FRIDAY · JANUARY 26, 2007 The LawrenTian VOL. CXXIV, NO. 12 LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1884 WWW.LAWRENTIAN.COM Vandalism on the rise in Hiett Hall Inside the second and third floor. acts of disre- Nicole Capozziello One person stepped forward with spect occurring for The Larwentian a description of the vandals but no in their home. one is currently suspected. Karen Hiett Hall Though vandalism has been rela- Patyk, Residence Hall Director of Council and FeaTures tively low this year in Hiett, over the Hiett, believes that this act was not staff aim to past few of weeks acts of vandalism committed by Hiett residents but by continue build- have been on the rise. While there has other Lawrence students. ing this sense only been nominal damage, several The weekend of January 12-15, of unity and acts of vandalism were committed four phones were also destroyed in minimizing van- between Thanksgiving break and mid- various ways. dalism so that January. At this point, approximately fines will not be The first acts occurred over $500 of damage has been accrued, necessary. Thanksgiving break when, on the first Photo by Luke Morrison as opposed to the total of $6,000 of As the floor, a chair was broken and a phone Vandals attack sign in Hiett Hall; hall working towards community atmosphere. damage in Hiett last year. F a c i l i t i e s was ripped from the wall. At the end “It basically gets down to what’s Last year, Hiett’s Hall Council Representative for Hiett’s Hall Council, of finals week, an elevator sign was best for the residents,” said Naidu. coaxed residents with Visa gift cards Andres Dabdoub has initiated a no dismantled along with a telephone on Unfortunately, because of the cur- to step forward with information on vandalism campaign to deter future Rossi gives talk on the third floor. rently low involvement in Student the damage, causing charges to drop acts of vandalism and disrespect. women's issues Over winter break, Lawrence Welfare Committee, it is very difficult from around $10,000 to $6,000. In addition to the Dizzy Breakfast Security discovered that a pane of glass to get a feel for what the student body >> see page 2 Still, all residents of Hiett had to program sponsored by Hiett RLA staff on the inner set of doors had been really wants. pay $90 to cover the costs of damage. on the weekends, Dabdoub is also put- kicked in. Security initially boarded up Naidu encourages students with The fairness of this has been debated ting up posters that list the prices of the hole and then replaced the pane feelings on this matter or any other as much of the vandalism is thought the damaged items around the dorm. before students returned to campus. campus issues to join the Student SPORTS to have been committed by residents Dabdoub wants to remind resi- Unlike the other incidents, this act Welfare Committee, which meets every of other halls. dents that living in Hiett is a privilege is not thought to have been commit- Friday at 12:30 p.m. in Downer E. Gayatri Naidu, a member of Hiett that should not be taken for granted. ted by Lawrence students. No motiva- Hall Council and co-chair of Student The Student Welfare Committee tion for the act has been discovered A dead body was found Welfare Committee, cites the Hiett has also begun talking about the pos- and there were no other signs of dam- Sunday night in an alley RLAs’ effort as the reason for so few sibility of security cameras in Hiett if age in the building. near the YMCA. Police inves- acts of vandalism this year. vandalism continues. In the early hours of Jan. 7, a few tigations conclude that the “I think that hall programming Student Welfare Committee is cur- students were seen ripping down door incident was a case of sui- has really helped to build a sense of rently unsure about students’ feelings decorations and signs throughout cide and that students need positive community,” says Naidu. on the installation of security cameras Hiett. Most of the door decorations not be concerned for their Most residents seem to be truly as well as whether the budget would on the fourth and first floor were torn safety relative to this event. concerned and displeased about such allow for it. Men's B-ball goes one up down as well as ones from one side of on St. Norbert, one down on Grinnell Piano policy raises conerns Campus center feedback wall >> see page 8 Emily Passey “It’s been leading up to this every Associate Op/Ed Editor year.” More chances to help make decisions The keyboard department has Brianna Stapleton There will be two settings of the The Lawrence University keyboard been at a loss for a definitive way to Staff Writer stones to choose from: a clean-cut, a&E department met last Monday to dis- effectively prevent damage. With the horizontal setting or a more random cuss a plan to place the Shattuck Hall concert grands in the large rehearsal Boldt Construction, the general setting. Students will also be able to grand piano practice rooms under spaces locked, their use can be moni- contractor for the campus center comment on the grouting around lock and key, a change that was unani- tored as students must check out the project, is building a mock-up of the stones. mously approved at the same meeting key to use a piano. an exterior wall to display samples “Thick or thin? Dark or blending and will be implemented as soon as Although the change will hope- of potential materials for the new in with the stone? We want to know keys are made and distributed. fully address problems that pianists campus center. what the students like,” said Hagee. The decision was reported to the have, many nonpianist music majors This project is slated to last for The committee has not yet decid- Dean’s Advisory Council, the conser- are concerned that the locked piano two years and there will be continu- ed how student feedback will be vatory’s student advisory panel, last rooms will further contribute to the ous additions showing options for gathered. Wednesday by conservatory secretary chronic lack of practice room space exterior features of the new campus The wall will be about 12 feet Ellen Mitala, raising questions and experienced over the past several center. tall once completed. Eventually, stu- concerns with many nonpianist con- years. The wall is being built near Sage dents will be able to comment on servatory students. Many of the problems addressed because that is the approximate a mock-up of the campus center “The department strongly feels by the new locking policy were location of the proposed building, roof, the wood laminate to be used Metcalf opera to premiere that this is necessary to protect brought to the attention of the key- and students will be able to judge in the “great view” room, and three this Saturday Lawrence’s grand pianos from unwar- board department by the efforts of the exterior options based on the options for aluminum windows in ranted abuse, and to better moni- sophomore pianist Nick Savage. actual environment in which the the center. >> see page 7 tor their usage by students, since Savage began circulating a peti- building will be constructed. “In the end we’ll have a full exte- the acquisition and maintenance of tion at the beginning of winter term. Lynn Hagee, Director of rior wall for you to look at,” Hagee our pianos represents a considerable It was designed to be signed by all Conferences and Summer Programs, said. investment on the part of the uni- pianists and asked for the rooms to is a member of the Campus Center Hagee also gave some updates weather versity,” keyboard department chair be locked. Planning Committee. She is very on the general progress of the cam- Michael Kim stated. Savage feels that he pursued his excited about this opportunity for pus center project. The Board of He goes on to note that, “This is petition, which is “a symbolic motion,” students to give input on the exterior Trustees will be at Lawrence this also standard policy at many other mostly because the current rules appearance of the campus center. week to decide whether or not to music schools.” regarding respect of the expensive “There will be three kinds of give their approval for the beginning Piano professor Anthony Padilla, stone from local quarries,” Hagee in his 10th year at Lawrence, notes, said. See Piano policy on page 6 See Feedback on page 3 Microscopes missing from biology depart- Few snow showers on Saturday Kayla Wilson Supervisor JoAnn Stamm, they real- ready everything for the first Biology police department and posted flyers. Flurries and wind on Sunday Staff Writer ized that three of these were missing 110 lab, they realized that more “The more awareness there is, the during an end-of-summer inventory. microscopes were missing and that more eyes that are out there looking,” Saturday Six microscopes have disappeared She added that the department they must have disappeared some- adds Stamm. from the biology department–five High 22 has around 200 microscopes, making time during first term. Both Stamm and Kruger remain Nikon SMZ645 microscopes and one it difficult to keep track of them at all Stamm said, “We went through hopeful that the equipment will make Low 8 Nikon Alphaphot microscope. The times, so it is easy not to notice miss- and scoured our department, then its way back to them.