The Towerlight, September 7, 2000

tl20000907-000 "Ver igh 1 Thursday www.thetowerlight.com Published twice-weekly by students of TOwson University 9/7/00 Wellness is top priority at Ward 3 OneCard not the one for copiers 4 Students hyped over VMAs 9 Engestrom leads Tigers to win 19 3 5 5 Departments News Police Blotter Nation A&E 9 In a Theater Near You.]] Wrasslin' Weekly 13 Sports 19 Fast Break 19 Tiger Tracks 21 Op/Ed 26 University Police extend jurisdiction around Towson Erica Schloeder The Towerlight Among all the construction and renovations that took place on campus over the summer, one aspect of Towson was busy changing from the inside out. University Police had previ-ously been restricted to on-cam-pus crime busting, but through a Memorandum of Understanding with the Baltimore County Police Department, Towson's police force is now free to protect the area surrounding campus as well. Police Chief Joe Herbert said University Police will be able to enforce traffic violations on the roads surrounding the campus, and will be the first to respond to campus 911 calls. University Police had previ-ously been handcuffed by the county's jurisdiction in the University area. ""It was the two police agen-cies getting together to put together both of their resources to make a more efficient and effective police response for the campus community and for Baltimore County,"" Herbert said. ""It was outlining duties and responsibilities for particu-lar crimes, addressing some particular fine points and gray areas."" Before the memorandum, which has been in the works for the last nine years, University Police were unsure of their role in policing the area around the campus, Herbert said, which led to less than effective crime-fighting. ""It's for if we see on-view traffic offenses. It's not specifi-cally for setting up planned radar,"" Herbert said. ""If we're sitting at a traffic light and we see someone run a traffic light, we have the authority to take See POLICE, page 4 Chris Henry The Tawarbght Capt. Charles Rapp of the Sixth Precinct of the Baltimore County Police Dept. (left) and University Chief of Police Joe Herbert agreed to extend the University Police's area of jurisdiction around the University. Jepetto's 'Big Break' finally comes Local band makes it big after winning HFS contest, opens for Cypress Hill Fri. Linda Meadowcroft The Towerlight Five years ago, when Jepetto guitarist Chris Cosgrove and drummer Dave Richardson first practiced together as a two-piece garage band, they envi-sioned a day when they could look back and say they achieved something with their music. It's been a long time, but per-haps that day has come. Since joining forces with a full band of inspiring musicians in 1997 � bassist Chris Hartman, guitarist Jesse Hosch, drummer Dan Marcellus and Larry Byrne on keyboard and saxophone � the group Cosgrove and Richardson started and now serve as vocalists for has won the WHFS ""Big Break"" contest, played on the Vans Warped Tour and at the Infinite Spectrum music festival, and performed with the likes of Limp Bizkit and SEV. The Annapolis-based band will bring their high-energy show to the Towson Center at 8 p.m. tomorrow when they open for Cypress Hill. However, Jepetto has altered their musical style since the early days in Annapolis. ""Originally they started out as a hippie band,"" Manager Adam Wheatley said. ""Then Chris and Dave started changing it to the See JEPETTO, page 12 *a. Members of the band Jepetto Today High 75 Low 56 Friday High 81 Low 58 Saturday High 84 Low 61 Sunday High 84 Low 62 "