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Volume
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Number
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Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama
Wednesday, September 18, 1991
Eleven thefts among
crimes reported last
month to security
By Scott Jackson
News Editor
Safety and Security Direc¬
tor Jimmie Bivins released
information about incidents
which occurred on campus
during August and Septem¬
ber, including the stealing of
a purse.
A woman charged with
taking a sudent’s purse dur¬
ing validation has been con¬
victed of the theft, he said.
The woman, who is not
connected with the school,
stole the purse while in
Bashlnsky Fieldhouse on
Aug. 27. Security officers
found her and a man in the
parking lot near the tennis
courts and detained the two
until Homewood Police ar¬
rived, Bivins said.
The purse contained credit
cards, a driver’s license and
less than $20 in cash and
these contents were recov¬
ered.
“This shows we're not here
just to open doors and write
tickets," he said. “The offic¬
ers did a very good job of
searching for and appre¬
hending the suspects.”
In a another incident, van¬
dalism was reported the day
after the Samford/Harding
football game by an official
from Little Caesar’s Pizza who
discovered two slashed tires
on a golf cart rented by his
company. The incident oc¬
curred the night of Sept. 7 or
the morning of Sept. 8, Bivins
said. They have no suspects.
Security officers also have
no suspect connected to an
Aug. 29 incident in which
someone discharged a fire
extinguisher in Brooks Hall
auditorium. The pale yellow
dust of the extinguishing
chemicals “made a mess that
was difficult to clean up,"
Bivins said. <
Anyone convicted of this
misdemeanor could face a
$2,000 fine and one year in
Jail, he said.
Security officers received
the following complaints and
calls from Aug. 1 through
Sept. 12.
auto accidents— 10
thefts— 11
fire alarms— 13
vandalism— 3
obscene phone
messages— 1
miscellaneous— 9
The miscellaneous categoiy
includes non-criminal calls
that don’t fall under other
categories ( for example, car¬
rying sick students to the
Wellness Center or to a hos¬
pital).
Pickin' and a grinnin'l
Junior Tim McCool strums his guitar during Friday night's
Cool Aid, a benefit concert sponsored by Samford Social
Action.
The concert capped off a week of activities to recognize
National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.
Proceeds from the concert went to help needy children.
Parents 'go
west' this
weekend
By Scott Jackson
News Editor
Parents will flood Samford’s
campus this weekend, seek¬
ing a western weekend offood,
fun and festivities during
Parents’ Weekend.
Residence halls will open to
visitors from 2 to 6 p.m. Fri¬
day, and registration will last
from 4 to 6 p.m. The cafeteria
will serve dinner from 5 to 7
p.m.
President Thomas Corts will
speak, and the Samford
Singers will perform a con¬
cert in the Wright Center from
7:30 to 8:30 p.m. The evening
will end with a big square
dance hoedown at 9 in
Bashinsky Fieldhouse.
Breakfast Saturday will
begin at 8, followed by regis¬
tration for late arrivals. Fac¬
ulty will be available to greet
parents and students in the
fieldhouse, while representa¬
tives of campus organizations
will be in Seibert Gymnasium.
During free time from 11
a.m.to 4 p.m., new members
of Phi Eta Sigma and Alpha
Lambda Delta honor societ¬
ies will be inducted. A
Howard/Samford alumni
See "Parents" on page 3.
English professor shares love of language in classroom
By Debbie Sheffield
Staff Reporter
Thirty years ago, Janice
Lasseter’s life was changed
forever. Her daughter was
bom deaf.
Lasseter had never in¬
tended to be a teacher. Her
life as a pastor’s wife was
busy and fulfilling. But she
was determined to help her
daughter learn to talk and to
function successfully in a
hearing world.
Lasseter succeeded at that
challenge. Today her daugh¬
ter is an articulate, indepen¬
dent young woman who no
longer needs assistance.
The long years of struggle
gave Lasseter a love of
teaching and a desire to help
others appreciate and master
the gift of language. She en¬
rolled in the University of
Alabama and earned," a,
teaching degree and eventu¬
ally earned a Ph.D.
Lasseter sajld, “I love teach¬
ing! I think teaching invigo¬
rates me as a scholar and as
a human being. I think of
myself as a learner... a per¬
petual student." She said the
'She's like the Peace
Corps. She's the
toughest professor you
will ever love.'
Hayes Perdue
Junior
most pleasant part of teach¬
ing is working with her stu¬
dents.
Lasseter’s determination
and dedication are two of the
reasons she was. recently
named head of the English
department.
Arts and Sciences Dean
Roderick Davis said Lasseter
was chosen because of the
combination of skills she has
demonstrated while at
Samford, including adminis¬
trating, advising, teaching
and research.
Not only has Lasseter
taught 1 1 years, but she also
chairs the Task Force on the
Status of Women, has insti¬
tuted Senior Seminar projects
and introduced computers to
the English department. She
was also the assistant editor
of College English, a major
professional journal.
Not only is Lasseter re¬
spected by her colleagues, but
Davis said “her student
evaluations rank her as one
of the best teachers in the
College of Arts and Sciences. ”
“I practically rearranged my
schedule just to get Dr.
See "Lasseter" on page 3.
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