sports Trivia ........... 11 University Police's plan to education than writing pedestrians and other drivers, road is the primary goal, Little' increase sa-fety awareness and tickets," Little said. "We although, according-to Little, said increased awareness of COLUMNS: don't want to give tickets for sometimes tickets are the speeding should decrease the Turn It Up, Pass It On ..... 8 RI the sake ofgiving tickets." only solution. However, number of violations. Cubie Speaks.. .-... .. 2 According to Little the Little said he believes the According to the Speed Monitoring Awareness radar machine, which will Department of - Public STATESMAN APPEARS AT Radar Trailer or the SMART cost University Police about Safety University Police POLITY SENATE -MEETING machine, displays the speed of $5,000, will do a lot of good. Annual Report for 1994, the' -Page 3 a passing car, then displays "It's really a good number of tickets 'for what the speed limit is in that investment," he said. speeding violations declined NEW HAMSHIRE PRIMARY -Page 5 area and how much above the ' For students, not only do from 103 for the year in 1991, speed limit the car is going. speeding violations add points to 22 by 1993. However, NEW LANGUAGE CENTER Mounted on a trailer, the on their licenses, they cost numbers have increased -Page 5 speed machine, which will money, too. 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