VOLUME 84, ISSUE 6
DECEMBER 14, 2005
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■ CAMPUS PARKING
New campus parking to be complete by January Christina Shedrick Staff Writer
Homes have been demolished between Otterbein Avenue and Matthews Street in order to extend the Alumni House parking lot. Construction began at the beginning of December and is scheduled to be completed by the end of January. “There are 168 spots, and they’re in the process of getting the buildings razed, putting gravel down, and stuff like that. So, we hope by the end of January, they’ll have that thing ready for us, finally,” said Dr. David Wantz, vice president of student affairs. Wantz said that many things had to be taken into consideration. There have been some complications with the construction of the new parking lot. “The first difficulty was the issue of surface water,” Wantz said. “When you
have grass and soil there, it absorbs rain. But when you put asphalt down, it sheds the rain. We know we have trouble with water back-up on Hanna Avenue, so we had to somehow contain the water.” One other serious issue the construction crews encountered was asbestos, which is a dangerous fiber formerly used as fireproofing insulation in buildings and homes. It has been known to cause certain cancers and diseases such as asbestosis, a chronic disease of the lungs that makes breathing difficult; cancer; and mesothelioma, a cancer (specific to asbestos exposure) of the membranes that line the chest and abdomen. “When we were tearing the buildings down, we found asbestos in the buildings, so we had a specialist come in and help us remove the asbestos. So, it hasn’t been an easy, snap your fingers, blow the houses down and put some gravel down; it’s a lot of work,” Wantz said. The new parking spaces are expected to clear up some of the recent complaints students, faculty and staff have had about
Photo by Crystle Collins
Structures near the Alumni House on Matthews Street were demolished to make way for a new parking lot on campus.
Photo by Valerie Miller
A new parking lot by the Steirwalt Alumni House will help alleviate the overcrowding in other lots, such as this one between the Ruth Lilly Center and Schwitzer Student Center. locating reasonably close parking. The on campus, causing difficulty in finding residence halls. new spaces will put drivers in closer a parking space. “We hope to be able to pull some of the proximity to classes and other events “Parking studies have shown that park- cars off the city streets, but I’ve got a bunch on campus. ing lots tend to be full around the hours of Warren and Cravens people parking “We have an arrangement with the of 10 and 2,” said Mike Braughton, vice there all of the time,” Wantz said. Baptist church on Hanna Avenue and president of business and finance. According to Wantz the project will with Primo Catering that people can The new 168 spaces will free up spaces cost the university $3,000 to $5,000 per park off-site. We have found a shuttle along the street and therefore allow for space for the above ground materials bus that would run down and pick people more parking by Cravens and Warren alone. up and drop them off,” Wantz said. “When the science fair Pres. Home happens here in March, in the gym, we will run the same thing. We made Alumni New Parking Lot some arrangements with Parking House the bowling alley to coat the parking lot and paint stripes on it so we [U of I] can use it for overflow parking and run a shuttle Cravens Warren Hall as well. We’re trying evGood Hall erything we can to manage S Parking that resource the best way Parking E W we can, and at that we still need parking.” N As the university grows, so does the number of people coming and going Graphic by Emily Scott and Valerie Miller
■ CAMPUS CRIME
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Man arrested on campus charged with theft, burglary Valerie Miller Editor-in-Chief
A man was arrested on campus Monday, Nov. 28, suspected of taking items from New Hall. According to the police report, the suspect was seen in different rooms inside of New Hall and cash and other personal belongings, such as video games and jewelry, were reported missing. New Hall residence assistant Paul Meyers followed the suspect to Martin Hall where he was apprehended by U of I Police Officer Jerry Hubbs. Police said several students identifed the man as the oneseen in New Hall. According to police, $147.15 in cash and a Relic wristwatch were recovered from his person and taken as evidence. “I consider this a success,” said U of I Police Chief Keith Smith. “It should be a positive thing that we all worked together and got the job done.” Students Jackson Gall and Stephanie Hardesty reported seeing a man in their dorm rooms. Gall said he was taking a nap and woke up to find a man in
his room. Gall said that he thought the man was a maintenance man and that a man claimed to be in the wrong room and he went back to sleep. When he woke up, he found all money missing from his wallet. “All I can say is he’s lucky I thought he was the maintenance man,” Gall said. Hardesty also saw a man in her room in Central Hall and, like Gall, thought he was a maintenance man. However, nothing was reported missing from her room. Willie C. Clariett, 54, of East Washington Street was arrested for tresspassing and initially charged with residence burglary, theft and criminal trespass. The criminal trespass charge was later dropped, and he is now charged with two counts of Class B residence burglary and three counts of theft. According to Smith, Clariett had been barred from campus about one year ago for trespassing. Smith offered tips for students and other members of the campus community to help prevent crimes. He said that people should make eye contact with those who may be suspicious and ask if they need help. “That goes a long way,” he said. Smith also encouraged people to call campus police if they see anything out of the ordinary. “When [something] looks suspicious, call us so that we can check it out,” he said. News Editor, Crystle Collins, contributed to this article.
Photo by Valerie Miller
Central Indiana was hit by its first major snow storm of the season on Thursday, Dec. 8. The storm dumped seven to eight inches of snow on and around campus. The rapid snowfall forced university officials to cancel Thursday evening classes and events.
News at a Glance YMTP DIRECTOR NAMED Crystle Collins News Editor
Reverend L. Lang Brownlee has been named the first director of the University of Indianapolis’ Youth Ministry Training Program. Brownlee is the co-chaplain of the university and an assistant professor of the philosophy and religion department. “As assistant professor of philosophy and religion, I was asked to assume the administrative and oversight responsibilities of the Youth Ministry Training Program (YMTP),” Brownlee said.
His new position will include the duties of overseeing faculty and developing training opportunites. “I am very excited to be taking on this role, as our fledgling youth ministry program [in its third year] has great potential for growth,” Brownlee said. The program was originally a set of elective courses, rather than a major, and was a part of the Religion department. The program has grown, is now a major through the university and offers several church opportunities. The program will comprise field experience in local churches and classroom lessons and activities. “Our program has the strength of being ecumenical, and we want to offer the very best in terms of both youth ministry theory and practice for our students of all Christian backgrounds,” Brownlee said.
WATER BREAK Katy Yeiser Managing Editor A cast iron water pipe broke in Esch Hall early Thursday, Dec. 8. The break occurred at 11 a.m. and was repaired late afternoon the following day. Physical Plant employees started the repair Friday, Dec. 9, at 7 a.m. According to Ken Piepenbrink, the physical plant director, the pipes have broken at least once a year for the past 12 years. “Usually, when we get temperature changes between seasons, a pipe breaks,” Piepenbrink said. “The ground will shift a little and cause a small crack in a pipe.” He said the breaks are unpredictable and unpreventable. Water was restored to Esch Hall by 4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9.