The College of Wooster Open Works The oV ice: 1991-2000 "The oV ice" Student Newspaper Collection 10-18-1996 The oW oster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1996-10-18 Wooster Voice Editors Follow this and additional works at: https://openworks.wooster.edu/voice1991-2000 Recommended Citation Editors, Wooster Voice, "The oosW ter Voice (Wooster, OH), 1996-10-18" (1996). The Voice: 1991-2000. 153. https://openworks.wooster.edu/voice1991-2000/153 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the "The oV ice" Student Newspaper Collection at Open Works, a service of The oC llege of Wooster Libraries. It has been accepted for inclusion in The oV ice: 1991-2000 by an authorized administrator of Open Works. For more information, please contact [email protected]. TTfflJE WOOSTEM WOICE Volume CXIII, Issue 7 TRADITION AND EXCELLENCE SINCE 1883 Friday, October 18, 1996 Many new signs missing after few days Students EILEEN IMADA What was the point of taking the signs?" In many cases, however, attempt to Last Wednesday during the early these incidents will be thought of MJLi morning hours, a student security less seriously as pranks rather than evaluate officer found three students attempt- theft. ing to steal the sign from out in front "These things happen on college of Taylor Hall. When the students campuses, but students need to un- OLE racism saw the security officer they ran derstand the severity the $ of crime," ;x?-s.-s.- KATHRYN QUIMBY away, and one student dropped his Kirk explained. "Many people will backpack. The security officer re- say it's a prank, but as a felony it has Last night, the Underground covered the sign and based on the serious repercussions for the indi- hosted a discussion on "Sweet contents of the backpack, deter- vidual." Daddy's World: Racism on the mined the name of the student in- Earlier in the semester, five indi- College Campus." The program volved. viduals were caught stealing a golf was designed in a talk show for- This incident is only the most cart, and although they intended it mat to discuss and offer solutions recent attempt at another sign theft. to be a prank, they were charged relevant to the issue of racism on Campus crews installed signs over with breaking and entering, a felony. the College campus. Many ideas the weekend of fall break in front of The student involved in the at- were expressed concerning why the dormitories and academic build- tempted theft of the Taylor sign will racism is not often discussed out- ings, but before long in many cases, be charged with a felony or a misde- side of one's own racial or ethnic only the sign posts remained. meanor. The severity of the crime ! a. group, differences between preju- I According to Physical Plant Di- will be determined after the value of Wv,,FX. ft:"4"'!1 dice and racism, how lack of edu- rector Clinton Hofstetter, campus the property involved is assessed. cation about racism can create fear, de- crews installed twenty-eig- ht or Although security is trying to this fear's effect on the behavior twenty-nin- e signs around the cam- termine different avenues they can of people and how these issues pus over Fall Break. On Tuesday take to prevent future thefts, it is relate to College life. night of the long weekend, the secu- difficult to prevent people from steal- "A lot of racism is based on rity office had already received the ing signs because they are so acces- ignorance," one audience mem- first report of a missing sign. By sible. In the case of the Taylor sign ber said. "We need to talk to people Wednesday morning nine more incident. Kirk said that the security -- 3 -- n va and find out what is wrong." signs had disappeared. Director of officer happened to be patrolling in "We need to be conscious of Security Joe Kirk said, and currently the right area at the right time. Other our attitudes towards other people a total of sixteen signs are missing. than maintaining patrols around and in being conscious of our atti- "I came, back to the dorms after campus, another security measure tudes act upon others in a positive Fall Break and first saw the signs involves adding additional lights on photo by Eric Bakken manner," one panelist said. up," said Mary Centric '00. "I was campus. (See Security Risks ar- The blank post in front of Douglass Hall is one of many on campus. Issues ofeducation, particularly a little mad when they were missing. ticle, page 2.) ofyoung people, arose frequently. "In order to find solutions to racism we have to look to our future generation," another pan- Kenarden residents discuss entry extension elist said, "and the best way of eradicating racism is in the form two-thir- ds the way we will issue. Ifyou're in danger, you should tory two weeks have come and gone. vote of the occupants." of parents ... SUSAN WITTSTOCK way be able to get into a dorm," he said Heubert said Davis told him that the He said that residential life staff behave determines the our encourage voting, children are going to learn. Chil- A mandatory dorm meeting in at Wednesday's SGA meeting. voting would occur during each will not actively all-resid- mimic ent dren us." Lodge Monday night Last year, Heubert's committee hall's first meetings. but they won't discourage it either, Kenarden the initiative. Also discussed was the idea that raised awareness about a clause in contacted all of the Great Lakes During the third week of classes, once a student takes I sent out a voice mail and a people are afraid to leave their the 1996-9- 7 Scot's Key which al- College Association schools to com- Heubert contacted Davis to enquire 'Today directors that if "comfort zones," places where lows each residence hall to vote to pare their access policies with why the issue hadn't been raised at memo to residential I requested it, there should be they usually spend their time. nt 1 1 "When anyone extend the hours of non-reside- card Wooster's. "It seemed that a.m. the resident hall meetings. said. "Go into the places where you 1 2 was very conservative compared to talked to Dwayne about it, he said it a vote," he key access from p.m. to a.m. feel uncomfortable," a panelist Thursday. the other schools," said Heubert, was the responsibility of any stu- SGA Director of Student Services Sunday through said. "Talk and ask questions." in Section XI stating that many similar colleges dent in the dorm to contact the dorm and Special Projects" Maggie Odle The clause, found discussion gen- 24-ho- Monday's meeting in The evening's of the Code of Social Responsibil- have ur policies. director about having a meeting. It '99 requested con- Odle, who is a Kenarden erated much energy for solving three-fourt- hs committee originally re- just seems now that we have a Kenarden. ity, states that "by a The in the future. 24-ho- requested the meet- racial problems majority vote, residents of a build- quested that ur access be given flicting view of how it was going to resident, said she than as an "Talk is cheap," an audience ing may decide to extend, until 2:00 to each hall but Davis agreed only to be," Heubert said. ing "more as a student she would member said. Tomorrow will re- a.m., the hours of all student access. extending the hours. In an inter- Davis said on Thursday, "I have SGA member" because be able to ex- main the same. But hopefully Residents of each building will be view Thursday, he said, "When a said we would not promote it. If the like for students to Ogle communi- people will get things from this offered an opportunity to vote on building is most safe is when there students want it, they should pro- plore the option. for a meeting to and pass it on to their friends and this policy during the first two weeks is a lot of activity in the building, mote it It's not the staffs job to cated her request Jennifer Coffman then hopefully things will year." enough activity to at least intimi- promote it. They are to be neutral." Resident Director of each academic assistant, Ian change." The clause was added to this year's date a perpetrator. The fear of being Davis said this process would be through her resident her a week College programs such as the Scot's Key as a result of meetings seen would slow them down." He implemented in the same way that Cook '97, who notified dorm meet- Myers and Dene" Houses promote of a Stu- said that 2 a.m. was chosen as the alcohol policies are used in infor- ago Thursday that an all last year between members thiy Monday international and interracial un- com- compromise time because "By two mal lounges, that is, according to ing would be held dent Government Association A new addition, everything on campus is Section IV of the Code of Social where she could raise her concerns. derstanding. mittee on ID cards and Director of o'clock col- : than of Kenarden resi- Varnum, "a community of Residential Life Dwayne Davis. pretty well shut down and students Responsibility in the Scot's Key Less half present at the meeting. ors," will hold its first meeting on Heubert 98, who should be coming back from other "Consumption of alcoholic bever- dents were Senator Terry Monday, Oct.