The Aquinas 1988-09-07

              Short term solution to housing crisis
Kostka purchased a~ new residence
MEMOBOARD
Pre-Law Society
The fIrst Pre-Law Society meetin will be held on Wednesday, Sept.
14 in T460 at 4:30 p.m.
Junior Class Dance
To open the school year, the junior class officers are sponsoring a
dinner dance on Friday, Sept. 9. Tickets are on sale in front of the
student center. The cost is $7 per person, dates are not required.
The cflanges in security are not only for student
safety but are an attempt to promote good reladons
with the University's neighbors
, September 7, 1988 - THE AQUINAS - Page 3
Additional measures
taken for campus safety
BY JANE SULLIVAN
Aquinas Copy Editor
Campussecurity measures were increased in an effort to ensure the
safety of students and to maintain a good relationship with the
surrounding communities.
Increased measures were implemented approximately seven
weeks ago with the installation of campus emergency phones,
extended security patrol areas, and 22 new street lights.
Emergency phones are located in yellow boxes at 11 designated
areas on campus including the library, Rock Hall, Driscoll Hall, the
top ofthe commons, and the front and back ofthe Gunster Memorial
Student Center.
"The emergency phones, help to provide a 24 hour presence of
security in an effort to deter problems," said Paul Brown, Director of
Public Relations.
The phones provide a direct line to Claver Hall alerting campus
security to any emergency.
In addition, the University has expanded the function of security
guards.
"We're giving more leeway in patrolling by changing patrol
patterns and hours," said Stephen Dembrosky, Director of Security.
Dembrosky declined to give details of the exact changes for
security reasons.
The changes in security are not only for student safety but are an
attempt to promote good relations with the University's neighbors.
"University security guards will be more in tune with Scrooton
police concerning noise disturbances between students and area
neighbors," said Brown.
"As a courtesy to neighbors, we will go check out complaints to
stop the police from responding," Dembrosky said.
Additional security changes include the installation ofa part-time
watchman at the Houlihan-McLean Center and a security guard on
duty at Hyland Hall.
Student Affairs welcomes new member
Director ,works for student u-nity
BY TOM OWINGS, another one of Kerr's goals.
Production Manager 1\ "A useful tool is an activities
Joining the team in the hotline that would be available 24
Student Affairs Office is Mary ~ hours as a quick reference for
Pat Kerr, assuming the position ~, aCti~itiles that ark~,takKing p~adce in a
of Director of Student 1 partIcu ar wee, err Sal •
Activities. I The hotline is to be
The postion was vacated I'- implemented in early October.
with the resignation of Cindy , , Kerr commented that she
McMurtrie at the end of last ~ ·hopes to include more variety in
semester. , ' activities.
Kerr, a native of New "1 would like to promote more
Milford, Pa is a graduate of of what the students want to see;
Marywood College. She also concerts, dances and comedians
served for one year as available to help make thing~ are the type of things that attract
Activities Coordinator at run smoothly in terms of attention and bring the students
Marywood. ' activities at the University," together."
Shethenmovedto Keystone Kerr said. According to Kerr, there are
Junior College for a three year Kerr also hassomenew ideas ways in which students can add
stay as Director of Student that she would like to see put flavor to established activities.
Activities. Kerrjoined the staff into practice for publicity "A popular activity such as
in July of this year. purposes. Crossroads could sponsor a guest
Kerr briefly referred to her "I would like to havea master singer in hopes of increasing
objectives as being able to calendar published with a list of student participation," she said.
coordinate all Student all activities taking place on "My ultimate goal is to be h~re
Government, club, and Class campus," she said. for the students. If I can be of
activities. Trying to get more students service inany way, all they have to
"I want to make myself involved in campus activities is do is stop in and ask for my help."
iife,[for these- University
houses] but there is a need to
recycle facilities," said
Pellino.
building of Redington HaIl in
1985 to accommodate 244
students.
When housing again reached
optimum capacity, the groundbreaking
for Gavigan Hall
,began.
-Gavigan Hall, to be located at
the comer of Clay Avenue and
Linden Street is scheduled to be
completed for the fall of 1989
and is to houoo 236 students.
"As at any urban University
there is a need to maximize the
use of land; this is achievable
with larger more dense
structures. They are more
effIcient and more economical,"
Pellino said.
Future plans to accommodate
the larger number of students
living on campus include
additional large dorms.
Development considerations
require examining the possible
reuse of land currently devoted
to other purposes.
Areas for possible
consideration are some of the
older University houses on
Madison Avenue in which
students are currently residing.
"There is a determined useful
we were able to meet a tight
year," Pellino said.
Required renovations of
.Kostka House were estimated
between $15,000 and $17,000.
HopkmsHouoo,purchasedin
1983 for $35,500 also required
renovations to house an
additional 15 female students.
Kostka Houoo had "no other
facilitative uoo"; it is not a
significant amount of space in
which to houoo a University
department according to Pellino.
The purchase of private
residences and apartments in the
Hill ooction was a University
objective during the 1970's and
many off-campus University
houses were acquired at this time.
A shortage of quality homes
located within a reasonable
distance of the University and
cost considerations required the
University in 1982 to begin a
thorough study of the campus
housing situation and to invest in
larger residence halls.
The study resulted in the
Orientation Notes
Attention Orientation Aides: The final mixer at Chapman Lake is
scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 11. Meet behind the Student Center at
12p.m.
,Memoboard Policy
All announcements of campus and club activities to be included in
the Memoboard must be submitted to Box D in the Student Center
Lobby by 5 p.m. on the Friday before each publication date.
Student Government Survey
Student government is conducting a survey to obtain student ~nput on
a debatable topic for Morton Downey, Jr., scheduled to appe~ on
Wednesday, Sept. 28 and to aquire ideas regarding a concert. All ideas
arc welcome. For more information contact the student government
offices.
On-Campus LSAT Workshop
On Saturday, Sept. 10 the first ofthe twelve oossion LSAT Workshop
will begin at 11:30 am. The registration fee is $80.00. Registration.
forms are available from the faculty secretary in T-258. For further
information, see Dr. Homer (T-252).
Study rooms in St. Thomas Hall
Beginning Monday, September, 12, the classroooms on the second
floorofSt. Thomas HaIl willbeopenandavailable to students for study
purposes every evening !Initl 3 a.m.
BY LAURA MAIER
Aquinas Managing Editor
Kostka House located at 1121
Linden St. was acquired on July
28 for $75,000 from Edward
Redding of Bethlehem.
Glen Pellino, vice president
for planning and development
referred to the purchase as
"necessary'alternate housing" to
accommodate the increasing
number ofstudents remaining on
campus.
Eleven students, including a
resident assistant currently
reside in the house.
"There is no question that we
are operating at 100 percent
occupancy," Pellino said.
He explained the necessity of
exercising a short term solution
for the current housing problem.
When the University is
required to find additional
placement for students without
housing, the percent of students
affected is very small, Pellino
said.
"After looking long and hard