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VOL. 95 NO.1 UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, NEWARK, DELAWARE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1972 ~ .atrols To . Fight Mounting Crime By KEN ROBINSON 3 a.m. will discourage thieves The university security from approaching donn areas. force and the Office of Shaw said those items Residence Life are planning most frequently stolen from several new preventive students include bicycles, security measures this auto accessories, tape players, semester in an effort to crush portable TVs and radios, a mounting campus crime stereo sets, and watches and rate. jewelry. He believes only 50 Theft of students' personal per cent of such crime is property and vandalism actually reported to security. damages to ' university buildings and property OUTSIDERS account for most of the Shaw is convinced that :;.:; ··reported criminal offenses, "students are not responsible Staff photo by Burleigh Cooper for the major part of crime END OF THE ROAD according to Lt. Donald Shaw of security. on this campus." Rather, he During the 1971-72 stated that security has found academic year, the combined most thieves to be outsiders Consideration This Semester who have no legitimate .,. .. figure for student nd ...... ·. university property losses and connection with the vandalism excee-ded university. Shaw said many $121,800, Shaw said. He stolen goods have ultimatl'ly pt. De~ies Gordenstein Tenure added that most of last year's been traced to black burglaries occurred in the east markets in Wilmington and committee of the Faculty and immediately began and west campus complexes. Chester, Pa. Senate prepared a report on circulating petitions urging While security patrols are The English department's them to reconsider. There GUARDS being beefed up outside dorm on tenure and the Gordenstein case. The decided once chairman of that committee, was sP.eculation that the Consequently, security is areas, the Office of Residence termination of Gordenstein's Life will be implementing an last June, not to renew Dr. William Boyer, was also scheduling· "a substantial contract was connected with internal dorm security am"l'"~"n Studies coordinator unavailable for comment, but increase in both regular and Arnold Gordenstein's Judy Rossiter, who headed a rumored phase-out of the student guards," Shaw said. program of its own. contract despite efforts by the SGA Committee which AMS program, since he is the He noted that two full-time made a similar report last only American Studies men and four students have RECEPTIONIST Gordenstein 's American During the coming weeks, Studies CAMS students and year, said the faculty group professor on campus. been newly hired, with more Residence Life hopes to place an SGA Ad Hoc Committee concurred with the SGA's Early in February, the appointments due in the conclusions that the tenure matter was taken up by the immediate future. It is hoped a night receptionist in the to reverse the decision. lobby of every women's hall Dr. Ernest J. Moyne, committee used "premature SGA, which formed the Ad by security officers that judgement" in its handling of Hoc Committee to Investigate additional men and increased in the dorm complexes with acting English department the exception of south chairman, declined comment the case. the Gordenstein Case and the security patrolling during the on the situation last Friday, (Continued to Page 2) peak crime hours of 7 p.m. to (Continued to Page 2) adding that the tenure AAUP MEETING committee will meet again Rossiter also said The early this semester for · American Association of nother review of University Professors (AAUP) Rathskeller, Discount Disc Shop rdenstein 's dossier. will hold a meeting to discuss nstein was out-of-town the Gordenstein case unavailable for comment. sometime this week. The Support for Gordenstein AA UP was elected last spring Head SGCC Agenda This Fall increased over the as the official union as a special representative for university faculty. By KARIN STEARNS According to a proposal coordinating the Voter The Gordenstein A campus rathskeller, a which was presented to the Registration Drive along with controversy began last massive voter registration student-administrative Connie Klein, .A.S3. An all-out . November when the tenure drive, and a discount record committee for implemen campaign by the SGCC with committee (13 professors store are in the offering for tation, the Grey Stone cooperation from the New with tenure in the English the 1972-73 academic year, Building is being considered Castle County Board of department plus English according to Harry Temple, as the most likely location. Elections is planned for the chairman Dr. Charles Bohner) AS3, president of the Student months of September and Government of College October with the target set at voted to terminate the APPROVAL professor's contract. The Councils (SGCC). 