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The Battalion
Wednesday, March 11,
Policeman stresses safety
Officer advises spring breakers to travel in large groups
By Alysia Woods
The Battalion
Students planning on partying during spring
break should remember the importance of personal
safety and stick together, a College Station police of
ficer says.
Crime Prevention Officer Byron Tilton says stu
dents should never be alone during their vacation.
"The biggest thing I would encourage is not to be
by yourself especially at night," Tilton says. "There
should be at least three to four people in a group."
Tilton said if students must be alone, they should
tell someone where they will be and when they will
be back.
Women should avoid men who are intoxicated,
especially large groups of men, Tilton says.
"A lot of times, men will allow themselves to get
involved in situations like sexual assault when
they're with a group," he says. "They probably
wouldn't even think about it if they were sober."
Tilton says both male and female students should
avoid stfangers in general and make sure there is at
least one person in their group they know personally.
Most students who visit South Padre Island dur
ing spring break end up crossing the Texas border
into Mexico. Tilton says if students want to go across
the border, they should make sure others go with
them.
See Officer/Page 5
Police tell A&M students
to drink lightly, avoid jail
By Jayme Blaschke
The Battalion
As spring break approaches,
state law enforcement agencies
are urging Texas A&M students
to go easy on the alcohol, or
they could end up spending
their vacation in jail instead of
on the beach.
Cpl. Betty LeMay, crime
prevention specialist with the
University Police Department,
said many of the traditional
'party spots' in Texas are crack
ing down on spring breakers
this year.
Police departments will be
giving out a lot of alcohol-relat
ed citations, some for offenses
students aren't aware they are
committing, she said.
Besides getting ticketed for
DWI for driving drunk on the
highway, a person can also get
one while driving a boat or on
the beach.
"In Padre, $ince you're from
out-of-couhty, the bond is
$500," LeMay'said, "and your
friends can't just go down to
Kroger and cash a couple of
checks to get you out.
"You could be.in jail for a
couple of days," she said.
"That's a great way to spend
spring break."
Ron Stone, assistant district
supervisor with the Texas Alco-
"The designated driver is
an excellent alternative,"
-Ron Stone, TABC
holic Beverage Commission in
Bryan, said students can avoid
problems during spring break if
they just use a little common
sense
"If you're too young to
drink, don't, and if you do
drink, don't overdo it," Stone
said.
"No one should drink and
drive, and the designated driv
er is an excellent alternative."
The dangers of alcohol go
beyond just drit\kjng and driv-
S«e DPS/Page 5
Sunburn poses hazard on ski slopes
By Alysia Woods
The Battalion
Texas A&M students going to
the beach for spring break this
year will probably be in the mar
ket for a dark tan, but they should
take precautions whether they are
on snow or sand, says a health ed
ucation expert.
Stacey Garner, a health educa
tion specialist at the A.P. Beutel
Health Center, says most students
will be exposed to the sun's rays
this spring break.
Garner says she has found that
most students who go snow skiing
do not realize they are being ex
posed to harmful rays. The sun re
flects more often off the snow and
water and most students do not
realize that, she says.
"I see a lot of people with su
per-sunburned faces after spring
break because they didn't think to
put sunscreen on while skiing,"
Garner says.
Garner and the rest of the
health center's health education
department are currently speak
ing to classes and residence halls
during their annual spring break
health promotion.
"We're booked up until spring
break and the skin cancer pro
gram is always requested each
year," she says.
The following American Can
cer Society guidelines to help pre-
See Sunburn/Page 5
Secure valuables at home, UPD says
Burglars know time to strike
By Alysia Woods
The Battalion
Before Texas A&M students hit the beaches and
slopes for spring break, they should secure their
valuables here at home, a University Police officer
said.
Betty LeMay, with the UPD Crime Prevention
Unit, said students should secure everything in their
house, apartment or dorm room because local bur-i
lars know many students will be gone for spring
reak.
"Lock everything up and hide the valuables you
leave behind," LeMay said.
LeMay said students should take pictures of their
jewelry so they can identify any valuables that might
get taken. The pictures are also useful because police
officers can take them to local pawn shops to see if
the stolen jewelry was pawned.
Aside from hiding and securing valuables, stu
dents should leave a light, radio or television on in
their home. LeMay said students living in apart
ments should tell the manager when they are leaving
and. when they will be back.
Students living in Bryan-College Station homes
See City/Page 5
Car thefts
increase
over break
Intoxication causes
lack of precautions
By Alysia Woods
The Battalion
To prevent auto theft ari
fender benders during spring
break, students going to the bead
and slopes will have to do men
than just lock their doors.
Sgt. Choya Walling withthf
Bryan Police Department saidshi-
dents - especially those who
choose to drink alcohol - can lose
their car in a matter of seconds.
"When your mental faculties
are impaired, car thieves find you
an easy target," Walling said.
Auto tneft is on the rise
Walling said, and the most pops
lar cars to steal are Buick Regals
Camaros, Monte Carlos, Cutlasse
and Chevrolet trucks. He saii
these models are popular because
there are so many of them.
"For car thieves, the oneyo:
steal will need to blend in wit
the rest," Walling said.
Some stolen cars end up it
"chop shops," he said, because
there is presently a big market fo
stolen auto parts.
Walling said more older vehi
cles, especially trucks, are beins
stolen and taken across the
Texas-Mexico border because
Mexican mechanics are allowed!
repair and alter older trucks, bn:
not newer ones.
"There are some vehicles w
never see again," he said.
To protect your car fromgq
ting stolen during spring breal|
Walling suggests various devices!
He said, however, car alarms ail
not that effective.
"You hear them going offali
the time, but who really paysai
tention to them?" he said. ^
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