THE TRINITY TRIPOD Vol. 75 Issue 3 September 21, 1976 Vandalism Runs Rampant On Trinity Campus by Carl Roberts security, blames a small number gave their children everything If you walk into the Wheaton of students. He said, "Students they desired. After coming to dormitory, you will notice that the blame the townies. Maybe there are college, a student no longer has his ceiling is smashed beyond some townies partly responsible. way. He has to face many recognition, and that the exit signs But I'm positive that the greater frustrations. A prime example is are jerked loose. If you notice that part of damage to the campus is when the student suddenly realizes some of the walls at 216 New done by students." Garofolo said that there will not be a job waiting Britain have been kicked in, don't he believes that the college should for him upon graduation. In this blame it on last year's students. not be a sanctuary against age of self concern, a student Over the summer, the holes in the irresponsible behavior. He at- might not think twice about taking New Britain walls were repaired. tributes many of the problems on his frustrations out on someone Within two weeks of the start of campus to students' lack of con- else's property. school, they were kicked in again. sideration for others. "I don't see any short-term These are just two of several "We are definitely in a period of solution,"' Higgings said, "unless examples of recent vandalism on narcissism," commented Dr. people begin to care about each campus. George Higgins, college counselor. other. Students probably will not In the first three weeks of school, He said that social concern has do anything to stop vandalism on the Trinity campus has been been diminishing recently, while campus until it causes immediate plagued by a record amount of self concern has been increasing. discomfort to them." vandalism. "The rate of vandalism One way in which this has been Higgins stressed the fact that on campus has been rising steadily manifested is in the lack of concern only a small number of students is in recent years," said Riel on the part of Trinity students. being destructive. He said the Crandall, director of buildings and Higgins said that the Trinity majority are working hard and are Evidence of vandalism in South Campus dorm grounds, "but I've never seen so community is currently comprised being considerate, and therefore much occuring this early in the of many small groups of friends. are not receiving attention. He Trinity need to develop some group Trinity, they would think twice year. I am quite concerned." They do a lot of complaining, but concluded by saying that "we at pride. If students appreciated before destroying property." The destruction of buildings is do not want to expend energy on only one of the types of vandalism the improvement of life at Trinity. which has been in existence at An illustration of this is the all- Trinity in recent years. False fire college meeting. When such" a SGA Schedules Elections meeting would be called seven alarms have been set off, and fire by Bob Hurlock extinguishers have been emptied years ago, according to Higgins, fice, and may sign more than one campus, and various political in the halls. Cars parked on Trinity 900 students would show up; now The Student Government nominating petition for any can- issues. parking lots have been bumped hardly anyone attends. Association (S.G.A.) will hold didate. The petition must contain Three members of the Budget into and scraped, and the guilty Higgins explained his theory on freshmen and vacancy elections the petitioner's name, class, box Committee and six members of parties have not left notes to why Trinity students vandalize the for positions in student govern- number, and the position applied MBOG are appointed by and from identify themselves. There have campus. He believes that any ment on Thursday, September 30 for. Any petition that does not meet SGA. It also appoints one student even been incidents of bottles and generation reflects the social and Friday, October 1. Eleven the above criteria will be declared representative to the Academic firecrackers thrown out of values it learned in its early school positions are open exclusively to invalid. Nominating petitions are Affairs Committee, Curriculum buildings at students. years. The current generation of freshmen — nine are positions on to be submitted on Friday, Sep- Committee, Board of Inquiry, college students was brought up in the S.G.A.; two are positions on tember 24, between 8 a.m. and 10 Board of Reconsideration, and Who has been vandalizing the CONNPirg. p.m. in the locked petition box at Athletic Advisory Board. campus? Al Garofolo, director of a period of prosperity. Parents the Mather Hall front desk. Ab- Additionally, there are three The * Student Government solutely no petitions will be ac- Association is comprised of thirty- vacancies on the Career Coun- cepted after 10 p.m., Friday, Sept. seling Committee open to fresh- six students. 