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VOLUME84, ISSUE6 “EDUCATIONFOR SERVICE” DECEMBER14,2005 THE New SID Students profile. FLECTOR attend national See Page 5. protest. UNIVERSITYOF INDIANAPOLIS See Page 6. 1400 EASTHANNA AVENUE INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46227 ~~ ~ U CAMPUS PARKING New campus parking to be complete by January Christina Shedrick have grass and soil there, it absorbs rain. StaffWriter But when you put asphalt down, it sheds the rain. We know we have trouble with water back-up on Hanna Avenue, so we had to somehow contain the water.” One other serious issue the constmc- tion crews encountered was asbestos, Homes have been demolishedbetween which is a dangerous fiber formerly used Otterbein Avenue and Matthews Street in as fireproofing insulation in buildings order to extend the Alumni House parking and homes. lot. Construction began at the beginning It has been known to cause certain of December and is scheduled to be com- cancers and diseases such as asbestosis, pleted by the end of January. a chronic disease of the lungs that makes “There are 168 spots, and they’re in breathing difficult; cancer; and meso- the process of getting the buildings razed, thelioma, a cancer (specific to asbestos putting gravel down, and stuff like that. exposure) of the membranes that line the So, we hope by the end of January, they’ll chest and abdomen. have that thing ready for us, finally,” “When we were tearing the buildings said Dr. David Wantz, vice president of down, we foundasbestos in the buildings, student affairs. so we had a specialist come in and help us Wantz said that many things had to be remove the asbestos. So, it hasn’t been an taken into consideration. easy, snap your fingers, blow the houses Photo by Valeric Miller There have been some complications down and put some gravel down; it’s a A new parking lot by the Steirwalt Alumni House will help alleviate the overcrowding with the construction of the new park- lot of work,” Wantz said. in other lots, such as this one between the Ruth Lilly Center and Schwitzer Student ing lot. The new parking spaces are expected “The first difficulty was the issue of to clear up some of the recent complaints Center. surface water,” Wantz said. “When you students, faculty and staff have had about locating reasonably close parking. The on campus, causing difficulty in finding residence halls. new spaces will put drivers in closer a parking space. “We hope to be able to pull Some of the proximity to classes and other events “Parking studies have shown that park- cars off thecity streets, but I’ve gotabunch on campus. ing lots tend to be full around the hours of Warren and Cravens people parking “We have an arrangement with the of 10 and 2,” said Mike Braughton, vice there all of the time,” Wantz said. Baptist church on Hanna Avenue and president of business and finance. According to Wantz the project will with Primo Catering that people can Thenew 168spaces will freenpspaces cost the university $3,000 to $5,000 per park off-site. We have found a shuttle along the street and therefore allow for space for the above ground materials bus that would run down and pick people more parking by Cravens and Warren alone. up and drop them off,” Wantz said. “When the science fair happens here in March, in the gym, we will run the same thing. We made some arrangements with New Parking Lot the bowling alley to coat the parking lot and paint stripes on it so we [U of I] can use it for overflow parking and run a shuttle as well. We’re trying ev- erything we can to manage that resource the best way we can, and at that we still need parking.” As the university grows, Photo by Crystle Collins so does the number of Structures near the Alumni House on Matthews Street were people coming and going demolished to make way for a new parking lot on campus. Gruphic by Emily Scott and Valerie Miller a CAMPUS CRIME I WEATHER Man arrested on campus charged with theft, burglary his room. Gall said that he thought the man was a maintenance Valerie Miller Editor-in-Chief man and that a man claimed to be in the wrong room and he went back to sleep. When he woke up, he found all money missing from his wallet. “All I can say is he’s lucky I thought he was the maintenance man,” Gall said. Hardesty also saw a man in her room in Central Hall and, Aman was arrested on campus Monday, Nov. 28, suspected like Gall, thought he was a maintenance man. However, noth- of taking items from New Hall. ing was reported missing from her room. According to the police report, the suspect was seen in dif- Willie C. Clariett, 54, of East Washington Street was arrested ferent rooms inside of New Hall and cash and other personal for tresspassing and initially charged with residence burglary, belongings, such as video games and jewelry, were reported theft and criminal trespass. The criminal trespass charge was missing. New Hall residence assistant Paul Meyers followed later dropped, and he is now charged with two counts of Class the suspect to Martin Hall where he was apprehended by U of B residence burglary and three counts of theft. I Police Officer Jerry Hubbs. According to Smith, Clariett had been barred from campus Police said several students identifed the man as the one- about one year ago for trespassing. seen in New Hall. According to police, $147.15 in cash and Smith offered tips for students and other members of the a Relic wristwatch were recovered from his person and taken campus community to help prevent crimes. He said that people Photo by Valerie Miller as evidence. should make eye contact with those who may be suspicious Central Indiana was hit by its first major snow storm “I consider this a success,” said U of I Police Chief Keith and ask if they need help. “That goes a long way,” he said. of the season on Thursday, Dec. 8. The storm dumped Smith. “It should be apositive thing that we all worked together Smith also encouraged people to call campus police if they see and got the job done.” anything out of the ordinary. “When [somethihg] looks suspi- seven to eight inches of snow on and around campus. Students Jackson Gall and Stephanie Hardesty reported cious, call us so that we can check it out,” he said. The rapid snowfall forced university officials to cancel seeing a man in their dorm rooms. Gall said he was taking a nap and woke up to find a man in News Editor, Crystle Collins, contributed to this article. Thursday evening classes and events. e PAGE2 THE REFLECTOR OPINION DECEMBER14,2005 CHARITIES Editor encourages students to remember those less fortunate U are struggling to survive this holiday ing and satisfying. It’s a change from do NEED is one of the best holiday Lauren Howey egies that make the latest trendy gad- get seem like a necessity. Companies season. Even in Indiana, as a result of earlier this year when we were trying activities you can come across. Distribution Manager create a false sense of scarcity, which recent tornadoes, there are families to get replacements for Meredith’s Use some of your Christmas makes people scurry everywhere who have been left homeless just lost possessions. I can’t even fathom money to donate to a local soup looking for that gizmo that they just weeks before the holiday season. what would have happened if more kitchen, encourage your family to have to have. My mom decided to cancel our than one member of our family had adopt a family in need from the Watching the news, I saw one family’s Christmas this year. We are been involved in a large-scale natural United Christmas Service, make story about how donations to chari- still celebrating together, eating our disaster. If my parents’ home had donations to Catholic Relief Services When you think about Christmas ties are down this season followed traditional meal and going to mass. been destroyed, we would not have or to the United Methodist Relief what images come to mind? Maybe immediately by another about the I’m sure there will even be the usual been able to have Christmas at all. Center. When you donate money to a beautiful tree with presents beneath financial earnings from Black Friday. disagreements about who is sleeping My family is blessed: we are safe, the Catholic and Methodist relief it or kids excited about their new toys How horrible does that make Ameri- where. We just have decided not to we have everything we need and we agencies 100 percent of your money on Christmas morning pops into your cans seem? have gifts. have each other. The spirit of the will go to help people. There are a lot head. Lots of people think about a fat, This time of year it’s important My sister, Meredith, had to move holiday season is truly fulfilled when of creative ways for a family to help jolly Santa in his red suit handing out to remember the difference between out of New Orleans because of Hurri- we think about what we have and not others and still enjoy Christmas. beautifully wrapped gifts. Everyone’s needs and wants. cane Katrina. When she was deciding what we want. How much money do you think images of Christmas have one thing Sure, I want a new pair of boots, whether to move back in January, it We are in college now, and that is spent on Christmas decorations in common: presents.

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