Vol. 32 Issue 5
December 10, 2008
Carroll University
Trendy Cat Girls pg. 6
Senior Wes Ladwig and Mens Basketball pg.16
Madrigal Dinner unites alumni and spreads holiday cheer Lyla Goerl
Alumni and court jester Paul Watzka heated up the Carroll University Madrigal Dinner with an intense juggling act.
Photo by Jessica Williams.
Carroll hiring new Chief Officer for Campus Safety Heather Markovich Staff Writer
Carroll University Carroll University’s Campus Safety has gone through several new changes for the 2008-09 year, beginning with the adition of the new position of Chief Officer for Safety and Security. Earlier this year, Carroll hired a professional organization to come and evaluate Carroll’s safety and security procedures. This organization reported that Campus Safety’s procedures were out of date, according to today’s students standards. “Students and parents have entirely new expectations these days than fifteen years ago,” said Ron Lostetter, the Vice-President of Finance for Carroll University. With the recommendations from reviewers, the Carroll administration began taking the first steps toward improving campus safety. The first step was to create the position of Chief Officer for Safety and Security. The Chief Officer will be responsible for the development, management, and implementation of Carroll’s
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safety and security programs. He or she will also be responsible for the coordinating and administering safety, security, fire safety, and parking enforcement programs while supervising the
Students and parents have entirely new expectations these days than fifteen years ago. rest of the Campus Safety staff and student assistants. The position will also call for him/her to take control in staffing for Campus Safety programs. “We’ll ask this person to put together a list of staffing needs for carrying out new Campus Safety procedures,” said Lostetter. According to Lostetter, the position of Chief Officer for Safety and Security would open up the route to two future goals for campus safety.
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First is that of the safety and security of students, staff, and the public visiting the campus, and that they are not just safe but also feel secure. Second, that Campus Safety is well prepared for any incident that could be potentially threatening for Carroll’s students, faculty and its assets. These goals will be directly achieved through communication with local authorities and the proper training. “In any situation there are things we need to do, and we need to be aware of those things and practice them,” said Lostetter. A Safety Committee is currently taking the main role in searching for the potential Chief Officer for Safety and Security. It is the hope of the administration and Lostetter that the individual chosen as well as their chosen staff become well-known and recognizable. “There’s a certain idea of an outreach component that we want to be instilled,” said Lostetter. As of Thanksgiving, there were 95 applicants for the position and counting.
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Staff Writer “Please give us some money! We are poor and we need some food!” This is what most people heard upon entering the ballroom for the Madrigal Dinner. This special event was held Dec. 6 and 7 in the Campus Center ballroom. When everyone was seated and ready, the Lord and Lady of the evening and the rest of the court walked into the room and took their places on the stage. With the jumpy jester, lowly beggars, the Lord and his court, beautifully dressed in renaissance costumes, the environment was uplifting. Carroll allumni Dawn Weideman and Jo Ellen McAvoyboth enjoyed their first Madrigal Dinner. Acknowledging the skit, choir and the music, Wiedeman proudly said, “all the talent at Carroll is amazing, everything was well organized and flowed nicely.” Mark and Gwenda Helgert, the Lord and Lady of the Feast, enjoyed their time at the Madrigal Dinner. Mark, a Carroll Alumni, held the honor at his 35th Madrigal Dinner. Gwenda’s involvement with
the event began when she helped design costumes. “I didn’t like Mark’s costume, so I made him one, and someone really liked it and asked who made this? I said, ‘I did’, and then I was a part of the show.” Both intend on continuing to participate in the Madrigal Dinner. During the dinner, the choir members broke off into three groups and went from table-to-table and serenade to the audience. “I thought it was really nice for them to come and sing to us,” said Weideman. No royal feast is complete without a jester. The well received jester of the evening, Paul Watzka, went from tableto- table and juggled not only one or two balls, but two balls and a coffee cup. After dinner, the court put on a play, which was humorous and fun to watch. The choir then performed the song “Silent Night” and sang the last verse in German, which was a lovely way to end the evening. After the recession, the audience was then reserved a seat for Christmas at Carroll, in Shattuck Auditorium, to watch the Wind Symphony, Women’s Ensemble, Concert Choir, Handbells and Chamber Orchestra.
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President Doug Hastad orchestrates changes around Carroll’s campus. See page 9 for more details. Front page and center spread photos by Tim Worms.
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