2008 Woodie Awards
There is a phrase that reverberates through the hallways of Pace the first handful of weeks in the semester that sends chills down the spine of every single undergraduate student unlucky enough to be on its receiving end: "Sorry, to get this taken care of, you're going to have to speak with OSA.
A feeling of disgust followed by the sight and sent of decay and filth is a common sight on the streets around pace university. It is unfortunate, but there are homeless people everywhere. Every time I walk by a homeless being I feel inclined to help. After all I am attending a prestigious university and they are rotting on the side of the street.
The number of homeless families have risen. The number of single adults have declined. There are 14,000 homeless children in 9000 homeless families. Many of these individuals stay in shelters that are far from humane. I wonder of those children trigger a feeling of disgust? Or, are the only people that are "decaying" and "filthy" - who also happen to be littering the streets around our prestigious University - just those who drink and drug, the adults? That same article states that the city's Independent Budget Office is spending $603.
To the Editor: I am writing in response to the October 1, 2008 editorial by Jennifer Garvey, "Not as Safe as You May Think." Everyone at Pace is concerned with making our student security policies as good as they can be. Like most societies, we are constantly reexamining the essential and difficult balance between freedom and protection.
One of the best things done by Pace University's Security was to put cameras in the ladies rooms entranceway. It is for our safety. Over ten years ago a woman was raped on the premises here at One Pace Plaza.... I don't remember exactly where. It came on the TV News; and Pace officials told the media that to ensure the safety of their female students they would promptly install cameras at all the ladies room entrances.
Anne, According to the Campus Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990, every University receiving federal aid must distribute to all institution members a list of statistics related to crimes that have happened on-campus in the past. The University's Web site only lists from 2004 to 2006 statistics.