Brown and White Vol. 100 no. 8

              by kevin kniffin news writer out of all of the houses registered none were burglarized he said students at the party seemed to feel confi dent about the police effort toward making the lehigh area a safer community andrea ludmer 94 an off-campus student who attended the party said it's good to see escorts walking around campus you feel safe " jen turner 95 a resident of birkel avenue said as long as i am with other people at night i feel safe sabo also spoke to students about smoke detectors he said landlords are legally respon sible forpro viding them , and urged that students check them for effectiveness matt daly 94 said i don't even think our smoke detectors work bethlehem mayor ken smith said that a better relationship between lehigh and the city would be a determining factor in how the community reacts to students smith said this is the best year we have had since i became mayor between the students and the bethlehem community within the past year bethlehem has ex panded its community police to include two sub-stations on the south side of bethlehem this is a reaching out by our community police smith said we are trying to create an atmosphere of comfort the party was intended to make students aware of the various services but the general consensus was that it was an opportunity to get to know the police the police hope to plan more events in the future the party was sponsored by lehigh police community relations the wood company the office of student affairs residential ser vices the lehigh university bookstore bike line and maiers bakery by deirdre o'connor news writer the safety block party bunched crime pre vention month thursday ir ue parking lot at the corner of brodhead and packer avenues cautioning students about safety procedures lehigh police sgt tony casciano said we do not have a fence around us we have to take measures to protect ourselves i still see students walking alone at night however through measures like the block party students are becoming more aware of opportunities to protect themselves from unnec essary trouble the lehigh escort system combines student escorts with the tracs van service from 6 p.m to 10 p.m students are on call to walk other students around campus the van service from 10p.m to 3 am drops students off at their doors last year was an emergency situation casciano said but now the escort service is a full program he said that the police are trying to educate students and generate awareness of the need for safety in the lehigh community as a whole donald sabo bethlehem crime prevention officer said this party is the beginning of a better communication between the school and these services sabo said preventive measures for off-cam pus students such as registering their houses with the police before going on breaks has increased off-campus safety if there is an intrusion or a problem we will know where to get in touch with you he said some students feel safer living off campus bethlehem lu cooperation essential for student safety b4w photo by christopher ware mcgruff the crime dog lehigh police chief eugene dax and bethlehem mayor ken smith take a bite out of crime at the safety block party thursday see satellite page 6 year olds who are voting has dropped in the last 20 years clinton wants them to believe government can work again i've been try ingto regain the faithof the young electorate throughout the campaign he said his efforts have included hosting a radio show with rock music group u2 on other topics clinton a duck hunter supported the right to bear arms but also supported the brady bill which would require a mandatory waiting pe riod for those buying guns also both clinton and gore said they support the equality of women in our society and freedom of choice with respect to abortion according to clinton the most important work in society is rearing children gore discussed the involvement of his wife tipper with the parents music resource center a group which endorses record-labeling formusic that is unsuit able for young children tuesday october 6 1992 student dies at swim practice vol 100 no 8 the brown and white lehigh university said he was well liked i think his rabbi described him best as saying he had a million-dollar smile he will be missed by all of us a memorial service is tentatively planned for 8 p.m thursday in packer memorial chapel freshman register photo david back 96 by josh zeman desk editor davidßack 96 died friday night at st luke s hospital after collapsing dur ing swim practice at taylor gym according to lehigh county coro ner wayne snyder the cause and man ner of death are pending an autopsy the funeral held sunday in back's hometown of cherry hill n.j was at tended by more than 1 00 members of the lehigh community according to mark erickson director of student life it was a tragic event which requires all of us to reach out to each other i am continuously impressed by the manner in which the students and staff demon strate how much they care about each other erickson said an engineering major back's inter ests included swimming and theater we will miss him but we will sur vive and it only makes us closer and stronger said chris marshall swim coach he was only with our family for three weeks but he touched us he said back's roommate benpomeranz 96 clinton gore stress student importance democratic presidential candidate gov bill clinton and running mate sen al gore stressed the importance of the youth vote via satellite last thursday at mountaintop campus lehigh was one of several hundred schools to receive the feed which was broadcast on a special rock the vote edition of the national radio show rockline clinton and gore answered questions from the national audience and spoke on topics relevant to young people according to gore now is the time for young americans to change the country he cited the recent veto by president bush of the motor voter bill which would have registered people to vote when they got their driver's licenses as an example of bush's fear of a large young voter turnout clinton said he fought for the 18 year-old vote when he was younger but noted that the percentage of 18 to 25 a n+hmnninn nn&tiq fhf rinnr to trip dr^^t rind orgs&nt pacig i . ~ :■:■.: .".-.. tv -^ .... ■ ■ r jj g m j