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fiwxtl tlHIVERSnY Index A Prayer Ed-Op 6 Datebook 9 for Sports 10 Comics 14 the City. Classifieds 16 Entertainment 20 1W1RUNGU Page 20 Volume 7?, Number 16 Philadclphta, Pennsytvania February 6,1998 The Student Newspaper at Drexel University Copynqht OliWfi The Triangle New RLO Program for commuter students debuts Michael Thurow past years here at Drexel. Tomlin Programs Margaret Olszewska, said this event will be great for all TRIANGLE STAFF WRITER director said there are many well-devel­ who is DCom’s advisor, joined commuters to attend, and will A new commuter group, oped resident programs for stu­ Student Life this fall. She give many students a sense of the DCom, is being formed intent on dents living in the dorms, but replaced Linda Arendt as direc­ events to come. plans to developing more programs for until now there have not been tor of the office of community Tomlin told The Triangle, commuters. DCom, short for many programs for commuters services and programs. “Commuters can expect to meet Drexel Commuters, will hold a “Commuters sometimes feel Olszewska was also given the other com m uters in a nice focus on kickoff luncheon on Thursday, detached from Drexel, the gener­ added responsibility of expand­ friendly atmosphere and, most Feb. 12 at 11:30 a.m. in the al feeling is they attend classes ing the commuter programs here importantly, have a good time.” Grand Hall of the Creese Student and then they go back home,” at Drexel. “The new and The lunch is a chance for the service Center. Tomlin said. “The new programs improved programs are to make commuters to socialize with one According to DCom President are an attempt to make the com­ the commuters feel like part of another. Patrick Boyle Camille Tomlin, a major reason muters feel like true Drexel stu­ Drexel and the community,” After this event there are Anh Dang for forming the student-run dents.” Olszewska said. many more programs in devel­ TRIANGLE STAFF organization is the lack of atten­ Coordinator of Community Tomlin, who is an informa­ opment to broaden commuter Terri Scanlon, the former tion commuters have gotten in Services and Commuter Student tion systems freshman at Drexel, See Commuter programs on page 2 director of university housing at Temple University, started as Drexel’s director of residential living on Feb. 3. Scanlon Bomb squad called in for false alarm replaces Jackie Ford-Edwards, who was pro­ moted to associ­ ate dean of stu­ dents and direc­ tor of multi-cul­ Scanlon tural affairs. Like her pre­ vious job at Temple, Scanlon supervises all areas of University housing operation including budgeting, residential life, and custodial operation. Scanlon told The Triangle that customer service is a critical issue and that it was a primary focus of her department at Temple, where she stayed for seven years. She explained that she held discus­ sions with staff at all levels to talk about the importance of cus­ tomer service and make it a criti­ cal priority for all. “I would like to work under the structure that if you can say ‘yes,’ you should say ‘yes,’” Scanlon said. “We need to always be evaluating situations ... [to see] if it is possible to meet Patrick Boyle The Triangle someone’s needs or to help them Philadelphia Police and Drexel Security officers direct pedestrians away from Matheson Hall. The building was closed while the Philadelphia Bomb Squad inspected with an individual situation or an a suspicious package in Matheson on Feb. 3. individual circumstance.” Drexel had housing shortage Anh Dang According to Drexel’s Director coming. He said the motivation uled to start at 12 noon in since University enrollment EDfTOR-IN-CHIEF for Public Safety Rich Cottom, a for the bomb scare is unknown. Matheson Hall were canceled. started to increase in the fall of The Philadelphia Bomb Squad Drexel employee reported that The Philadelphia police and According to the incident 1996. Currently, Drexel houses was called to Matheson Hall on he received an manila-colored fire departments were present report by Drexel’s Security 1,780 students in its five dorms. Tuesday, Feb. 3 to inspect a sus­ envelope with hand-written when Drexel Security came on Supervisor Andrew Formanes, Approximately 300 students are picious package, which turned notes on the outside which led location to assist the evacuation the building was completely living off-campus in University- out to contain an aerosol can him to believe