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THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1996 People without any kind of visitor's pass or destination, the sec-urity officer can run a decal will still be able to get onto campus check of the person's name. If the name is during the secure hours. When people drive false or the person's behavior is suspicious, ~tudents driving onto campus this fall have . up to the gates during the secure hours with the person will be denied access to campus. n~w reasons to feel secure. Over the summer · out a decal or visitor~ s pass, the security "lt becomes that case-by-case scenario," two gatehouses and a set of gates were in officer on duty will stop them. He will ques Lawson said. stalled at entrances to the campus and more tion the driver and determine whether the car The protocols and procedures used by the lights were added. will be allowed to enter campus. "There has to gatehouse staff were initially developed by a · Under the new security measures, access · be a destination. They have to establish some nine-person student committee. The protocol to the campus is limited between the hours of relationship with the campus," Lawson said .. they developed were also reviewed by a com 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Security officers will be in Some of the destinations considered rea munity group composed of homeowners in the gatehouses during those hours to monitor sonable are' the library, a certain building, or the area and other members of the general traffic coming onto campus. Students are a specific person on campus. "We just wantto community. A final version of the protocol receiving decals for the front windshield of know their presence on campus," said Ken was .developed by members of the adminis their car that will allow therri to drive through Gatehouses at University Parkway and Reynolda Road will be fu~cti~nal Sept. 9. Zick, the vice president for student life and tration. the gates without being stopped. instructional resources .. If a vehicular crime does occur. on campus If someone wishes to come onto campus during the hours when the gatehouses are 1 There· are also passes avai.lable for parents valid for a semester. These passes are mainly has been used is someone who has a girlfriend which are good until the.student graduates. to be used for people v{ho visit students often at Salem College," said Regina Lawson, the and does not have a license plate, identifica manned, there are gates across the exit lanes Students can obtain three pa5ses (or friends during the semester. "A prime example that chief of Campus Police. tion or does not know the name of a specific See Gates, Page A3 . Benson Center to be ·home of new Shorty's ,. BY CHARLI!S ~TARKS . was what students wanted in thefrrst place. The Benson location Attrs ANDENlERTAINMENT EorroR also has the advantage of being closer to undergraduate students and faculty. It looks like- most of the campus will not need to don hiking . An open forum at which students can discuss the plans will be boots to getto the new Shorty's after all. Due to cost overruns, the held Tuesday. 1 · coffeehouse/pub, a .project of Student Government for many LastSeptember,PresidentUlomasK.HearnJr.,Zick,Schippers years,willbeconstructedintheBensonUniversityCenterrather and other top administrators and members of SG signed an than the·sylvanloca.tion near Pahner Residence Hall the admin- executive order saying that a 3~000-square-foot building near istration had promised last fall. · · Palmer and Piccolo residence halls would be constructed. ''That Construction wilfcommence Oct.l and should .be completed was a contract. Of course it was nothing legal," Schippers said. by the beginning of·next semester, SG President senior.Tina But because of the contract, SG had the choice either to go with Schippers said .. "Yeah, I'm frustrated; I feel like I've wasted a a downscaled Shorty's near Palmer or to.move the coffeehouse year, but I tnily feel thatthis will benefit students in the best way," back to Benson. she said. ' "We couldn't deliver an acceptable Shorty's by cutting it," said According to Ken Zick, .the vice president of student life and John Anderson, the vice president of finance and administration. instructional resources, the-architect's estimate came in at over The lot planned for east campus--will be . • !