10-18-1995

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October 1995

H o p e C o l l e g e • H o l l a n d , M i c h i g a n • A n i n d e p e n d e n t n o n p r o f i t p u b l i c a t i o n • S e r v i n g t h e H o p e C o l l e g e C o m m u n i t y f o r 109 y e a r s

check Fall break t e c h n o - t h e f t s p a r t of t r e n d it out. JODI M C F A R L A N D cam pus beat editor

A new lypc of thief has arrived on c a m p u s , and left with several thousand dollars in computer equipment last week. An unidentified technology thief or thieves pillaged six o f f i c e s in VanderWerf Hall, stealing four computers, a fax machine, a C D player and an A M / F M stereo over fall break. Earlier this semester memory

Red-hot S i g m a s blaze strong for 90 years. Spotlight, p a g e 6.

chips were discovered missing from computers in Peale Science Center and Durfee Hall computer lab. "This is the wave of larcenies that are happening on c a m p u s , " said public safety officer Kathy Ransom. "Computers, computer chips, fax machines — expensive stuff, not just bicycles. Nothing is safe " "In my fifteen years here, I would say this is one of the larger, if not the largest, theft that I have experie n c e d , " said D ir e c to r of Public

Safety Ray Gutknecht. The fall break perpetrator broke into the offices by using a key that likely was from Public Safety and got into the wrong hands, Gutknecht said. T h e thief u n l o c k e d o f f i c e doors, took the equipment, and then relocked them, leaving professors returning from the long weekend to discover the losses. Keys to the hall are on the suppressed key system, meaning that copies cannot be made by anyone

except the College. "It's bad when the key system breaks down," Gutknecht said. "That leaves e v e r y t h i n g vulnerable." Including a basement classroom at 100 E. Eighth St. T h e perpetrator keyed into a classroom there and took from its closet a stereo system used for instruction, relocking the door on the way out. Public safety changed the locks more COMPUTERS on 3

Shumaker receives state recognition the disabled. "They give the award to someone who is involved in volunteering in the community and advocates disIt all goes to show that time, dediability rights, as well as educating cation, and belief in what you do people on disabilities," Shumaker will pay off. said. Louise S h u m a k e r , And active in the the director of Disc o m m u n i t y s h e is. abled Student SerS h u m a k e r is invices, was honored volved in several lowith the "State Advocal committees, inc a t e of t h e Y e a r " c l u d i n g the Center award in Lansing durfor Independent Living t h e " I n v e s t in ing, which she Ability W e e k " c o n helped to get underference last week. way in Holland three Those nominated years ago. for the award are se"The Center for lected by s u b - c o m Independent Living mittee. is an o r g a n i z a t i o n "I w a s nominated Louise Shumaker involved in supportby a man who worked at Hope when I was a student here. ing the self-determination of people He w a s once a service provider for with disabilities," Shumaker said. Shumaker is also a member of the me, and now we are colleagues. It is flattering to be recognized by my Commission on Disabled Concerns, colleagues for the things that I have a group appointed by and directly linked to the governor. This allows been involved in," Shumaker said. T h e criteria for the award is pri- the committee to make more of an impact on how Michigan's Govermarily someone w h o has been innor Engler directs funds and pro v o l v e d in a d v a n c i n g d i s a b i l i t y

JENN D O R N staff reporter

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Gramm talks up hubby HEAXHER B O S C H staff reporter "This campaign is about your future," Dr. Wendy Gramm told an audience of approximately sixty students in the Maas auditorium Friday. T h e w i f e of Republican Texas Senator Phil Gramm spoke about the 1996 Presidential elections and her husband's candidacy. S h e c a m e to M i c h i g a n as a spokesperson for her husband's campaign, which emphasizes " r e s t o r i n g the American Dream." She e n c o u r aged students to get involved. " T h e r e is a need to m a k e c h a n g e , " G r a m m said. " T h e government is hurting the system that made this country great. Phil Gramm is the only candidate with a consistent record of leadership on issues Americans care about: returning power to the people and reducing the size, scope, and reach of government." A mother of two, Gramm worked under presidents Reagan and Bush as the chairperson of the U.S. Commodity Trading Commission. With a Ph.D in economics from Northwestern University, she is interested in reducing the power that govern-

ment regulations have on society. Navy blue signs reading "Gramm for President" adorned auditorium walls. Bumper stickers and signs were given away to students as part of the event sponsored by the Hope Republicans. Gramm described her husband's stances and views. She said that President Clinton's proposed national health care plan "would have destroyed and bankrupted our system. Clinton stands for more gove r n m e n t and more taxes." Gramm said that her h u s b a n d had re-

Election '96 is about the future of the court- aagai^^thc gainst Clinton health try. Do get involved. care plan, while —Dr. Wendy Gramm cBoo bm p e t iDt ool re

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AIR CONN AIRE: Homecoming King Colin Connaire ('96) celebrates his victory on the shoulders of loyal subjects Eric Friedman ('97) and Jeff "Spanky "Amlotte ('97). Queen Mary Boelkins ('96) laughs at left.

Flier p r o m o s help new king fill shoes JODI M C FAR L A N D campusbeat editor

Colin Connaire ('96) could write the book on how to win a popularity contest. For perhaps the first time in the Homecoming court's history, a candidate took the race by doing some campaigning. A political science major, s i g n e d o n t o a Connaire posted self-promoting fliers around campus reading "Colin "big government Republican alterConnaire for King" in hopes of getnative to health c a r e " that also ting elected. And it worked. w o u l d h a v e c o s t m o n e y . Phil "I realized that my own natural G r a m m ' s leadership, courage, and popularity might not be able to take c o m m i t m e n t are u n w a v e r i n g , me over the top," Connaire said. Gramm said. So he took matters into his own Phil Gramm is also against affirhands. mative action programs. With the assistance of his room"Phil believes that people should mate and a few friends, Connaire put get ahead by merit," Gramm said. the word out across campus. At the "When you get ahead because of final count, only 94 students turned race or gender, it's a social probup at the polls to vote in the final lem." round, and Connaire was the victor. She added that her husband also Mary Boelkins ('96) took the crown favors welfare reform. "The current as this year's queen. welfare system makes people de"I had a lot of people help me," more GRAMM on 3

C o n n a i r e said. As a responsible monarch, he has made certain not to f o r g e t t h e l i t t l e p e o p l e . "1 couldn't have done it without help," he said. His decision to put a royal effort into the campaign came out of a desire to prove that it could be done. "1 think it really had to be done, j u s t t o s h o w that I c o u l d , " he said."After living for a few years with relative obscurity here at Hope I decided this was going to be my mainstream year." For those royal subjects that may a s s u m e that C o n n a i r e — s e l f - d e scribed as witty, charming and having good hair—was on an ego-trip, Connaire shrugs. "I don't think anyone ever said that you couldn't promote yourself," he said. "I was adm i t t i n g that I w a s n ' t n a t u r a l l y popular." After some self-promoting, however, Connaire can tiptoe through the tulips of his kingdom in a new pair of wooden shoes, ample reward for his hard work.


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