Bates College SCARAB The aB tes Student Archives and Special Collections 3-2-1979 The aB tes Student - volume 106 number 06 - March 2, 1979 Bates College Follow this and additional works at: http://scarab.bates.edu/bates_student Recommended Citation Bates College, "The aB tes Student - volume 106 number 06 - March 2, 1979" (1979). The Bates Student. 1793. http://scarab.bates.edu/bates_student/1793 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives and Special Collections at SCARAB. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aB tes Student by an authorized administrator of SCARAB. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE BAT TUDENT OA^¥ VOLUME 106, NUMBER 6 HBFB^ MARCH 2, 1979 ESTABLISHED 1873 Security Utilizing Every Resource Their Budget Allows by Thomas Vannah drive her home. Bates College Security con- The Hates Student then sists of Security Chief Chester contacted Chester Emmons, Emmons, who works days, and security chief at Bales College, four other security officers who regarding rape. "Rape is a work at night. The Security potential problem anyplace that department also utilizes four there are men," said Emmons. watchmen on campus. At night Because Bales is surrounded by there are a minimum of four the city, Emmons feels that the people on call. services are more readily Problems of security range available to Bates with regard to from the protection of property protection of the campus and the to the protection of Bates student population. "We have residents and personnel. In past never had an actual rapt' but we years the Bates college campus have dealt with two or three has had to deal with rape, theft, attempted rapes." The security and vandalism. at Bales, in the event of a rape The Hates Student, on "would call in a trained police February 27, spoke with Dean team." By the patrolling of the Mary Spence regarding the campus. Emmons believes that potential problem of rape and the college is safer. "We try to assault on the Bates College remain visible and alert." President Richard M. Nixon receiving The Bates Student Communications Award at San Clemente, Campus. "Rape is no! a potential Commented a female off-campus California. The award, for excellence in international communications, was presented by Robert problem," said Spence, "and the resident. "Often Security will Cohen, editor of the student newspaper. incidence of rape is low." When give me a ride home after dark." asked if the Bates College The Student then questioned Richard Nixon Receives First of Security acted in such a way as Emmons about theft on campus. to prevent possibilities of rape. "Our job is becoming in- Dean Spence replied, "Yes, creasingly difficult with the Bates Student Communications Awards Security has responded and is number of keys in circulation." "-'1979, The Bates Student your two terms in the vice- award, an engraved Bates ready to respond in the case of Most of the theft, suggested On Monday, February 26, presidency. College plaque, and expressed rape." Said Spence, "Bales is Emmons, comes from within the During your tenure in this Richard Nixon was presented his appreciation and pleasure at located in a small urban area. We dorm. "There is not much we can with The Bates Student Com- nation's highest office, your being chosen. Directly do in these cases." Campus munications Award at his estate success in both strengthening preceding and following the have to be conscious of this. Each in San Clemente, California. ties with our allies and taking a presentation, President Nixon student is responsible for their residents, locked out of their Editor-in-chief of the Student, stand of strength and honesty in was kind enough to talk in- own welfare. Our campus dorms, need only call Concierge Robert Cohen, travelled to the negotiations with our potential formally with Mr. Cohen. security is very good. We prefer and maintenance is dispatched to west coast for the presentation. adversaries must be recognized Subjects discussed included preventative measures rather unlock the door. There is no The award, honoring President as the actions of one who held Professor Fetter's upcoming than reactionary ones." checking of identification. This Nixon for his accomplishments foremost the best interests of China trip, President Nixon's On Saturday evening January proposes obvious security in the field of international both the United States and the personal advice for young 27th a woman, employed by problems. With regard to the communications, was the first of world. people, Mexican-Americans, four such awards to be Lastly, your historic visits to sports, the China/Russia Bates College was walking on recent slashing of students' presented by the student the Soviet Union and to the situation in relation to the campus at 11:15 p.m. She