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Wednesday- april9,1980 The B views Bowling 'Green State TTniversitu Block Watch 'good,' but lacks involvement, Ash says WITH THE price of gas steadily in- by Gary Benz creasing, and an overall inflationary stall reporter spiral, Ash said economy is dictating Survey of city residents looking for solutions more thefts. When Steve Martin wants to carry asked to call a certain telephone ' ty residents currently participating in door to door, we'll be able to better However, Ash said it is too early to tell Ash said these crimes are especially $10 and not fear being mugged, he said number when they see something they the program. answer questions (about the pro- if the Block Watch program had prevalent during the wanner months. he pushes a baby carriage filled with think is suspicious. He said the survey will seek out pro- gram)." helped. He said that to prevent these crimes, garbage. While that may be one blems with the program, and Ash said, "It's successful figuring in Besides Block Watch, Ash said his the basics of crime prevention must method of cime prevention, it's not TO DATE slightly more than 1,000 ultimately, he hopes, solutions to the amount of people involved. We department is continuously involved be continually rehearsed with people. very practical for the average person. people in 580 homes are involved In those problems. need more people to make it an in crime prevention. Some of these basics include: lock- One method of preventing crimes is the program. "All in all," Gibson said, "we need a overall success." ing doors and windows, having to have those most closely affected aid Galen L. Ash, city police chief, said lot of help." Between 1978 and 1979 criminal By talking to various schools, chur- someone watch your house while on in solving crimes or stopping crimes the concept of Block Watch is good, complaints increased 10.6 percent in ches and other organizations, the vacation, having the lawn mowed before they are committed. but he is not sure "what it takes to get GIBSON DID stress that in areas of the city; and between 1973 and 1979 community can be reminded of regularly while on vacation and repor- It was with these methods in mind people motivated to get involved." the city where there are many block the same type of complaints increased various crime prevention methods, he ting any kinds of activity which seems the city embarked last fall on a pro- Addressing the problem of involve- watches, the program has been suc- 16.7 percent. said. suspicious. gram called Block Watch. ment, or lack of it, Thomas Gibson, cessful. One area of crime that has increas- Many problems city residents have Community members who par- chairman of Block Watch, said at "We're at the point where we do ASH ATTRIBUTED the increase to ed noticeably in the last three years is with crime are similar to those of ticipate in the program are given a Monday night's City Council meeting need more block watchers" Gibson more crimes being committed and theft-57 more reported cases since University residents. special identification number and are he wil be sending out surveys to all ci- said. "If we can just get out and go more people reporting crimes. 1977 and 29 more since 1978. continued on page 4 column one In the wake SGA meeting to present awards of a storm The Student Government Association will be finishing old business with discussions on University photo IDs, Dial-a- Neighbors ol the Clair Aurand Ride, book sale catalogs and lamily ol Wayne silt through the bike paths at their meeting to- debris ol the Aurands' house trailer. day at 9 p.m. in the Assembly Aurand, his wile Irene and their Room, McFall Center. children, ages 1 and 7. were Inside Also on the agenda is the when they were lilted and thrown presentation of the Senator of with the 17-by-70 loot trailer by a the Year Award and the wind storm at about 5:45 p.m. William P. Jerome Award, yesterday. The Aurands were given to the administrator who treated and released at Wood Coun- has done the most for the ty Hospital. The storm knocked out University through SGA, the electricity in much ol the city at about 4:30 p.m. yesterday because Michael D. Zinicola, SGA presi- of grounded power wires end poles. dent, said. The power was back in 45 minutes. A full report on the upcoming Except lor a lew people stuck mid- SGA elections will be given by floor in elevators, no problems were Sheryl L. Creed, chairperson of reported on campus. Related photo the Elections and Opinions on page 3. Board, Zinicola said. Cleveland Orchestra photo by Frank Breithaupt tickets on sale Tickets are on sale for University students, faculty and staff for two concerts by the Cleveland Orchestra in May at Shuttle a success, may run most of next year the Musical Arts Center. Tickets go on sale to the minimal use of the service at the said. Funding for the project came academic year, Kortokrax said. They were always back the next day," by Mary Alice Hentges "We have an obligation to the Weber said. public April 14. stall reporter beginning of the quarter because of from the General Fee Contingency Under the baton of its music the changing of routes in order to ac- Fund, SGA, which spent almost half of students, faculty, staff and even visitors to make it convenient to get director Lorin Maazel, the Or- The success of last quarter's commodate more students. its entire winter quarter budget on the JACKIE L. TINGLINO. driver of an chestra will perform at 8 p.m. project, Parking Services, the Com- around the campus," Bess said, con- afternoon route, said that the vans University Shuttle Service may result cerning the establishment of a perma- May 3 and at 2 p.m. May 4, in a transit system that will run SURVEYS TAKEN at the end of fall muter Center and Graduate Student were particularity crowded during both at Kobacker Hall. almost the entire length of next year, quarter indicated that students were Senate. nent shuttle service. class change periods. Tickets are $10 each for according to Student Government interested in a shuttle service to "They (the students) really ap- Kroger, Foodtown and apartment A PERMANENT service would not preciated it. A lot of people com- . adults and $6 each for students, Association Senator Dana L. Kor- only be convenient, but it would be a and can be purchased at the tokrax, coordinator of the program, complexes located north of the BESS SAID, "$14,600 was spent to mented about how useful the service University, Kortokrax said. run the service winter quarter," great savings during the gasoline was," Tinglino said. Musical Arts Center box office and William R. Bess, director of Cam- crunch, Bess said, adding that the ser- from 12:30-1:30 p.m. and pus Safety and Security. When these routes were initiated, which included funds for personnel, they received little use and were leasing vans and gasoline. The initial vice would help alleviate the problem 4:30-6:30 p.m. weekdays or by "From my point of view, after the of a lack of convenient parking on "There will have to be a commit- calling me box office at experience of last quarter, it (USS) is cancelled in order to use the vans costs of signs and radios also were in- where student interest was greater, cluded, he said. campus. ment made for new vehicles," Kor- 372-0183. a worthwhile project," Bess said. The general question now is how the tokrax said concerning the operation Although the project which was she said. According to Kortokrax, any lef- tover money will be used to help project will be funded next year, Bess of the program next year. The use of sponsored by the Student Government "One of the biggest hindrances we mini-school buses is under considera- weather had was money coming in throughout finance next year's shuttle service or said. One possibility is including the Association, got off to a slow start, it service in general fees to be paid by tion, she said. These questions will be served more than 12,000 students, the quarter and not all at once," Kor- will be refunded to the groups who Mostly cloudy and cooler. helped finance the project. students, faculty and staff members, answered in July when the University 10,500 of which were served in the last tokrax said. budget for the 1980-81 academic year High 54 F (12 C), low 34 F (1 The project received $20,500 in Because of the success of USS last he said. five weeks of the quarter, Kortokrax Also being considered is the merg- is completed, Kortokrax said.