4,000-5,000 students committee had followed Final approval for the Preliminary approval for registered by the registration AA UP guidelines which state actual establishment of the building a rathskeller was deadline of Oct. 21. that a professor should be rathskeller was expected early given earlier this month by either informed of promotion today at a meeting of the the rathskeller student-ad DOMICILE or released after his initial President's General Council. ministrative implementation According to Yates, five years. Gordenstein had Temple mentioned that he committee. · Funding for the students can now register to then spent five years at the was lo9king for a favorable project, according to Mike vote in Newark city elections, university. (his contract runs response from the members Yates, AS5, is to come from listing their dorm address as out next year). of the Council and that the university, the SGCC and their official domicile. official allocation of a C. Schmidt and Sonswho1 are Students who have already ENCOURAGEMENT building to house the new being subcontracted to registered elsewhere, Many of Gordenstein 's student bar is still pending supply the bar equipment. including out-of-state AMS students were enraged but should be resolved at this Yates, president of the students, and who wish to by the committee's action, meeting. Arts and Science Council, is (Continu"ed to Page 2) PAGE2 UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, NEWARK, DELAWARE, SEPTEMBER 5, 1972 Rathskeller. Campus Security Procedures. • • (Continued from Page 1) Volunteers to help with (Continued ·from Page 1) While the special phone wandering through residence change their registration, will the SGCC's Voter campus, according ·to installations are not complete areas at night. be able to do so during this Registration Drive have been Director Stuart Sharkey. and the receptionists have not Male residents drive. gathered mostly from Visitors of either sex yet been hired, Sharkey said receive greater In order to register as a affirmative replies to a SGCC would communicate through he hoped the program would protection this Newark resident, a student questionnaire sent to all this receptionist who would be established within this Sharkey said combination must provide proof of the students this summer. in turn buzz the girl semester. locks similar to those now in residence from which he Approximately. 350 requested, Sharkey said. Only use by women's halls will be wishes to register. Yates listed students, 90% women, have those visitors escorted by a AUTHORITY installed on all men's dorms some acceptable forms of volunteered to field questions dorm resident would be Sharkey said the "in about one month." These proof, among these, driver's and take care of complaints permitted in the residence receptionist program "is not locks would be in effect license or motor vehicle from prospective registrars. areas of the hall. In the event aimed at restricting anyone" tentatively from 7 p.m. to 7 registration, military ID, or This is what is necessary now, of any problem, the and was not designed as "a a.m. daily, he said. certain credit cards. Alternate because, according to Yates, receptionist would have a secret attack on visitation." forms include social security "we have quite a bit of the special "bot-line" telephone He stressed the fact1 that the card, union cards, recent organizational work done direct to security close at proposed receptionists would Jewish Holidays business correspondence, have no authority to screen already." hand. Out-of-state Jewish bank checking accounts, visitors The first meeting for in any way prior to students who wish to attend telephone book listing, leases, registration volunteers will be SCHEDULE buzzing a resident. High Holy day services on etc. tomorrow at 7:30p.m. in the Sharkey said a tentative The decision to receive a PROOF Rodney Room. receptionist schedule of 7 visitor would be left entirely Rosh Hashannah (Sept. 8) or Yom Kippur (Sept. 17) may The main objective, Yates RECORDS p.m. to 2 a.m. Sunday to the individual.girl, Sharkey stressed, is to "bring as many A discount record store through Thursday and 7 p.m. stated. He said the basic aim obtain courtesy tickets by forms of proof with you as where students can purchase to 3 a.m. Friday and of the plan is to decrease the calling the Temple Office, threat of potential thieves possible." Acceptability of $4.98 albums for $3.10 and Saturday has been 764-2393. proof of residence is up to $5.98 albums for $3.70 is established. and other criminals the discretion of registration being planned and officials. coordinated by Glenn Besides presenting proof Harvey, BE3, who anticipates of residence, students must opening for business very SCHOOL DAYS CAN BE AVACATION IF YOU sign a statement testifying soon. Harvey said the q_nly that they have abandoned thing which is holding up their previous address as progress is getting "prompt CHANGE YOUR IMAGE TO THE NEW home and have declared their action from the treasurer (of present residence as their SGCC) and the council legal domicile.