Dragons Win Big Controversy Check out game coverage in Sports Student ^s death prompts questions by Brian Goodman & In this process, a memo is for­ standing. Michael Coyne warded to the academic dean of However, there may have been Triangle Staff Writers the deceased student as well as some signs early on in the term OSIR and the Comptroller. that Mike was discontented with Walter Alexander Mike Jr., a Hallam noted that it was the the University. He had cited the sophomore in the College of responsibility of the academic word “ Drexel” as his only pro­ Science, died suddenly on dean to inform teachers, not the blem on an information card fill­ November 18th, raising questions Dean of Students' office. ed out during the first class of as to the circumstaces surroun­ Comments from both family American Literature. ding his death. and professors implied that the Dean Hallam responded that he News of the alleged suicide had cause of death was suicide. Mrs. was “ unable to secure further in­ not circulated through the campus Mike informed Tlie Triangle that formation” about Mike’s death until this week, when students in Walter had just celebrated his bir­ and was unwilling to refute the his American Literature class thday the week before his death, possibility of suicide until he was were informed Wednesday by amidst a fiill, happy family at­ able to review the circumstances course instructor Dr. D. Alvarez mosphere. His grades did not with members of the family. Saar. Saar happened upon the in­ reflect a troubled academic formation of his death by acci­ dent, when she called Mike’s home after he had missed a scheduled appointment. At that point, Saar was inform­ ed that Mike had died nearly three In Memorium weeks before, and that the school The staff of The Triangle wishes to express its deep had been notified. Yet as of November 30th, Mike’s teachers sorrow at the loss of Drexel Student Walter Alexander had not been told of his death. Mike, Jr. who died suddenly on November 18. Dr. James Hallam, Dean of A 1986 graduate of St. Joseph’s Prep High School, Students, stated that the situation Walter was in his second year as a Computer Science \ had been “ handled in a timely Major. As a student who was always in control, he was manner, given the cir­ able to maintain high grades while pursuing many ac­ cumstances.” He was notified on tivities on campus. Tuesday, November 24, by both His prescence will be sorely missed. family and members of the facul­ ty, at which point he initiated the “Obituary Process.” Matt Lynch/The Triangle Campus construction continues IF A begins Town Watch by Anthony W. LoRusso tend the ground-breaking. A til the spring. O f The Triangle rostrum will be provided for the When completed, the lot will ceremony, and a tent will used in contain 168 spaces, up from the by Hank Margolis essential service for the There are several construction case of foul weather. existing 104 spaces. Special to The Triangle community." projects ongoing at Drexel: • Freeman Building/Parking Lot Meanwhile, landscaping is Officer Hood has been crucial • LeBow Engineering Center - ‘S* - Demolition work continues scheduled to be done on the ex­ The new Drexel IFA Town in the implementation of the The ground-breaking ceremony on the Freeman Building, located isting portion this week. Watch launched its first patrol on Town Watch, and will be pro­ for the $10.5 million facility is at 33rd and Arch Streets. The • Parking Lot ‘L* - This lot, Wednesday, November 18th. The viding training for members in scheduled for December 16th, at building is expected to be com­ which will provide 79 spaces, is organization is comprised of the future. 2:30 P.M., with a private recep­ pletely leveled and cleared by expected to be turned over to nearly 200 fraternity men and 45 Any suspicious or obvious tion to follow. It will take place Christmas. Safety and Security for parking sorority women. criminal activity seen by Town at the southwest comer of the lot, Parking Lot ‘S‘ will then be ex­ for Winter term. Work remaining The objective of the town Watch patrols will be reported to with the Board of Trustees, tended to cover the entire block, on this project for operation are watch is to reduce the unusually the base station, which in turn donors. Deans, teachers and weather conditions providing. If the entry gate and site lighting, high crime rate in the area. will contact the proper authority. alumni all attending. the weather is too cold for asphalt which are to be completed this This past term has seen burg­ The Town Watch is currently All students are invited to at­ work, the lot will remain as is un­ week. laries at the Poth Apartments and working with the university