~:~S-horij~i~~far~~~c~~{~~~~~q&ffi~~t~~~a~£- ,~~~~·~}~e~~~b~~~~:~~itffis~hoiiui~~d:~be&~~jW~~-~··~· ~~;~~-~~ll~~~i-+ last semester, Zick said. when the cost carne in over budget, ~c[up~:,ers But SG did not learn o(the cost overrun until late summer, discussing it with the capital projects it did not seem Schippers said. "They came back to us and said it was too feasible, she said. "ShortY's was at the bottom of the priority list." expensive. We were given a choice to put it in the Benson Center "This definitely hurt the credibility lines between us (SG and or out in the woods," she said. the administration)," Schippers said. The executive council is Besides being less costly, Schippers said, the Benson location See Shorty's, Page A6 ·Tragedies tak~ two lives Two students killed during summer; memorials to be. held BY KAREN HILLENBRAND Chapel. A separate memorial service for Gould He was on his way to France to join EmroR IN CHIEF will be held at 2 p.m. Oct. 24 also at Wait members of Youth With a 'Mission of Chapel. University chaplain Ed Christman Greater Europe. Alexander, a French Tragedy struck the university commu said that all members of the university com major, was planning to complete this nity twice this summer, as two students munity are invited to attend the services. missionary trip in France before begin were killed in separate incidents; Rising "Both sets of families will be here, mem ning the university study abroad pro senior Matthew Alexander,20, was among bers of the Wake Forest community w.ill par gram in Dijon this fall. His body has still •230 people killed July 17 in the TWA ticipate, the president (Thomas K. Hearn Jr.) not been included on the list of those You're outta luck Flight 800 crash. Rising sophomore Gra will state the purpose of our being there, and recovered. ham Gould, 19, was killed in a car accident there will be such things as music, prayers, Other memorials were held for Senior Kate T emoney assists sophomore Ginger DesPrez in registering for her fa II near his home in Sanford May 18. sc1ipture and reflections," Christman said. Alexander, from Florence, S.C., at Fort semester courses. Registration took place Monday and Tuesday. A memorial service will be held for Alexander was on board the New York-to Bragg and at Florence Baptist Temple Alexander at II a.m. Sept. 12 at Wait Paris flight that crashed offLong Island, N.Y. See Tragedies, Page A3 Outsider reviews catnpus ~ulture BY DANlELLE DEAVER plans including the Lilly Report and instructional resources, and Paul NEwsEorroR the Plan for the Class of 2000. Kuh Escott, the dean of the college. visited campus for three days in Oc "Studies like this promote self An outsider has confirmed what tober and conducted focus groups evaluation, and that's their value," students have long believed: the uni with students, faculty Zick said. versity is indeed a good school. But and staff. He also at Although the report it could stand a few improvements. tended a weekend re was positive overall, it A report done by George D. Kuh, treatatMontreatwith identified several areas a professor of higher education at a.bout 30 faculty where the university Indiana University and an indepen members, student af could do better, most dent consultant for the university, fairs and academic notably relations be revealed that "the student experi affairs staff and stu tween racial "minori ence at Wake Forest is comparable dents. ties and majorities" on to that of students attending selec Kuh's report is campus and problems tive liberal arts colleges and univer based on student, fac students have relating sities that value undergraduate edu ulty and staff opinion what they learn in the cation." about the university. classroom to outside Kuh was hired to evaluate the uni The report was gen activities. versity in a process that can replace erated in the hope of pinpointing the The conclusions in Kuh' s report the traditional accreditation process parts of the university which are do are based partly on the responses to for highly ranked universities. His ing well and those in need of im the College Student Experiences report is the result of an !!-month provement. This report was given to Questionnaire (CSEQ), which was study of the university comprised of the Old Gold and Black by Ken Zick, administered to 527 students last pre-arrival studies of reports and the vice president of student life and See Review, Page A3 INSIDE: Editorials AB-9 What's on your mind? live Canning at Ziggy's A&E 84-5 News A1-6 Pers(2ectives If you have questions, comments or story suggestions, call Briefly A2 87 Vertical Horizon will record a live album at a Ziggy's concert, Classified AJQ Police Beat AS Ext. 5280 or send e-mail to comments®ogb.wfu.edu. Scoreboard next week in the Old Gold and Black. Comics 85 83 • For subscription or advertising information call Ext. 5279. Calendar 85 S[:!Orts 81-3 Deacon Notes 82 Worldwide AS .b ,i'{ - --·-··-··-----··- --------- - .~. '• -~-·-··-·-····--. Freshmen, • Memorial services scheduled Bv PATRICK McDoNOUGH "Eventually, I see the ThinkPads as aug- Ow Gow AND BLAcK REFORTER menting and enhancing interpersonal com The university community is invited to attend munications between students in ways memorial services for two students who died tragi The Class of 2000 has arrived, and so that weren't previously possible," Piper.