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Show JTiltL DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Monday, March 23, 2009 Recent dorm vandalism costs more than $8K to repair Michael McFall ASST. NEWS EDITOR Unknown vandals are destroying, damaging or stealing building property in the Residence Halls, and they are getting away with it. During the past month, all 10 Chapel Glen, Gateway Heights and Sage Point buildings have been vandalized. At least 78 exit signs have been broken and at least 54 fire extinguishers or boxes have been destroyed or stolen. Culprits have also punched a hole in Sage Point 810's wall, urinated in several rooms, smeared food on walls and windows, needlessly discharged fire extinguishers into lounge areas and stolen window screens. "It's probably the same people," said Flavio Lima, U Housing and Residential Edu• cation's executive secretary for facilities. The damage has cost HRE at least $8,228 in repairs, but it isn't picking up the bill. To live in the Residence Halls, students sign a contract that requires them to share the costs for their building's damages. As a result of the month-long string of vandalisms, residents have had to pay from $2 to more than $13 to clean up someone else's mess. The residents of each building were given an ultimatum after every incident of vandalism: Come forward, and no one has to pay for the repairs. However, at least eight episodes have come and gone, and residents responded with silence. A survey of dozens of building residents came up with only one answer: No one knows anything about it. Residents said they are fed students' homes and they not investigating the vandalup with the vandalism, but in- have to own up to their well isms since no one has reported them. sist they haven't seen or heard being, Lima said. m.mcfall@chronicle.utah.edu. The U Police Department is anything related to it. Leah Willis, a Residence Halls adviser, said the culprits are likely residents. If they're not, it must be nonCharge for repairs per resident: residents who are being let Chapel Glen 802: $2.12 Sage Point 811: $4.42, furin, she said. Residents will Chapel Glen 803: $2.92 ther fee pending sometimes "tailgate," or allow Chapel Glen 804: $2.22 Sage Point 812: $4.86 someone to follow them into Gateway Heights 806: $2.42 Sage Point 813: $5.01 their building after they have Gateway Heights 807: $9.15 Sage Point 814: $3.34, unlocked the front door with Sage Point 810:$14 pending their student I.D. Willis said students have to stop tailgatAnyone with information can call Leah Willis at 801-587-2954 ing, even if it seems rude. The Residence Halls are Dorm Repairs Council selects Hanson as new Chronicle editor "I have the experience," Chronicle's Web site, includshe said. "I know how it all ing slideshows, video and auASST. NEWS EDITOR dio reports. Besides works." media to compleHanson is a natural The Publications Council ment written stories, has selected Rachel Han- leader, said Dustin GarHanson also wants son as the 2009-2010 editor diner, current editor in to encourage writers in chief of The Daily Utah chief of The Chronicle. to create stories that She is there late into Chronicle. are "wholly multiHanson was chosen for her the night and is one of media" and availlong experience at the paper, the last people to leave, able only on the Web said Ryan Jensen, a student Jensen said. site. member of the council. HanHanson, who served son joined The Chronicle in as managing editor Rachel Hanson She also wants to May of 2007 as a copy editor during the 2008-2009 reinstate the Friday and began taking on manag- school year, wants to con- print edition of the paper, ing editor duties eight months tinue Gardiner's initiative to which was discontinued this later. include more media on The year because The Chronicle Michael McFall SEISMIC continued from Page 1 had fallen too far into the red financially. Gardiner said he fully expects Hanson to be able to resurrect the five-day print schedule. Hanson was chosen over Craig Blake, the current opinion editor and Erik Lopez, a writer for Red Pulse Magazine. Hanson, a senior in English and psychology, will officially become the editor in chief at the start of the 2009 Summer Semester. m.mcfall@ chronicle.utah.edu H 15 minute call could saue you 15% on your car insurance. 6552 S. 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