automobile tires in the campus newspaper, each honoring an People's Republic of China United States, and a variety of became aware of a man in an parking lots, Emmons claimed individual who has excelled in a opened long-hindered channels other topics. A tour of the automobile following her. After that the security car does patrol different area of com- of communication and created President's office, rich in hurrying to nearby Rand Hall, on the parking lots but "cannot munications. President Nixon an atmosphere that will, memorabilia from around the College St., the woman asked to protect all of the cars all of the was chosen to receive the award hopefully, lead to eventual world world, was also given. Richard use a telephone in order to call time." by a special committee ap- peace and cooperation. Nixon was an amiable and Few major problems have pointed from among the staff For your many efforts and hospitable host. security. She reported: "I think a members of the Student. successes in the field of in- (See the middle section of man in a tan car is trying to pick gone unacted upon by security. Following is the text of the ternational communications, this newspaper for additional me up." Security arrived within Emmons said, "I think we do a presentation speech: you are to be commended. articles regarding Richard 10 minutes at Rand Hall to take good job with the budget we On behalf of the THE BATES President Nixon accepted the Nixon.) the* woman's information and have to work with." STUDENT, the student newspaper of Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, 1 am pleased Bates College Endowment Still Comparatively Small and honored to present to you the Bates Student Com- By Kristen Anderson priyate colleges were turning out capital improvement (i.e. munications A ward. college's permanent endowment Senior Reporter doctors and lawyers, Bates was This annual award is presen- renovation). has grown from less than $8 Bates College has one of the ted to you, Richard Nixon, for turning out people into In the past ten years, the (Continued on Page 121 your admirable efforts in the smallest endowments of eleven professions commanding lower field of international com- of the northeast's comparable salaries." munications. Beginning with prestigous colleges. Throughout The endowment is a sum of (in thousands Of dollars) 0 5 10 15 202530354045505560 your initial diplomatic missions Bates' history, it has always had money which the college invests to Asia and the Far East as Vice- a comparatively small en- in various areas; the principal Amherst (58) President in 1953 you have, in dowment. Upon asking Jim remains untouched, while the Wesleyan (43) the words of the late President Weston, Business Manager, interest is used to help run the Williams (36) Dwight D. Eisenhower, "proved yourself an able and popular about the reason for this, he said, school. The student tuition is not Hamilton (33) 'Ambassador' to our friends in "Probrably every person in- enough money to keep the school Bowdoin (28) many other parts of the world." volved with Bates' finances has a in the black. Middlebury (20) The courage displayed in Peru different theory as to why we The endowment interest is Colby (18) and Venezuela on your 1958 have a small endowment. It is subdivided into various funds Trinity (17) South American trip and the true, however, that through the earmarked for specific purposes, Bates (13) levelheadedness and staunch years many Bates graduates such as faculty salaries and determination of your 1959 trip have gone into professions such operations costs. The two Union (8) to the Soviet Union and the Tufts (5) ensuing "kitchen debate" serve as teaching or the ministry biggest sections of the en- as illustrations of the patriotism (there used to be a divinity dowment are the scholarship and diplomacy exhibited during school here)." Whereas other endowment and the fund for Source: Council fa Aid to Education and Bates College records • ri 2 THE BATES STUDENT, March 2,1979 Letters to the Editor E.P.C. <l OBJECTIONS To the Editor of The Bates FRESHMAN CENTER Student: To the Editor: regarding the nature of the To the Editor: afraid to walk from the Library I have attended several of the I realize that by now many Freshman Center." I think if the As a student at Bates, I am to Parker alone at 10:00. Would recent meetings at which the Batesies are bored with hearing incoming freshmen were given entirely satiated with your you not say that is over- EPC proposal for a modified about the Freshman Center. more details about the Freshman "investigative articles," which I dramatization of the situation? <>i distribution requirement was However, I would like to respond Center, we would have more term unnecessary sen- After all, Lewiston is not New discussed.