The Griffin: volume 61, issue 08 - Nov. 9, 1990

              FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9,1990 College deals with neighborhood concerns Hamlin Park groups formed Uniland responds to concerns at Main- Delavan VOLUME LXI, NUMBER 8 Photo by DAVE LEONE by Scott Sroka Asst. News Editor and Dawn Smith Griffin News Reporter The iron fence will have openings between the vertical bars so that Public Safety will be able to better view the parking loL In response to the controversy about the recent thefts at the Main-Delavan complex , Uniland will replace within a couple of weeks the wooden stockade fence with an iron one, according to Dr. Laurence W. Franz, vice president for business and finance and College treasurer. College to collect toys for tots Michelle Failla '91 (leaning forward), Tata Lane '91, Julie Siebert '91, Lynne Miller '91 and Kim Downs '91 greet trick or treaters. by Trisha Taggart Griffin News Reporter Signs intended as crime deterrent The Education Club will sponsor a college-wide toy collection drive beginning Nov. 15. The drive, coordinated by Dan Raimando, assistant director of Student Activities, and Amy L. Setlik '94, will donate all toys collected at the College to Toys For Tots, an annual Western New York toy collection drive. Repeat felon arrested in connection with thefts at Canisius, U.B. To date, three Canisius committees deal with the residents of the immediate neighborhoods and the surrounding community. T wo outside organizations, the Hamlin Park Community and Taxpayers Association and the Humboldt Homeowners Association, deal Rev. Perkins said that the College and the Association "need to establish strong visiblity, respectability, immediacy of answering problems and exchange information both ways." He sees a need to create more communication between the College and the community. "Reports on improvement are the beginning of good community relationships," said Rev. Charlie Perkins, president of the Hamlin Park Community and Taxpayers Association. While the immediate neighbors report improvement, residents from other parts of the Hamlin Park community cite a lack of communication. Several organizations have taken steps to alleviate the controversy sparked by Canisius' recent expansion into the Hamlin Park neighborhood. "Students are opposed to keeping the signs up because they feel they will cause a bigger hin- Many students do not agree that the signs are necessary. "I feel they are ridiculous," said Kathryn Malchoff '92, a resident student "If anything, they attract crime because everyone knows college students have valuable possessions, such as electronics, which are easily stolen," she explained.form neighbors that the College will take responsibility for the houses. n The 2 foot by 6 inch blue signs serve three purposes, according to Dr. Thomas E. Miller, vice president of student affairs. First, they announce that the houses are protected by Public Safety. Second, they announce to the public that they are Canisius owned property. Lastly, they in- Residence Life has recently placed "college residence" signs on all College-owned homes to act as a crime deterrent (cont'd on page 5) (cont'd on page S) "Students have not been jumping on my desk demanding Residence Life has not had an overwhelming number of complaints regarding the signs, according to Matthew Mulville, assistant director of Residence Life. drance in student-neighbor relations," continued Malchoff. Residents are also annoyed at the amount of time spent on putting up the signs. "There are many other things the houses need," Malchoff added. out at all." - Brian Smith Asst. Director of Resident Life "We gave her the choice of taking out the pages or not putting the magazine A chase ensued, leading to the capture of the suspect by SgL Barone, who received a "punch to the left side of his face," according to the police report. SgL Gary Everett and Sgt. Dominic Barone of Public Safety received a call on OcL 25 from a Canisius faculty member whose purse had been stolen, and spotted the suspect on the first floor of the Churchill Tower, after having sealed off the entrances and exits to die Tower. A man first apprehended by Canisius Public Safety officers on OcL 25 in connection with a series of wallet and purse thefts from the Chi..chill Tower offices, was arrested again at the University at Buffalo for similar crimes on Tuesday. was censored. We gave her (the representative) the choice of taking out the pages or not putting the magazine out at all," said Smith. "I don't second guess an administrator," said Rev. Edmund G. Ryan, S.J., executive vice president for academic affairs. He did not, however, want to over- Smith wanted to make it clear that the articles were not what was being censored and that copies of the articles may be obtained at the Residence Life Office. He did defend his actions, "it's my job to look over information that enters Residence Life." The woman then snipped the articles out of "hundreds" of magazines, according to Smith. by John Moynihan Griffin News Editor Administration defends condom censorship "We also offer good programming to students to help better understand what a commitment (cont'd on page 5) When asked about the inevitability of pregnancy and venereal disease, Butler said that the Campus Ministry will continue to advocate abstinence but that their office is always open for someone to talk to. As for Campus Ministry's position, Sr. Marlene G. Butler GNSH, the director, said: "we don't advocate condoms, (but) we are open to discussion of sexuality." generalize the Jesuit view on censoring birth control ads. "Different Jesuits apply different views," he explained. (Kathryn Philliben, director of residence life) what her thoughts were," he continued. Smith and Philliben reached an agreement that they could not put the magazines out, based on their judgment that the condom ads did not reflect the Jesuit teachings or ideals of the College.'The articles were not what for birth control. I asked Kathryn Brian Smith, assistant director of residence life explained what took place. Why were condom advertisements censored from copies of the Campus Connection magazine available to resident students? Whose decision was it and who supports it? 'There were three or four ads "She (the magazine's representative) came in (to Residence Life) with the magazines. Originally she wanted to put them in the mailboxes. I looked through a copy and most of it was good information," said Smith. Serving the College Community Gridders lose in shootout with the Saxons (see p. 12) Acting tops menu in 'Dining Room' (seep. 6) Negative campaigns reflect trends (see p. 3) 1  w