University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, September 18, 1991
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KU police conduct seminar to teach ways to avoid crime
Students should be more aware of surroundings, official says
By Melissa Rodgers Kansan staff writer
KU police conducted its first crime seminar of the semester Monday evening for the women living at Douthart Scholarship Hall.
Burdel Welsh, KU POL representative, addressed students' fears about campus crime and gave student protection to protect themselves from crime.
The most frequent crime on campus is theft occurring at public places, Welsh said.
Welsh cited examples such as the theft of valuables from an unattended backpack in a cafeteria.
It takes only eight seconds for such a theft to occur, he said.
Welsh also said eight out of 10 thefts in residence hall rooms were caused by unlocked doors.
Students need to be more aware of their surroundings and not be so trusting, he said.
Welsh said that although KU had
half the crime rate of Lawrence, the campus population made KU the equivalent of the 10th largest city in the state.
Students in residence halls can protect themselves by locking their doors and windows.
They also can prevent theft from cars by keeping purses and valuables out of sight.
Douthart resident Aimee Whittman, Leaewood freshman, said her biggest fear was walking by her mother, who had that women walk in groups at night.
If students are walking alone on campus at night, they should stay on main routes, not wear headphones and be aware of approaching strangers, he
Welsh suggested that if a stranger confronts a student, the student should greet and look directly at the person in order to assess the situation.
The student should project an assertive image and get a description of the other person, he said.
Crimes of all types increase between midnight and 5 a.m., and especially about 2 a.m. when bars are closing, he said.
How students should handle a confrontation or attack is up to each individual and depends on the situation, he said.
Welsh said if students were going to use a weapon such as a stun gun or mace, they should learn how to use it properly. He reminded students that a weapon sometimes could be used against them.
Welsh said students should make an effort to know the location of emergency blue phones along frequently traveled routes.
Tamara Plush, Dodge City senior,
said going into the stacks at Watson
Library frightened her. Blue phones
should be installed there, she said.
In buildings, students should know where payphonesare. Welshsaid. Students can contact the police in an emergency by dialing 911 from any phone.
EPA says Senate recycling bill faces White House opposition
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Bushadministration will oppose a Senate bill intended to boost recycling and tighten waste disposal regulations nationwide, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency said yesterday.
EPA Administrator William K. Reilly told the Senate Environmental Protection Subcommittee that many provisions of the proposed legislation are unworthable or too costly.
"We must not nationalize the garbage problem," Reilly said. He did not estimate the costs of the proposal but said they could be extraordinary.
"I must say that I'm quite disappointed. When you say it's not time for
Max Baucus, D.-Mont, subcommittee chairperson, who-sponsored the bill with the ranking Republican, John Chafe of Rhode Island, said he was surprised by Reilly's opposition.
legislation, I find it astounding," Baucus said at the hearing.
Reilly said he shared the bill's goals but preferred to pursue current initiatives to encourage recycling rather
Senate bill would
Senate bill would boost national recycling efforts but the EPA says the legislation is too costly.
than back legislation that would set minimum recycled content standards for paper, glass, plastics and other products used by industry.
Baucus has been holding hearings
for months on the legislation, which would overhaul the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the country's basic blueprint for waste regulation. Even before Reilly signaled the administration's opposition, chances for passage of the complicated bill during this session were uncertain.
Reilly said one provision of the bill, requiring the White House to maintain public files on its review of proposed EPA regulations, probably would draw a veto from President Bush.
in recent years, White House officials have weakened several proposed environmental regulations, spurring criticism from environmentalists who say business representatives can influence the last-step review without any public scrutiny.
The Sierra Club issued a statement accusing Bush of abandoning a campaign pledge to back a national recycling strategy.
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