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Lizzie Locker
Editor
The brothers of Beta Kappa Tau have installed themselves in the lobby of Hogarth Dining Center to collect signatures for a petition calling for improved security measures in campus residence halls.
Last Saturday, BKT vice president David “Buck” Flanery, a senior English education major, had his PS3 gaming system stolen from his room in Columbus Hall between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. No one saw anyone enter or leave the room. “My room[mate] was gone for about an hour when he came back and discovered that it was gone. I was home for the weekend spending time with my children at the time,” said Flanery.
When Flanery went to the MUW Police Department, there was little they could do. With no suspects to investigate, the only protocol left to follow was to take Flanery’s report and to distribute the serial number on the system to local pawn shops in case the thief attempts to sell it.
How far is enough to satisfy Park 51 critics?
Joshua Lee
Columnist
Ever since the Cordoba Initiative announced plans to build an Islamic community center (known in the Media as the “Ground Zero Mosque” even though it isn’t at Ground Zero, and will be a multi-purpose building) in Lower Manhattan, opponents of the center – both conservative and liberal – have tried to couch their calls to move the building in terms of “politeness” and “respect.”
Even Harry Reid (a notorious liberal) got into the game, suggesting that the Park 51 Community Center move a few blocks away. New York Governor Patterson even offered to help set up a new location – but these offers only bring up a new question: how far from Ground Zero is far enough?
Good morning, newspaper world!
Lizzie Locker
Editor
It feels like morning here at the Spectator.
At least, it feels that way for your new editor – that is, me. It feels like I’m waking up at the crack of dawn to face a new day, one that I know will be chock-full of bad things, and just as many wonderful things: stress headaches that can only be cured with rolling-chair races; speedily-approaching print deadlines chased with mini-celebrations in the aftermath of the successful edition; maybe even harsh backlash following a particularly well-written exposé.
Being the new editor, I have enormous shoes to fill – and my little feet seem awfully tiny. There is so much I still don’t know how to do, and so many behind-the-scenes duties that go with running a newspaper that I still have not learned. I worry that without that knowledge to fortify me, I might not be strong enough to keep my responsibilities from crushing me before I’ve even got my foot in the door.
Enriching the Columbus community
Angelica shields
News Editor
MUW’s Continuing Education Program is seeing an increase in community enrollment in enrichment courses.
The Continuing Education Program, suitably titled the Life Enrichment Program, or LEP, offers invigorating non-credit classes for adult members of the community. Those who seek an alternative to undergraduate programs can engage in a variety of courses that cater to physical, intellectual and social needs.
LEP is a community outreach program for members of the community who wish to have fun learning and practicing developmental skills. The program eliminates the need for full-time enrollment in a university and applications for government aid. Community members can enroll in as many offered classes as they wish for a fee of $35.00. There are no criteria or prerequisites for enrollment. Anyone can register.
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