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Thursday, May 5, 1977
University Daily Kansan
Theft prevention tips suggested by police
By FRED SOLIS Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
Most of the 758 burglaries in Lawrence last year could have been prevented.
Mark Brothers, Lawrence police officer,
said most burglars enter homes through
fire hydrants.
The second most common method of entry, Brothers said, is "Loyding," slipping into the water or through a hole.
He said a burglar might also find a rear door that is not an obvious outlet. Therefore the burglar isn't seen as he kicks or pries the door open.
Police said residents could do several thints to deter or discourage burglaries.
TO SECURE a window, drill several holes partly through the window sash and slip nails into the holes. The nails will connect with the bottom of the window to prevent hurling from lifting the window.
If a burglar tries to force a window, it may break, making noise that increases the risk of injury.
The best way to secure doors is to install a double dead bolt lock. Double dead bolt locks have an advantage over single bolt locks, because they are usually made of steel rather than brass.
BECAUSE MOST sliding glass doors have rollers at the top and bottom, a burglar can remove the doors simply by picking them up out of the runners.
To prevent this, place screws in the top runner above the door.
Another precaution is getting neighbors to watch out for one another's residences.
Students should let neighbors know their class schedules and when they will be out of school.
"We are trying to get the public to take an active involvement in their own defense," he said.
BROTHERS SAID that the police department received many reports of thefts during school vacations, what he called "open season on apartments and dorms."
When you go out of town for a week, a month or the summer, store valuable items or move them to a safe place. Stop mail and newspaper deliveries until you return.
Police said a resident could make an inventory list of valuables with model and serial numbers and, if possible, photos of valuables.
Scratching in a driver's license number is probably the best way to mark valuables for
BROTHERS SAID the recovery rate of stolen property was about 5 per cent because much of the recovered property hadn't been marked by its owners.
*Without identification, serial numbers or marks, we can't return it.* said the "Sheepdog."
Opinions differ on success of residence hall tutoring
An experimental tutoring program, free to all University of Kansas residence hall and scholarship hall residents, has received mixed reviews this semester.
The Additional Comprehensive Education Program, jointly sponsored by the Association of University Residence Halls (AUHR) and the All Scholarship Hall (ASHH), will be held by the AUHR and ASHC Special Joint Committee on Educational Programming.
Sherri Grey, a member of the committee and a former ASHC president, said yenders that there were nine program chairs, three on the right and one that rotated among the eight scholarship halls. Each center was host to a subject for two hours every night, Monday through Friday.
The subjects were determined by a survey of students last December, but had to be specialized into class levels during the semester. Grew said.
Jill Allen, coordinator of the program,
said that this week was the ninth and last
Math and chemistry were the most popular subjects, she said, and math had to be divided into class levels at different centers. This eliminated the problem of Math 021 students being in the same class as calculus students.
The four night classes were held during every other week during the semester, with an average of three people attending each class, she said.
Allen said that master schedules of the masses were sent to each resident at the residence.
"It was just on a walk-in basis," she said. "Of course, there were a lot of students at the very first. It dropped through the roof, but it aspires to be picking up again."
Grey said that a majority of the 25-30 tutors recruited from KU graduate schools had tutored students every time the tutors went to class. They were guaranteed $10 a night for two hours of work and were free to teach in any way they wanted, she said, but often hard to find tutors. She said that there was an excess of foreign language tutors.
"A lot of students applied, but not in the cases that students wanted tutoring," she said.
Grey said she wasn't particularly pleased with the program and saw a need for more advertising and for students to change their attitudes toward the tutoring program.
Tutoring carries negative connotations and students should see the program as an additional opportunity to educate themselves, Grey said.
"We hope to call it something else."
She was disappointed because her expectations for the program hadn't been fulfilled, Grey said. More realistically, she said, an assessment should be made after one and a half years rather than one semester.
Allen said she thought the program had been a success.
"I feel that it was something the residents addressed," she said. "The ones Ive talked to have really been appreciative of it. The ones did take advantage of it benefited from it."
Alen said that she would continue the program even if it was only within Ellsworth Hall, where she will be a resident assistant next year.
Grey said that no funds had been provided for continuation of the program and that none had been requested. Possible sources of funds are the offices of the dean of men, dean of women and student housing, she said.
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