Brown and White Vol. 103 no. 30

              see police page 6 sabo said that if students just register their home or apartment it is still not a guarantee that the home won't be burglarized they must also take the time to make sure their homes are secure some suggestions to reduce the chance of burglary include using timers throughout the house and double checking the locks on doors and windows somewhere along the line there is a breach m security a door or window that is accidental ly unlocked sabo said i recommend people take the city of bethlehem has been conducting a watch program for the past few years for students who live off-campus however only a small number students are taking advantage of it according to don sabo crime prevention officer for bethlehem the program is designed to watch student homes while stu dents are away on break community police m cooperation with lehigh police regularly check on the homes that have holiday season sabo said this past season only 14 hous es and apartments were registered for the program which is less than half the number of partici pants from last year i'm very upset with the turnout sabo said you should take the very minimum precau tions everything you do reduces the chances and we're here to help this past semester the brown and white included a registration form m one of its issues only two of the forms from the paper were filled out and returned to the bethlehem police been registered by the students according to sabo university students who live off-campus are considered easier targets than non-student residents to take part m the program students must register their house or apartment with the campus police or with one of the bethlehem police substations the police require the name and phone number of the landlord as well as an address and phone number where students can be reached while on break sabo said lately participation m the free program has declined it was very disappointing last java jack's hard times may end coffee talks by dan evans news writer see coffee page 6 the coffee house has been a welcome addition to the lehigh social scene for a little over a year providing good coffee conversa tion and live entertainment it was a welcome change from the stress of classes and the sometimes even greater stress of weekend parties there may soon be only another empty store window to gaze into while walk ing down fourth street owner jack loeper could not be reached for comment on the future of his store but martin mushrush 96 a long time patron and employee said the future of java jack's is up m the air baw photo by shane marquess the neon lights m the window of java jack's may be turned off permanently dear friends it's been a rough winter and unfortunately i can't keep it going any longer we will be open evenings only wednesday to saturday at around 7 until i run out of coffee please call first to be sure i'm here 954-9264 thanks it was fun jack this is the sign on the door of java jack's coffee cafe at 9 w fourth st despite the appearance of normalcy from the outside java jack's may soon be closed permanently the brown and white vol 103 no 30 lehigh university's student newspaper founded m 1894 friday february 16 1996 all the lehigh news first pete musser 49 donates largest single gift ever to the university lehigh receives 10 million gift by jennifer everett assistant news editor see gift page 6 photo courtesy of media relations warren v pete musser 49 continues to give back to his alma mater likins said pete musser is a true friend of lehigh and my dear friend as well likins said this gift shows a great deal about how alumni value their lehigh education a gift of this size is truly significant likins said pete's commitment is certainly one of the very special events m lehigh's his tory it shows how much pete valued his own lehigh experience and his confidence m lehigh's ability to prepare students well for the 21st century nf miu(!pf has great respect for the university and is confident that lehigh properly pre pares students for a prominent future lehigh and peter likins team are doing a wonderful job musser said the universi ty is one of my favorite institutions it has the ability to instill practical knowledge to stu dents that can be translated into the business generosity within the lehigh community was recently highlighted when pete musser 49 donated 10 million making him the largest individual donor ever to lehigh five million dollars will be used for need based financial aid beginning with the class of 2000 1.5 million will go to complete renova tions to taylor gymnasium and 3.5 million will support the musser entrepreneurs scholars . program the east wing administrative complex m the gym will be named the warren v pete musser wing m honor of his numerous con tributions to lehigh i am deeply appreciative of musser's generosity and i know that students faculty staff and alumni join me m expressing our grateful thanks lehigh president peter off-campus residents get careless neglect advantages of police service by jessica norris news writer the women's hoops team slays the drexel dragons on monday but are trampled by the bucknell bison on wednesday see page 20 sports 15,18-20 men's b-ball 20 valentine tribute concert held to commemerate lehigh valley volunteers who assist those suffering with aids see page 4 news 1-6 world news briefs 2 news analysis 3 ifc and panhel 5 will lehigh follow the lead of john hopkins university and establish a campus pub see page 7 lifestyle 7-14 beauty products 10 look who's talking 11 the median household income of honolulu hawaii is 388,889 making it the richest u.s zip code 96849 i source claritas inc