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Meredith Herald Volume X, Issue 9 October 27.1993 Raleigh. North Carolina Family Day 1993 Mary Koontz, senior, her parents, Jerry and Ray Koontz, and her fiance, Jonathan GilUs enjoy Family Day Activities. Family Day was held Sunday. Activities included a picnic, church servic^ volleyball and Open House. State’s problem is bur problem, too This is the first part of a two part series on crime. by Addie Tschamler Obviously, crime takes a more sizeable role at most larger campuses like North Carolina State University. NCSU reported a total of 603 crimes in the 1992-93 school year, involving everything from rape and robbery to motor vehicle theft. These numerous incidents greatly concern the University about the safety of its students, faculty, and visitors. NCSU reports four cases of rape on campus in the 1992 school year, the most in the past three years. At a large, coed campus, women must be particularly cautious, as such campuses are prone to more rape offenses. Not surfHis- iogly, the biggest crime problem at Age and algae create problems for lake by Kate Stewart There are several problems down at tht lake and at the amphitheaterthis • year stemming from their age and a strain of algae, according to Charles Taylor, Vice President of Business and Finance. The problems are due to the fact that both the lake and the amphithe ater are approximately 30 years old and that the lake is also man-made, Taylor said. Also according to Taylor, the lake is not receiving enough water because it is no longer being fed from sf^ings like it used to be, and it is also not receiving enough runoff. Those twQ factors have led to the formation of pond meal, which is a unique form of algae. Pond meal is very thick and is caused by a lack of water and a lack of water movement. Cold weather should kill the pond the lack of water in the moat surround ing the island. The amphitheater also has prob lems that need to be solved. One such problem is that the concrete is sinking in and causing manytrip hazards. The wiring around the amphitheater has also deteriorated and become faulty. TTie Board of Trustees authorized an engineering study of both the am phitheater and the lake. “Hie puipose of the study is to ascertain all of the problems and recommend solutions," said Taylor, The study is being conducted by F.W.A. Group, an engineering firm thatisbasedinCharlotte. Ilieirstudy will take a couple of months, and Taylor hopes that a report will be ready for the Board of Trustees when they meet in Febniary. The study and improvements will be costly, though, and Taylor stated that "it appears that the price tag for NCSU deals with alcohol larrests, of which 380 cases were reported. Being a school with a large population, NCSU can in no way guarantee safety to anyone. Each individual must take it upon herself to be responsible and awareofsuch crimes. Although crime isin no way excusable, the University expects students and visitors to take necessary precautions to reduce the total number of crime offenses in the NCSU community. Although crime plays a bigger part at a larger school, big universities like NCSU, can afford to offer many more services and programs. NCSU offers such services as University Hotline, Campus PoHce, and over 20 see STATE page seven photo by Frances Pate A study is being conducted to determine the extent of the problems in Meredith's lake. An algae called pond tneal has infected fhe lake. meal, which is a common problem in many eastern North Carolina lakes. Meredith is also working with the Agriculture Extension Office about the pond mea! and there is a treatment for it that will be ^lied in the spring. Another ^x-oblem with the lake is these solutions is going to be very high.” One such action that Taylor suspects to be recommended at the end of the study is for the lake to be drained, which will take place after graduation next spring if necessary.
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