in the many automobile thefts and hopes of finding space for a per­ break-ins. manent base station. Currently, The patrols will generally the fraternities are providing tem­ Federal aid reforms introduced cover the 3300 and 3400 blocks porary facilities for the base sta­ of Powelton Avenue and Race tion. Students are encouraged to College Press service Ford’s measure, if passed, Community college and voca­ tional school students would Street, as well as a three block support the Drexel IFA Town would prohibit first and second stretch of Pearl Street. Watch. Any questions or offers of Only freshmen and year college students from receiv­ benefit most from the bill, Wolanin said, because they could Initial funding was provided by hot drinks or snacks should be sophomores could get Pell Grants ing GSLs. Those students, how­ complete their 2-year educations Drexel University’s Office for directed to Hank Margolis and only juniors and seniors ever, would be eligible to receive without incurring loan debts. Student Affairs, which enabled (222-9096) or Gregg Bonfiglio could get Guaranteed Student Pell Grants, federal endowments Existing federal student aid the Town Watch to purchase (222-9460), Town Watch Co- Loans in the future if Congress that students don’t have to repay. programs discourage low-income three two-way radios. Base sta­ Chairmen. approves a bill introduced last If passed, the bill would let- students from enrolling in col­ tion CB radios have been donated week by an influential legislator students get Pell Grants of up to leges, Wolanin said, because by members of the town watch, from Michigan. $4,000 a year, up from the cur­ many are reluctant to go into debt which will be monitored by the Rep. Bill Ford (D-MI), a very rent $2,100 limit. sorority women. influential member of the House Pell Grants may only be used to do so. Inside Giving such students Pell The Town Watch was organiz­ education committee, explained to pay for 60% of education Grants instead of loaning them ed with the assistance of the ★ Class by Class he thought the bill, introduced costs, and although Ford’s bill money through the GSL pro­ Philadelphia Police and Drexel Nov. 3rd, would help minimize does not seek to change that listing of exams. gram, Wolanin said, would “ help University. Officer John Hood, student loan defaults and help policy, Wolanin said that “ we’re Page 7 them get started. Many students Crime Prevention Officer for the low-income students finance open to change.” don’t know what direction they 16th Police District, states, “ I college. GSLs would be limited to up­ if Bonus Blooms for want to go in when they first at­ feel it will greatly decrease the “ The bill is an attempt to kill perclassmen and graduate those exams blues! tend school.” types of crimes we are seeing in two birds with one stone,” said students, and the maximum The proposed legislation would the Drexel area, primarily pro­ Page 17 Tom Wolanin, a Ford aide. “ It amount a student could borrow reduce loan defaults, Wolanin perty loss from autos. This deals with both the problems of would be increased from $4,(XX) continued on page 10 organization is performing an equality and defaults.” to $7,(XX) a year. The Triangle December 4, 1987 Drexel programming team sweeps regional contest Drexel University’s computei up University of Pennsylvania personal computer. Teams were impressed with the manner in in the international competition,” programming team easily and defending champion Swar- penalized points for each incor­ which they won.” said Popyack. ’’They work very defeated twenty-two other thmore College to win the rect solution, but could submit a Drexel was the only team to quickly, but more importantly, schools on Saturday, November Allegheny region contest for the solution as many times as possi­ solve all five problems, submit­ they work together.” 21st, to win the 10th annual second time in the last four years. ble until a correct one was given. ting their last correct solution Rounding out the top ten Association for Computer All three teams will advance to “ After the team’s second-place with almost an hour still left in the finishers were Dickinson Col­ Machinery (ACM) Allegheny the ACM International Competi­ finish in the competition a few competition. Runner-up Penn lege, University of Scranton, Region Computing contest, held tion to he held in Atlanta in weeks ago, I knew that they had solved four problems, while University of Delaware, West on Drexel’s campus. February. a chance to do w ell,” said Dr. Swarthmore led a group of six Chester University, Temple The Drexel team of seniors In Saturday’s competition, the Jeffrey Popyack, assistant pro­ schools that solved three.