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Sports, page 12
Crossword (and the rest ol the paper) will continue Wednesday, hopefully.
Whaddya gonna do?
Betty Friedan shrugs at life’s daily predicaments.
Tuesday April 11, 1995 Vol. CXXIV, No. 54
Libraries increase security to hamper vandals, thieves
By Jennifer Hamm
Staff Writer
Despite persistent maintenance of library facilities, property damage continues to be a problem.
"Frequent petty vandalism in a gorgeous facility is more than a little upset-ting," said Chris Ferguson, director of Leavey Library.
Ferguson estimates that one percent of library guests are potential vandals of desks, walls, computers and paper resources.
Ferguson said building maintenance has been a major struggle.
^Ve have been working very closely with building maintenance, he said.
Phil Curry, a junior majoring in political science, who works at Doheny Library, said students usually steal more interesting books.
"They'll always take good trendy stuff like Kurt Vonnegut," he said.
Ferguson said books with a sexual content are attractive to many students.
"Anything that smacks of a sexual nature is vulnerable," he said.
Ofelia Sagmaquen, the supervisor of the periodical reading room at Doheny Library, said 10 to 15 percent of journals are stolen over the course of a year. Pages being ripped out is another persistent problem.
"Students will usually take a journal and then return it quietly later," she said.
While large-scale break-ins are not a major problem for university libraries, they do exist.
Ferguson said two unsolved incidents involving the attempted theft of computer equipment last November have led to increased security.
"We have installed more
motion detectors in places we originally thought would not be necessary," he said. "We feel very secure now."
Ferguson said because Leavey Library is such a unique facility in the academic community, library officials have had to learn how to secure the library effectively.
"Learning how to protect our customers nas been a start-up issue," he said.
After the thefts the Department of Public Safety met with the staff of all libraries to provide security information.
A series of seminars will begin today to give senior library staff more in-depth information about security. Tney will discuss ways for the staff to protect themselves and the equipment.
"We are getting a lot tougher on security to make resources available for our primary clientele," Ferguson said. "We can't be too aware."
CourlMy of Alpha Tau Omaga fratamtty
The Easter bunny and the genie from “Aladdin” welcome 32nd Street School students Friday.
Fraternity welcomes youth for Easter fun
By Chris Holman
Staff Writer
Alpha Tau Omega hosted students from the 32nd Street Elementary School on Friday for an Easter philanthropy event.
A costumed Easter bunny and the genie from "Aladdin led two groups of 60 children to the fraternity house. There they played sponge toss and shoot-out basketball, had their faces painted and made bunny ears.
' It's a different kind of philanthropy. Instead of raising money for some third party we never see, it's a lot more quiet ^nd gives something directly to the community," said Damon Edwards, philanthropy chairman for ATO.
The highlight of the event was an Easter egg hunt in the volleyball court.
We go through 500 eggs in two minutes, Edwards said.
The same children also visited ATO last semester for a Halloween Carnival.
"We've pretty much adopted that school," said ATO President Kirk Thorell. "We want to provide a nice Easter for the kids in the community."
As they returned the second group to their classrooms, ATO members took the children by the Greek Week Dance Marathon to lend their support to those on the dance floor.
One girl, Shaquin, smiled and told a dancer, 'Yes, I got a lot of candy, ... but I ate it all before I got here."
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Leavey Library has seen 700,000 pass through its doors since opening, 1 percent “potential vandals.”
Learning Center offers help with classes and test-taking
Tutoring available in subjects from chemistry to economics; classes in time management also conducted
By Eric Rodriguez Staff Writer
Help is available for students who are nervous about upcoming finals or apprehensive about their classes - and it's all free of charge.
The Learning Center offers tutoring in astronomy, biology, business administration, chemistry, economics, French, mathematics, physics, Spanish and statistics.
"The most frequent subjects tutored at the Learning Center are biology, chemistry, math and physics,' said Chris Fredericks, coordinator at the Learning Center.
The Learning Center is a "wonderful resource for students to complete their degrees and is
very committed to help students," Fredericks said.
The Department of Learning Services, within the Learning Center, also has programs that allow students to learn about time management, goal setting, memory improvement, note-taking and test-anxiety reduction. These skills can help students prepare for finals.
Tutors at the Learning Center include undergraduate and graduate students. These students nave to work approximately nine hours a week, and attend mandatory weekly meetings.
After one year of tutoring at the Learning Center, the students receive certificates certifying them as tutors. The Learning Center itself is a nationally certified tutorial program.
Learning Center services will not be available this summer, however, because there will be no summer tutors.
Students seeking tutoring at the Learning Center must schedule an appointment a week in advance, wnich some students see as a disadvantage.
Andy Tien, a freshman, said he feels that he is "unable to make appropriate appointments."
Peggy Lopez, another freshman, also said that scheduling appointments can be troublesome, but that "the attention the tutors give to the students isgood and nelpful."
The Learning Center is located in the Student Union, Room 301. Their office hours are Monday through Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday 9 a.m. to noon.
The Learning Center's phone number is (213) 740-0776. All appointments must be scheduled in person no more than one week in advance.