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VOLUME 96 ISSUE 14
Stray bullet punctures resident’s window Lauren-Marie Sliter CHIEF NEWS EDITOR
Public Safety determined that a stray bullet from Highway 580 struck and punctured a student's window in Warren Olney Hall on Feb. 23. The bullet went through a student's window and grazed the wall of her dorm room, but no one was injured. The room in question, number 237, is located on the second floor of Warren Olney Hall in the Social Justice Living Learning Community, facing the freeway. The student affected was not available for comment. According to some of the student's hall mates, she and several of her friends believe they heard the gunshot as they were walking to Founders Commons Wed evening. “We heard the shot, but we were like ‘whatever, it's Oakland,’” said first-year Kelly Dingman, who was walking with the student that night. When the student returned to her room, she found glass everywhere and plaster on the floor from where the bullet had grazed her wall, according to Dingman. The student called Public Safety, which responded by contacting the Oakland Police Department. Dingman and Chavez both hope there will be more done to prevent these kinds of incidents in the future. “Maybe they should put in double-paned windows or bullet proof glass,” Chavez said. Director of Public Safety Michael Lopez said the college is
not planning on implementing any repairs or additions such as bulletproof glass because of the expense it would involve. “The cost for these types of repairs are very expensive,” Lopez said. Linda Zitzner, the Assistant Vice President of Facilities, said expense is not the college’s main concern, but that campus facilities is trying to determine the risk of this kind of incident happening again in the future before implementing preventative measures. “This is the first incident of its kind,” Zitzner said, noting that she and others involved in risk assessment on campus do not have a lot of information about the recent incident, making it difficult to determine what the college should do next. Zitzner said that the facilities will determine within the next month the immediate risk of an incident like this happening again. In addition to the uncertainty of the college facing a similar incident again, Lopez noted that in order to ensure protection against future stray bullets, the college would have to bulletproof every outside-facing window. “We find projectiles like this all over campus,” Lopez said. Lopez said that it was very likely the bullet had deflected off of something else before entering the student's room because of the amount of damage that was sustained. Mills College has offered the student whose room the bullet entered an alternative room in Orchard Meadow Hall.
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Philanthropists give more than money, donate time and talent with students
NICOLE VERMEER
Attendees listen as Carole Watson, Chief Community Investment Officer for the United Way of the Bay Area, is introduced during the “At the Table: Women in Philanthropy” event on Feb. 23.
Nicole Vermeer MANAGING EDITOR During the 3rd year of a global recession, it seems philanthropy would be the last thing on the minds of many students. Family budgets are being stretched thin all across the country and 95% of Mills students receive financial aid from the college. But even in these economic
conditions, many students feel they can still benefit from learning about philanthropy. Mills hosted, “At the Table: Women in Philanthropy” on Feb. 23, an event which profiled women holding leadership positions at Bay Area non-profits. This was the first event of its kind at Mills, organized by Lisa Gray, the former interim Director of the Institute for Civic Leadership.
According to Michaela Daystar, head of the Institute for Civic Leadership, the benefit of this event was that students were able to network with successful women in the field of philanthropy. “We want students to have more awareness of philanthropy as a sector or as a career path.” said Daystar. She explained how women are becoming more prosee Philanthropy page 2
Student government tries to tap into leadership potential on campus Diana Arbas ASST. NEWS EDITOR Due to low student participation in past Associated Students of Mills College (ASMC) elections, the student government has implemented new recruitment strategies in order to boost involvement in its upcoming election on Mar. 15-16. In 2010, 191 students voted in the General ASMC Election and
201 voted in the Presidential Runoff Election out of approximately 650 eligible voters (all continuing undergraduates), according to Courtney Young-Law, Director of Student Activities. Since ASMC introduced online voting last year, voter participation rates have increased said Young-Law. “We had about 30 percent participation in voting last spring, and we are hoping for even more this spring,” Young-Law said in
an email. The spring election process began last week, and the ASMC has been encouraging undergraduates to step up into leadership roles and “empower student voice,” according to the organization's vision. At its Feb. 14 meeting, ASMC leaders discussed possible students who stand out as leaders and would enrich student government by running for office. see
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