Friday, November 13, 1992
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
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Volume 69, Number 5
North Idaho College's Student Newspaper
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Cd'A Police patrol campus streets seeking speeders by Leigh Ralnrs Sc111111cl R, 11rm,·,
photo by Jeff Selle FAREWELL TO FALL- The last brilliant glimmers of the fall sun color the sky above Lee Hall and Christianson Gymnasium days before the first area snowfall heralded the approach of winter.
Vandals create dormitory havoc by Jeff Selle und Polrkla Snyder Stlllintl Staff
Rcccmly, a routine mondn1ory nll-rcsidenl meeting deah with dormitory vandnlism and disre~pec1. The meeting was nnended by approximately 30 fcmnle residents ond six mole residen1s. ac:cording 10 one ancndee. NIC President Robcn Denneu, who had been invi1ed 10 anend lhc mce1ing as n infonno1ionru speaker some weeks earlier. depaned and rc1umed wi1h five more male residents. The bi-semes1er mec1ing wns designed 10 deal wllh such topics as food servlc:e, ac1ivilies. programs and the fncili1y. ~cording to Direcior of Housing John Jenson. However, following Jenson's discussion of vandalism problems. Dennen said he fell it necessnry 10 deal with lhc subject. "I cenainly didn't in1cnd for it 10 be nn1agonis1ic:." Dennen said. However. he said, he found it necessary 10 make the ndminisuo1h•e position on the recent vandalism clear. Acts of dormi1ory vandalism occur most oflen on lhe mole
side of 1he dom1s. according 10 a female resident. According 10 residenL~. some acts include: eggs dipped in nammable liquid, Iii and 1hrown down 1he halls, shaving cream sprayed libcmlly throughou1 lhe hallways. loud music 01 all times. the depositing of feces. urine and vomil on b3lhroom noors and seuing off fireworks indoors. Dennen said s1udents who panicipJle in such acts. regardless of !heir 1alcn1s or a1hle1ic abilities. are unwelcome. "I don't wan1 1hosc k.inds of people either in 1he donn or on lhe campus: I simply want them ou1 of 1he college. Period," Bennett said. "If lhcy e1n'1 undcrsiand wha1 i~ expected of lhem as college students. then they don't belong here.• Evic1ion is dciermined by the ncquisi1ion of four demcri1 points. A student may cilher receive one poinl - for activi1ies such as liuering, unreg istered guests and running in the halls or 1wo points for such viola1ions as alcohol or lirearms possession. verbal/physical abuse of staff or students and
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Student~ ~p,:edi ng on WeM Garden Avenue now face o lughcr ri<I. of receiving a cita1ion from 1hc Coeur d' 1\lenc Police Dcpanmcn1. 1\ s a result of complain1s made by in~1ruc1ors abou1 1hc ewe me ~peed s1udcnts drivr on G,1rdcn A,(nuc. Rolly Jurgens. dcnn ol aJm1 n1 \1ra11un. \Cnt a lcllcr 10 Coeur d'Alene Police Chief D.1~c Scales. This prornpll-d St·J1c~ 10 begin u~mg mclar on Garden A, cnuc. According Ill Sca1cs. the police dcpat1111c111 " ill "'uc ci1,111on, 10 Jnyonc Jri, mi; ul lt,1,1 Ill mi le, over 1hc 25 mph ,pec<l li11111. The c11.111on,. which curry fine, rungmg 1rom $-10 10 S 100, go on one·, Jnvmg record W11h winier nJ!hl JrounJ 1hc corner. 1hc danger ol poten u:il ,1,c1dcn1~ 1nt· rcll,c, Sc,11c~ ,.uJ The pohcc dcpJrtmcn1will i\\ue cirn11on, to drn·c" trnvclinj! fas1cr thJn "rCJMln,iblc and pnidcni" when 1hc roJd~ nre wet or 1q, he said. "Whal we're hoping for i~ 1hu1 peoph: will slow down." Sca1c~ ~aid. l'ohce arc pauolling 1he r~I of the campus as a prevcn1a1ivc mea.\ure. The biggest problem on NIC's campus is conges11on. Police are not necessarily looking for moving violations. bu1 1a1hcr wan1 to get 1he message ou1 1ha1 they·re around. Scates said. Scates sugges1c.-d 1ha1 pedesuians use crosswalks as a preven1a1ive measure. He said using crosswalks can funhcr de1er an accident from happening. "What we care abou1 is gening people lhrough 1hc area safely and wi1hou1 hining someone or being involved in a traflic accideni, .. Sca1es said. The police depanmem hns also increased pauol of Lincoln Way at 1he comer around Memorial rield. Scates said that people drive around 1he comer much 100 quickly. Sca1es scm Jurgens· lcner 10 lhe recnginetring commiuce in hopes 10 gc1lhc: Govemmeni Way and Nonhwest Boulevard in1ers«1ion improved. Righi now the in1ersec1ion causes many accidents, he said. Plans 10 re-engineer 1he in1erscc1ion are now on the City Planning Commission's list.