Point News, 1988 November 16

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Volume 70, Number3 St. Mary's City, Md. 20686 November 16,1988
H o w D o W e G e t O u t o f t h e D a r k ?
By Carolyn Ross
and Holly Stewart
As winter approaches
and days become shorter, the need
for more adequate nighttime light­ing
is becoming a primary con­cern
for many campus residents.
One student remarked
that "living in Queen Anne and
parking on the other side of
Somerset, I can't see to park, much
less find my way back in the dark."
Although this is a very specific
problem inherent to Queen Anne
and Calvert, students who have
night classes and other activities
have also expressed their con­cern.
About two weeks ago,
Public Safety Director, Jack Krafft,
and Dean of Students, Lynn
Willett took a walking tour of
campus to "rethink" the lighting
set-up and plans for future in­stallations.
According to Krafft,
this kind of "illumination’' inspec­tion
is a regular duty of all secu­rity
officers. Officers are also
asked to report any other pos­sible
safety problems such as
cracks or holes in walkways.
Naturally nighttime
safety is the concern with lights
and as Krafft says, "The best way
to see what's going on is to actu­ally
walk through at night when
all the leaves are on the trees and
the moon isn't too bright." This
most recent survey was made in
order to determine the need for
additional lighting in the new
parking lot.
It is obvious to Krafft
that more lights must be installed.
Jack Krafft concedes that the new
$237,000 parking lot by Somerset
is "...not as well lit as it could
be..." Plans have been initiated
to correct this deficiency. The
electric company has already been
consulted concerning placement
of lights and action will be taken
as soon as possible.
Another concern is the
recent destruction of the light
bulbs on the path from the Health
Center down to Queen Anne HalL
"The biggest problem is that
someone is shooting them (the
lights) out with a pellet gun," says
Jack Krafft, Director of Public
Safety. On October 6th, two
additional lights were found dis­abled.
This vandalism needlessly
jeopardizes the safety of students
and monopolizes the Public Safety
Office's personnel when atten­tion
could be focused on other
matters. However, the Public
Safety Office maintains that such
problems are corrected within 24
hours.
Additionally, one new
light will be added in proximity
to the main Route 5 crosswalk
adjacent to the library grounds.
A bush growing there has been
cut back by maintenance, but still
creates a very dark area. Krafft
has put in to add another light to
the already existing pole.
Although there have
been no assaults thus far this year,
many students also bring up th
lack of lights through the wooded
areas. However, Willett says that
putting lights here would encour­age
students to walk this way rather
than the already lit and safer
pathways.
The Public Safety office
wants to refrain from lighting the
campus up like "daytime" because
" W e l i g h t p l a c e s
w h e r e w e w a n t p e o p l e
t o w a l k . . . i t i s a w a y
t o c o n t r o l w h e r e
p e o p l e g o . "
- J a c k K r a f f t
that would both compromise
campus atmosphere and encour­age
unsanctioned and unsafe
activities. In the words of Jack
Krafft, "We light places where we
want peopl to walk., lighting is a
way to control where people go."
If an area is not well lit, students
are encouraged to opt for an­other
more direct route as op­posed
to shortcuts and trails and
travel in the company of others.
Although the height and
position of lights does pose some
problem, the common sense of
the individual governs personal
safety in cases, maintains Krafft.
Johns Hopkins Univ. and St. Mary’s Ttade Students
■A-.’
By Chuck kamville
St. Marys upperclass­men
have a recently established
opportunity due to an agreement
between President Lewis, Dean
Rosenthal and the Dean of Johns
Hopkins University in Baltimore.
For three years, there was con­sideration
of a cooperative pro­gram
between the schools to
provide work for Hopkins gradu­ate
students and to provide St.
Marys students with a year of
studies at Johns Hopkins with­out
the Hopkins price-tag. The
finished agreement between the
Universities is a trade. Johns
Hopkins provides graduate stu­dents,
who are near completion
of their Ph.D., an opportunity to
serve as replacements (for one
semester or one year) for St.
Marys faculty who are either on
sabbatical or who resign without
ample notice, and a St. Marys
student can attend Johns Hopkins
for a year while paying only the
St. Marys tuition. This plan al­lows
the graduate students to earn
money to survive while they
approach the completion of their
dissertation. This also gives the
chosen instructors an edge. Their
teaching experience at St. Marys
appeals to faculty employers, just
as the Hopkins experience and
credits give St. Marys students
an advantage.
The first of the Instruc-torial
Squad from Hopkins will
Dean of the College Michael
Rosenthal is pleased with the
new St. Mary's - Hopkins
arrangement
be Tara Smith, a Ph.D. candidate
in Philosophy, who will replace a
St. Marys faculty member who is
working on a grant. Political
Science professor James Nickell
will leave on a Sabbatical semes­ter
and a replacement will be
needed from Hopkins to take over
his duties in his absence. With
these occurrences, there are
openings for a year of studies at
Hopkins for our juniors and
seniors. Applications are soon
to be composed by Dean Rosen­thal
and some basic requirements
are established at present. Stu­dents
considered for Hopkins
studies must have high academic
standing and, most importantly,
must be aware that Johns Hopkins
is another world compared to St.
Marys. Though the competi­tiveness
of Hopkins students isnt
cut-throat, it runs greatly higher
than the general serenity of St.
Marys collegians. Another as­pect
of the program that may be
significant is that St. Marys stu­dents
who are chosen will not be
able to live in Johns Hopkins
housing. Johns Hopkins, evi­dently,
is also blessed with an
abundance of scholars. If you
have the ambition and the means
to live near Hopkins, this is (it
should go without saying) a golden
chance. The plan is also a pro­verbial
murder of several ducks
with the same rock. The Depart-i
ment Chairmen at Hopkins can
redirect the funds they save from
having their graduate students
supporting themselves by pro­fessing,
the young teachers are
given a door into their careers
and St. Marys students can take
advantage of a discount year at
Hopkins.
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