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THURSDAY Feb.13,2003 Vol.XLIX Number V5' /6
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• Pat Croce at Cabrini, page 2 • Shadesofgray, page 6
Dorm destruction getting expensive MELISSA DlPIETRANTONIO ASST. NEWS EDITOR
The third floor window in the New Residence Hall looks more like a spider-web than a view beyond the concrete walls. Destruction campus-wide has resulted in the shattered trust of residents. Harold Holden, director of facilities, makes it clear that the problem begins with the students. "In essence, if the students didn't cause the damages, we wouldn't have to run around repairing them," Holden said. "We don't hire people to repair damages. Once they're done repairing, we get back to improving the campus." But students continue to cause damages, and it is getting expensive. According to Holden, the broken window in the NRH "needs to be cut and installed by an outside contractor, not facilities." Craig Vagell, a resident assistant of the NRH, said, "From my understanding we know who punched the window, therefore the New Residence Hall will not be billed. Instead, the student will be billed directly. In my opinion, it will cost several hundred dollars because it's a double-paned, tinted window and both [panes) have to be replaced."
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ALLPHOTOS BY HOLLYO1\LANoo/STAFF PHOTOGAAPHEk
Ahove:A "do not touch" sign covers a broken windown on the third floor of New Residence Hall. Bottom left:The vacant television stand remains after the television was stolen in House One. Bottom right A hole in the wall can be found in House One in the back staircase.
Across the parking lot, Xavier Hall has become more than just the home of the new game room; it was recently the canvas for offen-
sive words painted with shaving cream. Derogatory phrases such as "white power" and a swastika symbol were displayed on the walls of the hallways. Smaller, more common damages are adding up across campus. In House One, a damaged television stand was the only remnant after the TV, itself, was stolen. A similarity can be found between Houses Two, Five and Seven; a large hole in the wall. Senior John Verdi, RA of House Five, said the hole is the size of someone's foot. Verdi said, "It is probably the eighth or tenth hole in the house this year and as of right now the house is being
charged for the damage." Damage is not the only problem. Failure to promptly address the problems at hand also adds to the dilemma. Karl Heiss, resident of House Six, inquired about missing bathroom tiles since the beginning of the year. According to Heiss, residents have complained about this for a while, but nothing has happened thus far. Holden said something such as a broken window is a safety issue and "has priority over a hole in the wall." The only residencies that were not damaged were Woodcrest and Houses Three and Four, all of which are occupied by females.
Angie Hodgeman, the resident director of the apartments, said, "This is a college and damages are going to occur. Facilities is not deliberately not fixing these broken things, they're putting priorities first."