Angola Triangle (Newspaper) - November 1, 2002, Angola, Indiana University Student Newspaper November Volume Issue V TKE raises money for homeless shelter Amanda Portis Managing Editor From October through Saturday the brothers of the Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity stood out on the Angola circle and raised over for the Turning Point Ever since the project started in vol from the fraternity have spent 24 hours of their time standing at the circle and collecting donations from cars that pass Aaton Eberhard has been participating in the fund raising program for the past four As part of the fraternity require each brother has to turn in 10 service We thought the best way to do this would be to turn in the hours all at When we were first out looking for a place to the shelter came to us and we knew they were hurting for money so we decided to help them said The brothers signed up for 46 hour shifts and took turns standing at each of the four intersections leading up to the circle hold ing signs and buckets for collections while waving to From Friday night to Saturday morning and then picking up again at in the morning and continuing on to in the the brothers braved the cold and rainy weather to collect a grand total of for the homeless The shelter will use this money to supply food and shelter for those who need as well as for paying off Although the campaign usually occurs during the month of the brothers thought they would beat the cold weather this year and hold the event The weather for the weekend was still cold and TKE member Josh Ruge commented that the community was really generous and that people would stop by to bring hot chocolate and coffee to keep the guys Coldwell Bank added to the event by donating some pumpkins for the Fraternity to pass out to the children of the contributors who drove In order to pass the the brothers would chat members that passed and worked on the card board The castle was constructed out of cardboard and included a 10 x 10 ft liv ing space with a 5ft tall ceiling and a This where the members sup posed to sleep for the night but unfortunate ly due to the rainy the cardboard didnt last long and the fraternity had to sleep at their It was nice to be able to meet the mem bers of the community while at the same time raising money for a great It was also a fun time to hang out and bond with the said had similar feelings for the serv ice Sometimes sitting out there gets but you know that you are out there helping people and it makes you feel good doing We had homeless people come up and start talking to us and thanking us for what we were One guy donat ed It was all the money that he had but he said that he knew it was going toward a good cause and it the money would eventually come back to him in the Student concerns addressed at roundtable Girish Rao Staff Writer Every two the students of Tristate University meet with administrators to express their concerns and their views about various happenings around campus at the roundtable with President Earl The latest roundtable was held at Stewart Hall on October The roundtable started at at the cafeteria in Stewart Amos Resident Assistant for Fabiani second addressed and introduced the members of the administration that were That group consisted of Earl Tom Jean Mike Deb Jeff and Sheila Kovalchik Amanda Adkins started the discussion by talking about the students throwing water balloons at the people smoking the main of Stewart Deller replied to saying that moving the smokers to a different place was no punish ment because if they allowed smoking by the main then the smokers would get hit by the water balloons She stat sd that launching water balloons is against student and if anybody is ever caught doing then they will be She also added that employees of Campus Operations would help catch those A resident of Fabiani asked about the guests who cannot get inside any residence hall as they are kept to which the director of Campus Operations We are considering having a hands free set outside the resident We also verified that telephone lines exist to the We are looking at two out of which one of them is an LCD And these wont be intercoms they would be normal tele phones where even 911 could be Another student came up with the idea of hiring people at the desk instead of installing to which Deller We already looked it up but apart from hiring people round the for Stewart we have to break open the which would cost a The next issue was concerning Stewart Hall having no trash Students com about having to walk behind the cafeteria to throw their Residents of Stewart argued that most universities have employees who take out the trash from rooms to which Deller replied that universi ties that have that option also have an extra fee added to their room and She also remarked that the policy is clearly stated in the student handbook and the only change is that the policy being implemented this regarding all the recent fines that several floors ended up Deller If we have to make a place thats we have to fine Alex resident of Conrad Hall If one person in the floor breaks a then why does the whole floor get fined Its something that they do in ele mentary Deb McHenry Even the things you do relate to what they do in elementary so if you could come up with a better then we might consider During the a student Where is the money coming from for the marble benches that have been put in lately all around Why are we not using the money to do something like air condition best or even the dorms Brooks The benches were donated and it is funded totally outside the universi ty Then the questions wandered to the alco hol issue concerning several students this semester that got Brooks I wish that problem could be handled by the Campus but what happens in the city is out of our We even had a meeting where students and fraternity members sat down with the We have to give them the benefit of A few students complained about WE AX coming through on the Fox channel and dis the to which Deller said that Fox channel will be changed to Channel the issue about the lofts was dis A student asked why lofts would not be allowed in the residence halls next Bock replied that they were not there were cases where lofts were support ed by window frames and other things that dont support Deller added that there were students who drilled screws into which was spoiling the We need to maintain the integrity of the moreover its a measure to keep the students she A few students also pointed out the golf carts on the footpath cause inconvenience to Bock They are not street legal and insurance does not cover it on the we are talk ing to the insurance company at this The roundtable lasted until
