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September
Ю,
2009
NEWS
Sept. 1: In the University Union, a report was made on found property.
A sword was found in a trash can.
Sept. 1: In the Union Garage, a suspicious, non-affiliate of the
University was seen passing out flyers.
Sept. 1: On Cross Campus Drive, a female student reported that a
male was following her. The area checked with negative results.
Sept. 1: Off campus, on Dowling Circle, a female student reported a
rape incident. TU police are assisting Baltimore County Police with the
investigation and follow up.
Sept. 2: In the General Services building, a TUPD dispatcher reported
a lost badge which was later recovered.
Sept. 3: In Millenium Hall, a CDS violation was reported about two
resident students referred to OJA for marijuana usage. Three non-affili¬
ates were issued Denial of Access.
Sept. 3: In Residence Tower, a burglary was reported. Someone stole
cash from a resident student’s dorm room.
Sept. 4: In Tubman House, a resident student was referred to the
Office of Judicial Affairs for destruction of property. A non-affiliate was
issued a Denial of Access for destruction of property.
Sept. 4: In Tower A, two resident students were issued Criminal
Citations for CDS paraphernalia. One of the resident students issued a
citation for a false driver’s license. Another resident student was referred
to the Office of Judicial Affairs.
Sept. 5: In Tower D, three resident students referred to the Office of
Judicial Affairs for a controlled dangerous substance violation.
Sept. 5: In Newell Hall, a resident student was transported to a nearby
hospital for intoxication.
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Student LIFE Line available for any
question or concern in Towson
While students on campus adjust
to their surroundings, the division
of student affairs dedicates itself
to make this an easier experience.
Towson is continuing to offer its
Student LIFE Line, a help line that
students, parents and others can call
or e-mail with questions regarding
the University.
Susan Lidard, executive adminis¬
trative assistant for student affairs,
regards the LIFE Line as an “infor¬
mation please” line for anything
pertaining to the campus and the
surrounding community. Some of
the most common inquiries that
the LIFE Line can answer are the
numbers for local businesses and
banks, the transportation schedules.
"Students are saving the number
into their phones and using it when
they need a quick answer," Lidard
said. "It takes me quite a bit of time
in the morning to answer the e-mails
from students."
In addition to addressing immedi¬
ate questions from the student body,
the LIFE Line is also a direct way
for members of the community to
raise concerns regarding suspected
disorderly or disruptive conduct by
With the uproar of on-and-off cam¬
pus crimes and assaults, Detective
Corporal George Morgan of the
Community Crime Reduction Unit
within the Towson University Police
Department is promoting Operation
KeepSafe, a program that encour¬
ages students and faculty to practice
crime prevention.
The first thing Morgan empha¬
sizes is to report a crime as soon as
someone witnesses it.
"Call as soon as you see something
that seems out of the normal,” he
said.
Another important tip is to take
advantage of the TUPD escort ser¬
vice. TUPD provides escorts around
campus in the horns of darkness.
Upon a request, an escort will either
walk with a student or wait at the
nearest shuttle stop until the student
boards.
The SAFE ride van provides point-
Towson University students, accord¬
ing to vice president for student
affairs Deb Moriarty.
Local businesses are also taking
advantage of the LIFE Line, accord¬
ing to Moriarty. Businesses will call
the line about setting up an intern¬
ship with a student or will be look¬
ing to hire students from Towson
University. Still, 85 percent of the
calls and emails the line receives are
from students, Moriarty said. If not,
the LIFE Line staff will make phone
calls to the appropriate departments
of the University to get answers for
students.
"It’s really just a big catchall for
the students who have questions,"
Mortality said. "Our goal is to not
have students git the rim around
when they can’t find an answer to
their questions."
The LIFE Line always has two full¬
time faculty members and one stu¬
dent employee available to take calls
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays
through Fridays. Students can reach
the LIFE Line at 410-704-LIFE or
email their questions to studen-
taffairs@towson.edu.
-Benjamin Knepp
crime prevention
to-point escorts on campus, accord¬
ing to Morgan, and is always identifi¬
able by uniform. Other features to
prevent isolation are supplemental
patrols and 80 emergency blue light
phones located throughout the cam¬
pus. The unfortunate aspect of cam¬
pus safety is that anyone can walk
onto campus.
"We don’t have a wall that sepa¬
rates us from York Road,” Morgan
said. “People get that false sense of
security because they’re on a college
campus they think crime isn’t going
to happen."
Theft of property is the most com¬
mon crime at universities, accord¬
ing to Morgan. However, Morgan
believes that thefts on campus have
decreased.
‘We like to think that’s because
of our efforts and the efforts of the
community," he said.
- Alissa Katz
CCRU talks tips for
Ana Martfnez Chamorro/77ii’ Towerlight
Detective Morgan advises on ways to stay safe on campus.
CRIME: TU
hit heavy
with crimes
on Tuesday
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the walk go faster."
Newsome claims the suspect was
almost to her right hand side while
walking when he looked at her.
"It was out of nowhere [and] so
unexpected, [the suspect] grabbed
my wallet and ran off,” she said. "He
looked back after he stole [the wal¬
let] and it was like he was smirking
or something. It was really creepy."
Newsome said she had about $20
in her wallet along with a credit
card, her Towson ID and her driver’s
license. Following the crime, the
victim went home on Wednesday
to receive a new driver’s license.
She also had to purchase a new
Towson ID for $15. In regards to the
increase of criminal activity on this
day, Herring said he is unable to com¬
ment on any particular geographic
region or jurisdiction being a contrib¬
uting factor to recent incidents.
“I have no information at this
point that would allow me to specu¬
late on any contributing cause for the
incidents," Herring said.
OWS: Site
offers many
interactive
exercises
From page 7
solution and research ways of adapt¬
ing the site to current technologies.
"The goal was to find the best pro¬
cess for allowing Dr. Benner to create
and update interactive exercises on
her Web site without the need for
higher level web skills," Wynd said.
The OWS Web site still aims to
remain a useful tool for any student
writing a paper or just curious about
the basics of grammar. Benner feels
that her online material is beneficial
to students and offers them several
resources to improve their writing
skills.
"These are self-based interactive
quizzes students use to enhance their
knowledge," Dayton said.
Terry Cooney, Dean of the College
of Liberal Arts, said he expects the
site will continue to run for stu¬
dents’ use for the remainder of the
academic year, but there is no exact
timeframe to when FrontPage will be
removed.
He discussed with OTS the
possibility of going outside of the
University to find software that
would make the site work, but was
given an estimated cost of about
$50,000 to pay for the software and
hire an expert to re-code the site.
"We would like to explore by talk¬
ing with other vendors for other
options," Cooney said.
