page 2 - The Behrend College Beacon - March 25, 1999 Woodward cont. from page 1 journalism is an extremely competitive field, too much trivial reporting is tak ing place. He also commented that journalists and reporters “don’t even have a glimpse of some of the real sto ries” that should be covered. Woodward then answered questions that inquisitive audience members tossed at him. He was asked to give his thoughts concerning Hillary Clin ton running for Senator of New York. He responded with just a few general comments. He did however, offer uniquely personal thoughts when he was asked to comment on Oliver Stone’s film Nixon. Woodward said Harassment By tions On Behrend Campus by Jennifer Hemme staff writer There are nine on-going investiga tions of harassment by communica tions being conducted by Police and Safety Services. Harassment by communications re fers to any message via telephone, letters, and e-mail. It is a third degree misdemeanor charge with the maxi mum penalties of one year in prison and a $2,500 fine for each offense. Police and Safety has taken some Members of NSBE set up for fashion show ontheße " ' ' \ - s s j. < > s i s < •% > ' s' ''' \ s a n that the movie was 50% accurate and 50% pure fiction. He added that ev eryone gets the psychoanalyst that they deserve, and Nixon got the film director he deserved. Wtx>dward kept his speech interest ing and even sprinkled it with humor to keep the audience’s attention. He has published seven #1 best selling nonfiction books including All the President's Men, which is an account of die Watergate investigation and has appeared on television shows such as Larry King Live. Many students felt that it was tut honor to listen such a distinguished figure. of the cases to court, already. Bill Donahue, manager of Police and Safety Services said, “Because of technology, we’ve had a very good clearance rate on these, much better than we’ve had in past years. But,” he adds, “they still continue to hap pen.” Some victims have received sexu ally harassing, profane, and name calling messages. Some have also re ceived messages that threatened their safety. But Donahue says, “...no one has carried out these threats...”. Earn credit and w ster for write. jiup Communica- same V\ * »*< *<*' - •.% s > *" ' s' ' <, *-n ■•?* '-?V\ x ‘ . ...Ml- >s, ‘ “I thought it was really interesting. He kept the audience’s attention, and everything he said was well thought out,” said Holly Ristau , 02 Chem. “1 was surprised by his less than subtle predilection towards support of President Clinton. Most of what he said seemed to be aimed at some how justifying or defending Clinton throughout the Clinton scandals,” Ron Hayes, 06 Eng, commented. “I enjoyed the speech, and I’m thankful that Behrend gave me the opportunity to listen to such an ac complished journalist.” Keith Ccrroni, 02 DUS. He advises that if any students are receive harassing messages, an accu rate log of every one should be kept. Students should also pay particular atttention to the sound of the caller’s voice and any background noise. If a student receives the message by telephone, he or she should not bang down the receiver, converse, or reason with the caller because this can encourage more harassment. Tell the caller ‘please do not call me again’ and hang up. by Mike Frawley Piltllf News 3/16/99 Student reported harassing phone calls 3/19/99 Student reported an attempted theft of fog lights off their vehicle 3/20/99 Student reported that her car had been keyed 3/20/99 Student reported that someone had gone into his room while he was at work and when he returned his room was in shambles. 3/21/99 A non student was observed urinating on the sidewalk leading to the parking lot be tween apartment buildings three and four. The male was arrested for disorderly conduct. 3/22/99 Student reported that his liscense plate was stolen Rlice -Ajid Safety R F> O R T : Do you feel safe parking your car on campus over night? “Yeah because my car is not the greatest.” JoseOrama, 04, Hist “Yeah, I don’t think there is a lot of crime on campus.” “Yes, because there is nothing in my car to steal.” Mike Kraynek, 02, Engi “Yes, because Behrend’s a nice campus, the majority of the people are nice, and the excep tions wouldn’t stop me.” “No, there is too many drunk people runing around at night.” Jessica Turos, 02, Psy Sean Davis, 02, Hist Carrie Kish, 04, Ps
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