that the envelope process. evacuated at 11:30 a.m. leased apartments. wrapped in papers. could contain a bomb. The section of Market Street At approximately 12:30 p.m., A new dorm project has been The five-story building, locat­ Cottom said the employee did between 32nd and 33rd Streets the Philadelphia Bomb Squad started to add 500 more beds to ed at 3220 Market St., was evacu­ not receive any other threats or was closed to vehicular and said the building was cleared and Drexel’s on-campus housing. ated at 11:15 a.m. that morning. indications that the package was pedestrian traffic. Classes sched­ See Bomb tiireat on page 3 USGA votes to adopt new logo Anh Dang on the logo. Of the four designed De EDITOR-IN-CHIEF “We thought the old design Yenno showed on Feb. 2, one The Undergraduate Student [implies] too much on justice. was hers, but it was not selected. Government Association voted We wanted to focus on govern­ De Yenno said, “It’s not a com­ to adopt a new logo on Feb. 2 ment,” O’Toole said. “The petition at all. We are all friends. during its regular weekly meet­ design shows strength and solid I’m happy with [the selection].” ing. The new logo, which fea­ foundation. It is simple, but is Before the voting took place, tures an architectural column, instantly recognizable as a sym­ USGA Comptroller Riz Shavelle replaces the old logo, with an bol of government.” told the legislative officers that image of a scale of justice. USGA’s communications they could vote to keep the old The new logo was designed by committee chair Allison De logo. After the meeting, Shavelle, Larry O’Toole, a member of the Yenno presented four logo who has been with USGA for Graphics Group and the USGA designs to USGA on Feb. 2. three years, told The Triangle, “ 1 legislative representative for the USGA’s legislative board voted thought there was not an over­ Eve Nikolova The Triangle Nesbitt College of Design Arts. for O’Toole’s design shortly after whelming need to change it. We USGA Communications Chair Allison De Yenno circulates a logo design during O’Toole abstained from voting De Yenno’s presentation. See USGA logo on page 3 USGA's Feb. 2 meeting. University/World The Triangle • February 6,1998 Organization aeated Attempted robiiery THE TRIANGLE for commuter students turns out to be no joi(e Established 1926 ASSOCIATED PRESS Editorial Commuter program from page / event times are at inconvenient gun in his jacket and demanded times for the commuters,” GILBERTSVILLE, Pa. — money, everyone laughed. Editor-In-Chief Anh Dang A woman waiting to get her Production Manager Venu Gaddamidi events for the future. Commuter Olszewska said. People at the gas station thought Eminence Grise Patricia O'Brien meetings are every Thursday at 1 The student population for the guy in the ski mask was pret­ car serviced got in the act, telling Editor-at-Large Jonathan Poet p.m. Commuters can attend the fall term was a total of 7,702 ty funny. It wasn’t until he the man her barking pet was a Photo Editor Patrick Boyle these meetings to have a say in full and part time students. turned and ran that they realized guard dog, Weir said. Wire Services Editor Bob Rudderow Comics Editor AshishTalati the development of new events. Although there has not been an he really was a would-be robber. “I think the dog scared him,” One of the big problems that official count of all the com ­ “We thought he came in to Weir said. the meetings address are time muters, Olszewska said the com­ use the bathroom or something,” The man didn’t wait long muter population is nearly 3,000 said Randy Weir, an attendant at before bolting from the station. conflicts commuters might have Administration with regularly-scheduled or one-third of the total popula­ Hartman’s Mobil. Police in Gilbertsville, about 35 Weir said he and customers miles northwest of Philadelphia, Executive Business Mgr Venu Gaddamidi University events. tion. Business Manager Sam John “Commuters want to get Olszewska graduated from assumed the man was one of the were unable to find him right Distribution Manager Ryan La Riviere involved with the University, but Drexel in June, 1997 with a bach­ GPU Energy linemen working away. Classifieds Manager Cyril Addison it is hard for many when they elor of science degree in interna­ nearby Monday morning. So Weir wasn’t sure if the man have to drive home. And many tional area studies. when the man acted like he had a had a gun or not. 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