-Winter 2007-
By Ryan Kelly
Staff Writer
Theft on campus is an alarming
trend, and campus businesses have
taken various measures to curb this
trend. These businesses do stress,
however, that they are still
committed to being open and
welcoming places.
The Millstream Café, where
most students who live on campus
get their three meals a day, has
recently taken various measures to
reduce its problems with theft. The
policy prohibiting eating in the
serving area. Additionally, all
employees are encouraged to keep
a sharp eye out for theft or
suspicious behavior.
Food items commonly stolen are
French fries and hash browns, as
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well as bottled beverages. The
containers for these can be found
hidden in every nook and cranny
of the serving area, as students
try to dispose of these containers.
Of course, it is admitted that some
food, probably a high percentage,
is reported to the cashiers when it
is eaten in the serving area. It is
still clear, however, that some items
are not being paid for.
Theft of utensils and dishes is
also a problem. Theft or breakage
of utensils and dishes cost the
Millstream $2,000 last semester,
and it is likely that the larger
portion of this cost came from theft.
Admittedly, theft is “tough to
quantify” according to Millstream
manager Curt Wengert, but it is
clear there is some theft occurring.
Consequences for theft are
judicial sanctions, as well as being
reported to Kim Rushing,
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lookout for shoplifters.
Assistant Director of Student
Affairs. Currently the Millstream is
asking for student cooperation to
help reduce theft, and has not
extensively prosecuted students.
Wengert does, however, stress
that he wants the Millstream to be
a friendly place. He neither wants
to turn the Millstream into a “police
station” nor to have students
By Trevon Pegram
Staff Writer
With ever increasing concerns
over smoking, second hand smoke,
and the problems it causes,
students on Mont Alto’s campus
have finally stepped up. This
January a vote was scheduled to
decide the fate of smoking outside
of the residence halls.
The vote wouldn’t ban smoking
on the campus; it would, however,
require smokers to move a few feet
away from the residence hall
entrances. The residence hall
entrances a place where smokers
constantly gather and to smoke.
Students were forced to trudge
through the smoke filled
atmosphere of numerous smokers
concerned that “big brother is
looking over their shoulder.” It is
also understood that, besides the
Wiestling Student Center, there is
nowhere else on campus for
students to “hang out.” The
current policies are intended to
curb theft while maintaining the
Millstream’s current atmosphere.
The campus bookstore, which
is operated by Barnes & Noble
Booksellers, is another business
on campus-dealing with theft.
Many students have noticed the
cubby the store has installed; and
this measure is intended to prevent
students from placing books or
other items in their bags. The
cubby has been helpful in
providing increased security for
the store’s merchandise.
The item most often stolen from
the bookstore is merchandise, a
see Theft page 3
just to make it into their residence
halls.
Ernie Isgro, a current Mont Alto
student, said that he disliked
having to smell and walk through
cigarette smoke just to get up to
his room. Smokers who live in the
residence halls and smoke outside
of them were in an outrage. They
were afraid that they would
actually have to walk a few feet
away from the residence halls in
order to just have a cigarette. The
vote came about due to numerous
student complaints for the past few
years about having to walk
through cigarette smoke and also
having to smell it through their
windows.
After thinking of ways to get a
ban on smoking the SGA came up
see Smoking page 3