'·tl ·V Campus lighting still inadequate ·,. ~ cat -· Lights. of·t-, nobody safe ' . by Geoff Stone pus is pretty well lit." Killers he Dalhousie Student The Student Union recently Union and campus secur­ discussed such possible safety T ity have nothing new to issues as keeping the lights evicted say about the problem of student turned on at Studley Field HALIFAX [CUPI ;- Two stu­ safety. throughout the night. The field, dents at Saint Mary's University But many Dalhousie students situated between the Dal arena were evicted from residence have raised concerns that the and Shirreff Hall women's resi­ after they allegedly shaved a outdoor lighting on campus is dence, has been the site of a seven-week-old kitten's fur off, inadequate. number of assaults in the past painted it with correction fluid, Talking with various stu­ two years. drugged it, and threw it out a dents, The Gazette was told of During December 1985, a twelfth-floor window to its many places on campus which woman was stabbed and robbed death. are not safe, including around while walking through the field. Charges have been laid against the Arts and Administration The Student Union offered a Steve Stokes, 18, and a minor building, outside the Student walk-home service for students, who, due to the young offender's Union building and around the but said it was not continued act, cannot be identified. Rebecca Cohn auditorium. this year due to a lack of Cruelty to animals is punisha­ Janet Noade, an employee at response. ble by a $500 fine or a jail term the Weldon Law library, said "No one seemed to take advan­ not exceeding six months. promises have been made by uni­ tage of it," said Shane Feriancek, The kitten, obtained from a versity officials to increase DSU treasurer. local pet shop, was discovered by security, but the situation is still Feriancek said the Student SMU student Angela Penney poor. Union organized teams and pub­ last Wednesday. She was study­ She said that considering the licity but there was no response. ing in her fourth-floor apartment number of attacks on people last "Women seemed to be using a when the kitten landed outside year, including flashers, some­ buddy system more," he said. her window. Penney picked up thing should be done now before "But if someone says they want the remains and disposed of more assaults take place. the service, it could be res­ ffi them in a garbage bag. "Things like that [more lighting) tarted," he added. 3: Keith Hotchkiss, the universi- are necessary before things Other incidents on campus 0 ty's directOT o( student services, happen," Noade said. "One is too have included break-ms at ~ said the students were evicted many." Domus Legis and at the Dal­ u:1 Friday. Max Keeping, director of Dal­ housie Arena. Q The Society for the Prevention housie Security, said that except A flasher was reported this past 0 of Cruelty to Animals is investi­ for minor thefts and a few fights weekend behind the Life Scien­ ~ gating the incident. between students, it has been a ces Centre. But Keeping said this g This summer two students "normal year" on the Dal event was thefirst one for quite a 0 from Dalhousie University were campus. while. I fined $350 for unnecessary cruelty to a cat after a similar Keeping said there has been no Two years ago a number of So It doesn't look that Intimidating bee~uaell's on the front page. You get the real picture when upgrading of the lighting on flashers were reported on cam­ you're walking home 11 2 a.m. Alone. incident in December, 1986. The campus in at least the past 12 pus, and Keeping said many two were expe lied from months, "but right now our cam- other cases went unreported. residence. INSIDE Engineers to boot up with nglish our terminals and we use theirs, new messages appear daily, dis­ by Janice Bloomfield well as University Computing and Information Services. we will become familiar With the cussing ideas, asking questions, he Dalhousie English Supported by President Clark, statistical possibilities of these proposing alternate viewpoints. and Engineering depart­ the Alumni Association, and a machines." His class files appear The class is alive and, accord­ T ments are entenng a um­ generous donation of eight Atari on screen. "I can tell you how. ing to Kennedy, shares an unus­ que agreement to use a standard 1040s by Atari, the Departments many of my students come from ual community spirit. "They find computer system for students. of English and Engineering now PEl, NB, other provinces. I can on CoSy that their instructors The system, called CoSy, has enjoy computer centres in their list the students who hand in talk directly to them. Shy stu­ computer aids in grammar, writ­ own building. assignments late. I enter the dents participate with greater ing, and rhetoric. Though most people would not grades and information and the ease. There's less risk than in the This system was a project set associate English and compu­ computer simply sorts it accord­ classroom." Hopes are high in by Alan Kennedy, computer ters, English professor Dr. Ron ing to the specifications of my the department for personal enthusiast and Chair of the Eng­ Tetrault says, "the computer program." In an age when budge­ Computer Aided Instruction in lish Department. Together with keeps pace with the speed of our tary decisions are based almost grammar, writing technique, and rhetoric - topics often brushed Frantics interviewed page 9 David Lewis, Chair of Engineer­ thoughts. It encourages people solely on statistics, Tetrault ing, a standard computer for stu­ to write better - to polish, said, this is a great asset to the over in the classroom situation. dents was sought that would refine, work with tighter organi­ future of English. It is ironic that the computer, provide for both fields. Their zation." And indeed, the compu­ The system is also used as an so often shrugged off as imper­ criteria: a cost less than $1000, te?s word processing ability outpost to Dal's mainframe, so sonal, should bring back a per­ students can communicate in sonal touch to the university In1rarnural sport~ update large power capacity, and a broad allows easy and inexpensive out-of-class discussion. Thirty­ classroom and that students, cer­ 12 range of uses. revision. This sparked a joint experi­ But Tetrault said he wants to five of Kennedy's 42 Eng- tain of English's uselessness, ment involving English and explore the database too. "I hope lish 100 students are active in an should regain interest through a Engineering departments as that as Engineering students use on-line seminar. About fourteen technological tool. ~~lRAVELCUIS · ~,a Brings you!! °CHRISTMAS 0 PRESENTS HALLOWE'EN 0 SPRING BREAK 0 Saturday Oct. 31st - Costume Party 3 pm - Midnight · SKI MT. STE. 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