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SEPTEMBER 17 1998 i
NEWS
Disks improve dorm security
LISA MCGARRY
YJ STAFF WRITER
This year Howard Payne
University changed the security
measures in the dorms. The CSI
disks which hold personal informa-
tion replaced the door codes.
According to Dr. Rcaglc
Dean of Students these pro-
grammed disks will make the dorms
more secure.
The disks will "cut down on
traffic in the lobby" said Veda
Hodge Resident Assistant Lydia
Clausen because previously the
door codes were known by most of
the student body causing crowds in
the dorm lobbies.
Freshmen curfew has been af-
fected just as much as the lobby traf-
fic. In the past the curfew was not
enforced because there was no way
to monitor it. Now when the stu
dents use their disks their name
and time of entry is printed out as
a procedure to monitor curfew
violations.
The newly enforced conse-
quences of breaking freshman
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After 7 p.m.
dorm entrance
is allowed only
with CSI disks.
curfew include warnings disci-
pline meetings with the dorm di-
rector fines up to $50 and other
disciplinary actions.
Along with the curfew un-
authorized visitors were a concern
in the decision. Regarding the
matter Dr. Rcagle stated the ba-
sic purpose of the disks from Con-
trol Systems International was security.
Clausen explained "I don't
think the ultimate purpose is keep-
ing guys out after hours and moni-
toring freshmen curfew. It's just to
keep people from off the streets from
coming in."
An additional reason the CSI
disks were chosen was durability
which is also one of the reasons a
student identification card slide strip
was abandoned. Dr. Rcagle com-
mented that although students should
carry their ID at all times most don't.
With the disks on keyrings "if
you have your room key you have
the disk." If the disk is lost stu-
dents must notify an RA immedi-
ately so that the disk can be erased
from the system and replaced for a
S25 fee.
Although there arc still some
bugs in the system Dr. Rcaglc said
that he is "excited about the security
this leads to."
Veda restrictions are nuisance
SHARLA JONES
YJ STAFF WRITER
The restricted areas of Veda
Hodge Hall have male students an-
noyed and confused while resident
assistants arc busy trying to keep
everyone out of trouble.
Many male students have
been caught trying to take short cuts
through the back and side doors of
Veda only to be stopped by a fe-
male resident assistant.
However most of the R.A.s
have not had any major authority
issues caused by the restricted
zones.
Jessica Bond a fourth floor
R.A. said "With the upper-
classmen it's harder for them to
remember that the side and back
doors are off limits. So far I really
haven't had anyone disrespect me.
It's more of a nuis ance to them."
All in all the Veda R.A.s
gave their stamp of approval for
the flashy yellow and black tape
displayed on the first floor hall-
ways. "I think the restricted areas
arc fair and beneficial to regulat-
ing dorm rules" commented Sun-
shine Morris a second floor R.A.
Some of the resident assis-
tants had a more humorous view
of their authoritivc positions.
"As an R.A. I believe the
semi-automatic shotgun I carry
with me has allowed me to be
more of a respected figure in the
dorms" laughed Susan Crawford
a first floor R.A.
The purpose of the re-
stricted areas is to help cut down
on the confusion of where males
arc and are not allowed. Associ-
ate Dean of Students Brad
Johnson "wanted to make things
clear" for all the residents of
Howard Payne University. The
"restricted area" tape was a step
in the right direction for marking
those areas.
To put the rumors of huge
fines and jail time to rest for break-
ing the rules of residence halls
Johnson listed a few examples of
what is not tolerated. Numerous visi-
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Restricted area
violations result
In fines.
tation violations disrespectful be-
havior and an abundance of noise
are examples of actions that can add
up to fines.
Students will not be penalized
without a warning and a letter to
notify the warning will be issued to
the student's parents.
As for fines the dorm direc-
tors will decide the amounts. How-
ever they will not exceed $50.
Advice from Financial Aid
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ness Office if you have any ques . " Loan: Cost of attendance
tions on your tuition rate;. .-S budget will need to be adjusted
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based on full-time enrollment sta
tus a change may affect your fi
nancial aid award if you withdraw
during the refund period.
Pell Grant: Will be adjusted
to amount applicable to enrollment
status after you drop.
which could affect a job on cam-
pus. Satisfactory Progress: If
you drop a class after the tuition
refund period and your enroll-
ment status chanaes. vour satis
factory progress will be mea-
? FSEOG: Will be adjusted to sured by the original enrollment
require full-time enrollment.
If you are receiving a depart-
mental scholarship check with the
person who awarded you the schol-
arship to see if an enrollment
change will affect your scholarship.
If you are receiving a schol-
arship from an outside source
check with that organization to see
if an enrollment change will affect
your scholarship.
Other Assistance: If you are
receiving any form of "outside" as-
sistance check with the agency to
see if a change in enrollment status
will affect your assistance. - .
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In the news this week...
MONTGOMERY AL - A memorial service
was held Wednesday in honor of former Alabama
governor George Wallace. The governor's career
traced the history of the South's struggle over race.
Wallace died Sunday of cardiac arrest at age 79.
ASHEVILLE NC - Abortion clinic bomb-
ing suspect Eric Rudolph is about to be charged
with the deadly blast at the 1996 Olympics. Ac-
cording to The Asheville Citizen-Times federal in-
vestigators have enough evidence to link Rudolph
to three bombings in Atlanta including the one at
Centennial Olympic Park. Rudolph is a fugitive
charged with the Jan. 29 bombing of a Birming-
ham Ala. women's clinic that killed an off-duty
police officer.
BOULDER CO - Officials are hoping suffi-
cient evidence will emerge during the grand jury
investigation of the death of JonBenet Ramsey to
help them make an arrest in the case. The five men
and seven women who make up the Boulder County
grand jury met Tuesday. Six year-old JonBenet was
found beaten and strangled in the basement of her
family home on Dec. 26 1996.
MIAMI FL - After a two-hour flight from
Honduras a man was found hiding in the landing
gear of an Iberia Airlines jet Monday. Mechanics
discovered the man while checking over the air-
craft and turned the stowaway 23-year-old Emilio
Dominguez over to authorities. The man survived
high altitudes resulting in no oxygen and tempera-
tures below zero.
HALIFAX Nova Scotia - The cockpit voice
recorder aboard Swissair Flight 111 stopped the
same time as the flight data recorder six minutes
before the deadly crash. Investigators assume from
the finding that the MD-11 suffered a crippling sys-
tems failure Sept. 2 causing it to plunge into the
North Atlantic off Nova Scotia. The exact cause of
the crash which killed all 229 people on board will
never be known.
WASHINGTON D.C. - House Republicans
encouraged a plan to release the videotape of Presi-
dent Clinton's grand jury testimony. Speaker Newt
Gingrich told a closed-door caucus Wednesday that
the house would follow the intent of a resolution ap-
proved last week to release the video. According to
Clinton's lawyers the President grew angry at times
over graphic questions and refused to respond more
than once.
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