THE BATTALION FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1981 Page 3 ,ocal RHA plans February contest to promote campus security - Engfel tl'c beat, lencewjfl 'en it com story, f today’s! ■ussi^.| andtbesa ^ 'S. 's keep a :sual it areassij .soning, 3 their c leriormai the wisdi iestratioi'1 *’ e : u ii cannon® \\\ eftM By BARBIE WOELFEL Battalion Staff The Residence Hall Association will kickoff a program in February to see which dorm can best prom ote security awareness on campus. The Lock Up and Look Out project, scheduled for Feb. 15 through Feb. 28, was discussed by RHA members Thursday night. “We will make the project into a contest pairing off dorms together to see which dorm can do the best job at promoting security awareness,” explained Stacy Graf, RHA external affairs chairman. Women’s dorms will be paired with men’s dorms. She said that based on a point system, residence halls will be judged on educational programs presented to hall residents, the creativity of the program as well as the attendance, along with secur ity awareness projects conducted with other dorms. Dorms will compete in pairs to gain the highest total points. First prize for the most points accumu lated will be an all-expense paid dinner and mixer between the winning pair of dorms. “Bicycles, books, jewelry and car stereo equipment are prime targets and major items of theft on campus,” Graf said. “Included in the annual report presented by the University Police for the 1980- 81 school year, bicycles were at the top of the list of reported prop erty crimes followed by jewelry, books, radios and televisions.” Graf stressed the need for stu dents to secure their property, v “Register bicycles, insure valu ables, mark driver’s license num bers on televisions and stereo equipment, lock doors and report anything stolen to police immedi ately,” she suggested. In other business, RHA mem bers spoke in favor of continued assistance to cable companies in residence halls on the north side of campus. Hall council representa tives collect all money from resi dence halls for service in dorms, take it to local cable companies and receive a discount for doing so. In contrast, residence halls in the Commons Housing Complex set up tables for students to sign contracts with cable companies. #. a *Svy Ijenny Saylak speaks at the seminar “Europe on Your Own” sponsored by the MSC Staff photo by Daniel Sanders Travel Committee and the Study Abroad Office. urope on shoestring asier than you think jription, By JOHN JO MAURER Battalion Staff Traveling in Europe is not as ostly as it seems, and anyone that as a chance should do it. That was the message of the Europe on Your Own” seminar |resented by MSC Travel Com- littee and the Study Abroad Office. Tom Ryan, chairman of MSC ravel, said travelers should be ware of several things while in Europe — pickpockets, rain, lack of laundry facilities and the fre quency of four-day holidays when cry thing closes, usually when a >ank is needed most. Ryan said if a Eurailpass is tried 4 [tsed, the traveler shouldn’t carry to lonelij hang H i. Eaclitl :1 mistrusjl h no ouir luggage because even the kind on wheels won’t work well getting on and off trains. A backpack, is tbe best way to carry belongings, he said. Gennie Saylak, a representa tive of Executive Travel, Inc. said to apply for a passport — which is needed before a Eurailpass can be purchased — the potential Euro pean traveler can fill out a form from either the passport office in Houston or the City-County Building in Bryan. Two pictures and a birth certifi cate are needed for the passport, she said. “It’s a good idea to get two extra pictures and make a xerox copy of your birth certificate in case you lose your passport while travel ing,” she said. “Because without it, you can’t get anywhere. “If you take a valuable camera with you, I suggest you chain it to your wrist while you sleep.” Travelers checks are the best way to carry money, she said. \ small calculator will help in figur ing foreign exchange rates. Gene Alford, a senior biomedic al science major, advised travelers to stay in pensiones where low- priced, clean rooms could bo found. A diary is vital to a clear mem ory of your trip, Alford said. Ho said he would treasure the diary he kept during his trip for the rest of his life. life, in" ik couMt mt thin?! Wronger | Lining in 1 s around 1 if this It" i / prayn°| n this' rt! | Attica, PERFECT TIMING. Just when you’re looking for an expensive looking watch that isn’t, along comes Ricoh. 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