24 . unless there are significant The Budget Committee — (one Swine Flu Poses Threat men and sophomores only. There is extenuating circumstances.. also one opening on the Budget position) by Steve Titus a history of adverse reactions to flu Potential candidates are strongly The Budget Committee is the Committee, and one additional urged to meet the deadlines. As the flu season approaches, vaccinations should not seek im- position on CONNPirg open to all student finance committee, Trinity is in the process of deciding munization. Also, because the students. Notification: Students will be responsible for coordinating how it will deal with the possibility virus itself is grown in eggs, Elections will be held Thursday notified by mail on Saturday, Sept. student activities, allocating the of a swine flu epidemic. Policy persons who are allergic to eggs and Friday, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 in 25, as to whether their petition(s) $110,000 student activities fund, alternatives were discussed at a must likewise avoid the vaccine. Mather Campus Center from 9 for office has been accepted. A and approving the" student recent meeting between Dr. Mark a.m. to 6 p.m. Only Freshmen may sample ballot will be printed in the organization checks. All decisions izard, head nurse Ruth Aronson, The swine flu immunization Tripod on September 28. It is the made by the Budget Committee program is being run by the vote for Freshmen positions; all Vice-president Thomas Smith, and undergraduates may vote for responsibility of every candidate to are subject to review by the SGA. Dean of Students David Winer. federal government, and the make sure that he/she is correctly The Budget Committee is com- vaccine will be distributed by local candidates in the vacancy elec- While no definite decisions were tions. Candidates receiving the listed. If a mistake has been made, posed of 12 elected students, three made, the college is now leaning health authorities. The Hartford largest number of votes will be the Elections Committee must be liasons from the SGA, and two " toward encouraging only those Health Department claims that it declared winners. Victory as a notified immediately in the Student administrators, members of the college community will conduct a mass immunization Write-in" candidate requires a Government Office. ConnPIRG — (two freshman and who are highly susceptible to in- program. However, because of minimum of fifteen votes. Statements: Candidates are one ali-college position) fection, such as the chronically federal control, local officials must The election Committee en- encouraged to submit a typed The Connecticut Public Interest diseased or elderly individuals, to await federal instructions before courages candidates to campaign statement no longer than 100 words Research Group (ConnPIRG) is a have themselves vaccinated. inoculation policies can be if they wish to. No candidate for expressing their views by noon student-financed organization for However, the vaccine will be made finalized. any office may have more than $50 Saturday September 25 to the social change, independent of any available to any student who Izard said he is disturbed by spent in his/her behalf. Any Tripod office. These will be printed colleges or other groups. The wishes to receive it. what appear to be political inquiries concerning the elections in the following Tripod issue. elected students will comprise the A memorandum will be issued in motivations behind the Ford Ad- should be addressed to Bob Descriptions of Positions Trinity Board of Directors. In the near future informing students ministration's swine flu policies. Hurlock, chairman of the Election Student Government Association addition, two students will be of the details of the immunization He said the initial decision to an- Committee. — (nine freshman positions) appointed to represent Trinity program. nounce plans for mass im- Nominating Petition: To appear The SGA: (Student Government- students on the ConnPIRG State Izard has spent a considerable munization may have been on the ballot, a nominating petition Association) is the student Board of Directors, which is amount of time investigating the premature, with the result that the must be submitted with the representative body. composed of students from six SGA sets policies for the budget Connecticut colleges. The State pros and cons of mass inoculation, public is startled, afraid, and signatures of fifteen full-time Board allocates funds, decides consulting frequently with Dr. pehaps overconcemed. undergraduates presently enrolled committee and Mather Board of Governors and has the power to areas of concern for ConnPIRG, Quintiliani, an infectious disease Izard said he does not plan to be at Trinity. A student may sign and hires the professional staff.